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entibus sculpta, diaphana, nitidiila, fusco-violacea vel albida, 

 strigis et lineolis rufis irregulariter picta ; sutura simplice ; 

 anfr. superst. 4, convexis, ultimo rotundato, basi fortius spira- 

 liter striata; apertura verticali, ovali ; perist. albo, duplice, 

 interno breviter porrecto, externa undique horizantaliter et 

 breviter patente, minute undulato, superne angulato-dilatata, 

 ad anfr. penult, breviter excisa. — Operc. normale. 

 Long. 18, diam. 9^ mill. 



10. Descriptions of Fourteen New Species of Operculated 



Land-Shells, from Mr, Cuming's Collection. 



By Dr. L. Pfeiffer. 



(MoUusca, PI. XIII.) 



1. Cyclostoma leucostomum (Cyclophorus), Pfr. C. testa 

 umbilicata, depresso-turbinata, solida, oblique confertissime 

 striata et liris permultis obtusis spiralibus {nonimllis validi- 

 oribus) sculpta, castaneo-fulva, strigis albis angulatis irregu- 

 lariter jlammidat a ; spira turbinata, apice obtusula; anf.A^ 

 convexis, ultimo circa umbilicum angustum, pervium, albo ; aper- 

 tura parum obliqua, circulari, intus alba ; perist. simplice, 

 subincrassato, albo, breviter adnata, marginibus superne suban- 

 gulatim junctis, columellari subdilatata, patente. 



Diam. maj. 26, min. 21, alt. 16 mill. 

 Locality miknown. 



2. Cyclostoma Amboinense (Cyclophorus), Pfr. C. testa 

 umbilicata, turbinato-depressa, solida, leevigata, castaneo-fulva, 

 guttis albis ad periplieriam fasciam iiiterruptam formantibus 

 aspersa ; spira convexa-conoidea, obtusula ; anfr. A^ convexis, 

 ultimo rotundato, basi pallidiore ; umbilica angusto, pervia ; 

 apertura parum obliqua, subcirculari, intus pallida ; perist. sim- 

 plice, subincrassato, vix expansiusculo, marginibus superne sub- 

 angulatim junctis. 



Diam. maj. 18, min. 15, alt. 10 mill. 



/3. minor, castanea, albida sparse strigata et subfasciata. 



Diam. maj. 14, min. 11^, alt. 8y mill. 



From Amboyna. 



3. Cyclostoma Bairdi (Cyclophorus), Pfr. (PI. XIIL fig. 1.) 

 C. testa late umbilicata, depressa, subdiscoidea, solida, spi- 

 raliter confertim striata, fulva-lutea, strigis crebris angulatis 

 castaneis picta ; spira vix elevata, medio subprominula ; anfr. 

 A\, convexiusculis, ultimo subdepresso, peripheria obsoletissime 

 angulato et fascia castanea ornato ; umbilico aperto, ^ diametri 

 paulo superante ; apertura obliqua, subangulato-rotundata, 

 intus alba; perist. subsimplice, continuo, breviter adnata, ex- 

 pansiusculo, superne angulatim subproducto. 



Diam. maj. 26, min. 20, alt. 9 mill. 

 From Ceylon. 



