1861.] M. O. A. L. MORCh's REVIEW OF THE VERMETIDiE. 347 



Vermetus glomeratus, Rouss. Chenu, 111. t. 2. f. 2 (sed anfr. ult. 

 producto). 



Hab. Ins. Philippin. This group is composed of four specimens, 

 corresponding to var. /3 of V. coyiicus. Dill. If provided with plaits, 

 they would correspond to var. I, gordialis, of the same species. 



Var. y. (Thylacodus?) anfr. ultimo longo porrecto. 



" Testis subsolitariis, basibus in spiram attenuatam desinentibvs, 

 antice elonyato-porrectis (coll. Lam.)." — Lam. 



Serpula glomerata, var. /3, Lam. 1818, v. p. 363 ; ed. 2. v. p. 619. 



Vermetus glomeratus, Rouss. Chenu, 111. pi. 2. f. 2 a,d (f. 2 c is 

 probably enlarged). 



F. , Desh. Traite Conch, pi. 79. f. 12? 



Hab. ? 



Lamarck does not mention the locality of the variety which he 

 supposes to be distinct from this typical form from I'lsle de France. 

 In the 'Voyage de 1' Astrolabe' (p. 298), Vermetus carinatus is 

 compared with a specimen of V. glomeratus in the collection of the 

 Museum at Paris. 



Var. 0. ASPERULA (Thylacodus?). 



T. solitaria, lateraliter affixa, irregulariter spiralis, rufescens ; 



anfr. contigui, liris approximutis lacteis, subtiliter nodoso-squa- 



mosis, interstitiis lirula parva intercalante, liris et rugis incre- 



menti albescentibus, irregidaribus, approximutis ; anfr. ultimus 



partim erectus, albus, leeviusculus, varice magna maniciformi, 



ititus laininis iticrementi trilus remotis ; apertura suborbicu- 



laris lateralis, superne fornicata ; columella lira mediana acuta. 



Diam. aperturae 2 m. ; long, axis circ. 27 m. 



Hab. Ins. Philippin. ; a single specimen on a valve of Chama rubra. 



Reeve (dente coccinea). 



The aperture, which looks to be filled, is lateral, and covered above 

 with a Aa^/'-vaulted septxxm, corresponding to those described by 

 Gray, and represented by Sowerby. The fine nodulous or scale-like 

 sculpture seems to be dependent on the short spines of the Chama. 

 The last whorl is nearly uniform bluish white. 



Var. e. asperella (Vermetus ?). 



T. lateraliter affixa, spiralis, opaca, saturate badia ; anfr. con- 

 tigui, liridis approximutis interruptis, rugis transversis geminis 

 juxta suturam scepe furcatis ; columella lira mediunu gemina 

 vel bipartita, utrinque in parietibus callis duobus linearibus 

 lacteis; apertu7-a soluta erecta albescens. 

 Diam. 2\ m. 



Hab. Ins. Philippin. ? two agglomerated specimens, with traces of 

 a green stone on the attached side. 



This is evidently of the same stamp as the preceding variety, but is 

 of a dull-brown colour. The surface seems corroded, being riddled 

 with numerous small narrow holes, as if marked by the point of a 

 knife (^Mus. Cuming). 



