154 STRIGATELLA. 



M. ASTRICTA, Reeve. PI. 45, figs. 315-318. 



Whitish, under a light olive, smooth epidermis, or yellowish 

 obsoletely banded with brown, sometimes sparingly strigate. 



Length, 1-1*5 inches. 



Sandwich Islands. 

 M. SamueliSj Dohrn (fig. 31*7), is identical. 



M. AURICULOIDES, Reeve. PI. 45, fig. 319. 



Chocolate-brown, with a whitish band on the upper part of 

 th$ body -whorl, and sometimes white-dotted. The whole surface 

 is encircled with fine punctated, incised lines, which are some- 

 times obsolete on the middle of the body. Length, -8-1-1 inches. 



Polynesia. 

 M. FASTIGIUM, Reeve. PI. 45, fig. 320. 



Light yellowish brown, faintly banded. Length, -75 inch. 



Habitat vnknoim. 



Possibly a variety or faded example of M. auric uloides. I 

 am not aware of the existence of any specimens besides the 

 type. 



M. MOLLERI, Kiister. PI. 45, fig. 321. 



Whitish, longitudinally flamed with chestnut. 



Length, -66 inch. 



Habitat unknown. 



An immature shell, described from a cabinet specimen at 

 Gotha ; I shall not attempt its identification. 



M. LIMBIFERA, Lam. PI. 45, figs. 322-326. 



Chestnut- or chocolate-brown, usually with white or yellowish 

 patches on the upper part of the body-whorl, forming :i more or 

 less continuous band; frequently with scattered light spots else- 

 where ; aperture columbelliform. Length 1-1*6 inches. 



Philippines, Polynesia. 



The shells are usually covered by a thin olive-yellow epidermis. 

 The animal is rich chestnut-brown with a diluted-white c-reepin<: 

 disk. I lead slightly varied with white. The peculiar character 

 of the outer lip of the shell increases in importance with age ; 

 M. ColumbellaeformiH, Kiener (figs. 323, 324), being its adult or 

 aged state. M. striata, Gray (fig. 325), is probabh' a synonym, 

 as is also M. Mitchelini of Sowerby, not Petit (fig. 32(5). 



