184 DRILLIA. 



D. EROSA, Schrenck. PI. 12, fig. 39. 



Shell longitudinally ribbed and spirally striated, a narrow 

 band at the suture ; brown, with sometimes a darker band at the 

 suture and another at the base. L. 17, cliam. 6 mill. 



Gulf of Tartary, Japan. 



D. IMP AGES, Adams and Reeve. PI. 10, fig. 73. 



Shell flexuously, narrowly ribbed or plicate, the plicae extend- 

 ing to the suture, but not prominent ; yellowish brown. 

 Length, 36 mill. 



China Sea. 



This species has not been recognized by any conchologist 

 subsequent to its publication in the Voyage of the Samarang ; 

 it is more like Clionella than any other of the group. 



D. NOV^E-ZELANDUE, Reeve. PI. 12, figs. 44, 42. 



Shell spirally sulcate and longitudinally striate, the^ suture 

 slightly impressed, marginate and subcrenulate ; sinus rather 

 broad and shallow ; rose-ash color, purple-rose within the aper- 

 ture. Length, 1 inch. 



New Zealand. 



First described by Quoy under the name of rosea (fig. 42) 

 preoccupied by Sowerby, changed by Deshayes to Quoyi, pre- 

 occupied by Desmoulins. 



D. DIGNA, E. A. Smith. 



Shell ovately fusiform, bluish ash under a thin light olivaceous 

 epidermis ; whorls nine, slightly convex, with 13-14 oblique 

 longitudinal ribs, forming nodules on the periphery ; aperture 

 brown, bifasciate with white, the lip thin, white-margined, with 

 a small sinus ; columella callous towards the base ; canal rather 

 short and wide. L. 26, diam. 9 mill. 



California. 



I am not acquainted with this species ; it is unfigured. 



D. MONTEREYENSIS, Stearns. PI. 12, fig. 30. 



Shell similar in form to D. torosa, but smaller, the longitudinal 

 nodules and short ribs number 14 to 15 on each whorl, with 

 rather coarse inconspicuous revolving striae, tht-re are also 

 indistinct puckerings at the suture of the spire-whorls ; dark 





