818 MESSRS. MELVXLL AXD STAXDEX UX [Nov. 13, 



Kellia suboubicularis Montagu. 



M.C. Local ; not seeming to differ from the Eui^pean species, 

 which is of .extraovdinarily wide distribution, being even recorded 

 from Antarctic regions. 



N.B. — A Lepton sp. has occui'red in shell-sand from Bombay 

 (/'. ir. T. 1906). and Charbar at 40 fathoms, but in too imperfect 

 condition to differentiate. 



Fam. Galeommid.e. 



Scintilla callipareja Melv. 



P.G. Gulf of Oman. On telegraph-cable, lat. 27^^ X., long. 

 52° E., 40 fathoms. 



A delicate subhyaline SciutiUa. of a pale l)lush-rose tint. 



Scintilla layardi Desh. 



M.C. Charbar and Has Ormara. Dredged at 2-7 fathoms, mud. 



Scintilla pulciira Melvill, sp. n. (Plate LYI. fig. 10.) 

 Sc. testa tenuissima, hyalina, ohlonga, fere cequilaterali, siih- 

 anyusta, margine dorsali, simnl ac ventral!, paraUelis, rectis : 

 iimbonihus ceniraUhus, nitidis, acutis, ^^^'oniinalis ; dentilms 

 cardinalibus et lateralihus perobsciiris, ininutis ; pagina intus 

 hyalina ; margine, iindique jndchre et mirncte cremdato. 

 Alt. 3, lat. 6, diam. 1*75 mm. 



Hah. Persian Gulf : Gxdf of Oman. Lat. 24^^ 58' ]S\, long. 56^ 

 54' E. ; 156 fathoms, shell-sand. 



A most fragile and delicate shell, which with a little <liffidence 

 we refer to iScintiJla ; the general facies is of that genus, the 

 delicately-crenulated margin being peculiar, though also being a 

 feature of Kellia rerimeutalis, described in this piaper. None of 

 our spxecimens is in first-class condition. 



Suborder B. TELLINACEA. 

 Fam. Tellixid.e. 



Tellina (?Tellinella) asmena* Melvill, sp. n. (Plate LTI. 

 fig. 2.) 



T. testa transversim elongata, delicatula, fere a'quilaterali, sub- 

 pellneida, o7)inino albida, concenirice costata, costis ad 9-10, 

 interstitiis pidcherrime et arete longitudinaliter undique lira- 

 tidis ; umhonibus acutis vix prominnlis ; margine rentrali 

 postice rotundato, antice simiato-declivi, dorsali utrinque 

 cequaliter declivi, postice pauUum excaraio, latere postico 

 subrostrato et sinuato : dentibus normalibas : pagina intus alba. 



Long. 8, alt. 5, diam. 2 mm. 



Nab. Persian Gulf: Gulf of Oman. Lat. 24° 58' K"., long. 56° 

 54' E. ; 156 fathoms, shell-sand. 



A small Tellina with peculiar sculpture, most nearly allied to 



* affjLiei'OS. glad, ioyous. 



