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developed in the other species which Mr. Smith refers to the 

 group. 



It is T. niveum and T. edentulum, of Gmelin, T. bifasciatum, 

 Dillw., T. fusca, Martyn (in part), T. Otaiensis, Lesson, T.liecli- 

 cum, Linn, (teste Hanley). Yon Martens calls Kiener's fig. 12 d 

 var. fl&mmulata ; another variety is T. nimbosa, Hinds, from the 

 Bed Sea (fig. 66). 



T. CINEREA, Born. PI. 9, figs. 67, 58, 59, 62-65, 68-74; PI. 10, 

 fig. 78. 



Shell smooth, but closely, minutely longitudinally plicated 

 beneath the sutures ; yellowish ash-color, lighter upon the sutural 

 plications where there are sometimes light chestnut spots 

 arranged in a single series, usually faintly whitish-banded at the 

 periphery ; aperture light chestnut-color, showing the light band. 



Length, l'S-2'25 inches. 



W. Africa, West Indies, Japan, Philippines, Polynesia. 



The distribution of this species is nearly world-wide in warm 

 seas. I have endeavored in vain to find distinguishing charac- 

 teristics for the species which, under various names have been 

 assigned to distant localities, but I am compelled to follow Reeve 

 in classing them all as synonyms. This large synonymy includes 

 T. Jamaicensis, C. B. Ad. (fig. 58); T. slrigilata, var., Gmel. : 

 T. stylata, Hinds (fig. 59), from Philippines ; T. laurina, Hinds 

 (fig. 63), from W. Africa ; T. castanea, Kiener (fig. 68), also from 

 W. Africa ; T. aciculina, Lam. (not of Reeve or Hinds) ; T. mi- 

 cans, Hinds (fig. 64), Reeve, in part some of his figures repre- 

 senting T. cuspidata, Hinds ; T. Adansoni, Desb. (unfigured, but; 

 said by Reeve, who saw the t3 T pe, to = micans) ; T. apicina, 

 Desh. (fig. 69), from Singapore ; T. dispar, Desh. (fig. 70) ; T. 

 Philippiana, Desh. (fig. 62), Philippines ; T. bacillus, Desh. (figs. 

 65, 71), Sandwich Isles, and T. lactea, Desh. (fig. 72), a colorless 

 state of the same ; T. acuminata, Gray (fig. 73) ; T. Salleana, 

 Desha3^es (fig. 78), Mexico, Haiti ; and T. parva, Baird (fig. 74), 

 from New Caledonia. The figure of the last-named species does 

 not show the superior plications, but the text describes them. 



Var. CUSPIDATA, Hinds. PI. 10, figs. 80, 79. 



Whitish or tinged with light yellow, the light band on the 



