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A small fusiform shell, highly deserving of the title by which 
D’Orbigny has distinguished it. 
12. TornaTeLLa inscutpTa. Torn. testd parvd, ovatd, sulcis 
parallelis numerosis transverse insculptd ; spird indistinctd, apice 
acuto ; maculis subaquilis ubique pictd ; columelld biplicatd, plicad 
maxima precipue bilobd. 
Reeve, Conch. Syst., vol. ii. pl. 206. f. 2. 
Hab. ad insulam Masbate, Philippinarum. 
It is to be regretted that Mr. Cuming did not succeed in obtain- 
ing live specimens of this very characteristic shell, of which he found 
two only, lying dead upon the sands at the island of Masbate. ‘The 
spire is rather prominent, but still so indistinct as scarcely to exhibit 
the volution of the whorls; the shell is then neatly sculptured from 
the apex to the base with transverse lines running exactly parallel 
with each other, and the whole surface is painted with light brown 
spots. 
13. TornareLya Oryza. Torn. testd minutd, oblongo-ovatd, ebur- 
ned, nitidd, transversim sulcatd, sulcis plus minusve approximatis ; 
spird regulari, apice subacuto ; columelld uniplicatd ; aperturd 
ovatd, superne attenuatd ; labro simplici, solido, acuto. 
Hab. ad insulam Cabbalonga, Philippinarum. 
A small species, unlike any hitherto described; it is perfectly 
white (a fine ivory white), and deeply sulcated from top to bottom. 
In concluding this monograph, it may be as well to state that the 
Tornatelle auricula and pedipes of Lamarck should be referred to the 
genus Auricula. The Tornatelle are strictly marine, dwelling in 
several fathoms’ water; whilst the species just alluded to are inland, 
and amphibious, inhabiting swamps and marshy places. 
May 24, 1842. 
The Meeting was adjourned to June 14th. 
