370 MESSES. MELVILL AND STANDEE ON [J UUG 18, 



Fenella cbkithina Phil. 



P.G. Bushire. Gulf of Oman, lat. 26° 23' N., long. 54° 

 58' E. ; also Tawila Bay (PT. T. Blanford in G. Nevill). 



I. Karachi. Mostly found amongst rocks and algae at low 

 tide. Bombay {Ahercromhie). 



Var. scabra A. Ad. (sp.). 

 P.G-. Gulf of Oman, Maskat. 15 fathoms. 

 I. Bombay {W. T. B., G. Nevill). 



Fenella pupoides a. Ad. 



P.G. Bushire. 



A variety from the Japanese type, being calcareous, and with 

 only a slight indication of the brown median band. 

 Yar. fusco-apicata G. Nevill (an sp. propr. ?). 

 I. Bombay ( TF. T. Blanford). 



Fenella reticulata a. Ad. {Dmikeria Ad.). 

 P.G. Henjam I. {W. T. Blanford). 



Penella tanyspira S sp. n. (Plate XXII. fig. 14.) 

 r. testa parva,]ierlonga,attenuata,castanea; anfractihus 11, quorum 

 apicales tres, Iceves, albati, cceteris castaneis unicoloribus, apud 

 suturas midtum impressis, ventricosis, longitudinaliter arete 

 recticostatis, spiraliter tri-, idtimo anfractu quadriliratis, inter- 

 stitiis alveatis, liris ad costarmn juncturas gemmidatis, costis in 

 ultimo evanidis; apertura ovata; peristomate fere continuo, tenui, 

 mstaneo ; columella obliqua. 

 Long. 4-25, lat. 1-25 mm. 

 Hab. Karachi. 



The great length of the spire will serve to distinguish this from 

 others of this obscure genus : so obscure indeed that Mr. Geoffrey 

 Nevill in his ' Hand-list,' p. 113 sqq., enumerates, out of a total 

 of 26 species, no less than 15 as n. sp. or n. sp.? unnamed. F. 

 tanyspira will probably be one of these. 



Penella virgata Phil. (Bialce sp.). 



P.G. Bunder Abbas, off anchor. 



M.C. Charbar Point, and elsewhere on the Persian coast. 

 I. Karachi, very abundant. Pound mostly amongst 

 algsB at low tide. The varices are very conspicuous in the Indian 

 specimens. 



SCALIOLA ARENOSA A. Ad. 



I. Bombay. Probably common ( W. T. Blanford) x also at 

 Manora Point, Karachi. 



ScALioLA ELATA Semper. 



P.G. Eishire. Linjah. 3| fathoms, with Dialce, Fenellce, &c. 

 in much profusion, and appearing to be a small variety. 



1 ravaos and ajrelpa, with long spire. 



