1901.] MOLLUSKS TEOM THE PERSIAN GULF. 443 



spircditer ad migulum medium et infra, in penidtimo et ante- 

 penultimo biliratis, ultimo circa ocio liris a peripherio usque ad 

 hasim prcedito ; apertura angusta, brunnescente, lahro incrassato, 

 paullum effuso, sinu lato, brevi; columella p>urpureo-fusca, recta, 

 ad basini curta. 



Long. 4, lat. 1 mm. 



Hah. Persian GuLf, Linjah. 3| fathoms, sand. 



A very small, ovate, angled species, of a peculiar dark brown 

 colour, with but few incrassate ribs, crossed by sparse lirse, 

 commencing at the centre of each whorl. 



Mangilta pulcheipicta, sp. n. (Plate XXIV. fig. 9.) 

 M. testa fusiformi, parva, solida, omnino dare straminea, apud 

 suturas et ad mediuin anfractus ultimi inter castas purpurea 

 suffusa ; anfractibus 8 {quorum tres apicales vitrei, ochracei, 

 perlceves), paucicostatis, costis ad medium angulatis, in anfractu 

 penultimo circa 9-10, undique spiraliter filoliratis, liris in 

 penultimo circa 8, anfractu ultimo ad peripheriam uniangulato, 

 spiraliter ad basim lirato ; apertura angusta, oblonga, lahro 

 paullum incrassato, purpureo-fasciato, sinu lato, haud profunda ; 

 columella fere recta, canali brevi. 

 Long. 6"50, lat. 2 mm. 

 Hah. Persian Gulf, Bushire, towards Fao. 



Brightly painted with purplish blotches interstitially in the 

 centre of the body-whorl, as well as at the sutures, the outer lip 

 being also fasciate. The ground-colour is clear straw ; the whorls 

 are centrally distinctly once-angled; the ribs are clearly defined, 

 moderate in number, and crossed by revolving lirae. Mouth 

 narrow, sinus broad but not deep, canal short, columella nearly 

 straight. We do not know a near ally. 



Mangilia subula Hve. 



P.G-. G-ulf of Oman, lat. 26° 10' N., long. 52° 50' E. 33 

 fathoms, sand and mud. 



M.C. Charbar Point, on rocks at 7-12 fathoms. Astola 

 Island, on rocks and Algae. 



Mangilia tekpnisma \ sp. n. (Plate XXIV. fig. 8.) 



M, testa fusiformi, solidula, alba, apud suturas castaneo-suffusa, 

 et inter dum ultimo anfractu spiraliter castanea-tceniato ; anfracti- 

 bus acta, ad medium angulatis, quorum apicales duo vel tres 

 Iceves, castaneo-brunnei, cceteris iongitudinaliter crassicodatis, 

 costis rectis, interstitiis, simul acad, sutiiras, interdum hrunnea- 

 vel castaneo-suffusis, undique spiraliter liratis, liris irregularibus, 

 subdistantihus ; apertura cinerea, angusta, labro incrassato, 

 tceniato, intus sanguineo; columella suffusa, ad basim sanguinea ; 

 canali paullulum recurvo, brevissimo. 



Long. 9, lat. 3 onm. 



Hah. Gulf of Oman, lat. 24= 55' N., long. 57° 57' E., at 37 

 fathoms, sand and mud. 



^ ripTTvos, pleasing. 



