184: DK. G. S. BRADY ON NEW OR 



Family CYPRIDINID/E Baiid. 

 Genus Cypridina M. -Ed wards. 



Cypkidina granulosa, sp. nov. (Plate XXI. figs. 32-34.) 



Shell of the female, seen from, the side, elongated, subovate ; height equal to two- 

 thirds of the length (fig. 32) ; anterior extremity rounded, with a sharp downward- 

 pointing beak ; antennal notch near the middle line, rather wide and deep ; posterior 

 extremity narrowly rounded ; dorsal margin evenly arched, highest in the middle, 

 sloping steeply toward the posterior extremity; ventral margin gently arcuate: seen 

 from above (fig. 33) the outline is narrowly ovate, twice as long as broad, greatest 

 width in the middle. The shell is thin, membranous, and granular iu appearance. 

 Length 1-95 mm. Male unknown. 



One specimen only. Memorandum of locality lost. 



Cypridina foveolata, sp. nov. (Plate XXII. figs. 15-] 9.) 



Shell of the female, seen from the side (fig. 15), elongated, ovate, produced behind 

 into an obtuse median beak ; greatest width situated iu the middle and equal to two- 

 thirds of the length ; anterior extremity rounded, beak not prominent, antennal notch 

 small and shallow ; posterior extremity narrow, forming an obtuse subtriangular beak ; 

 dorsal and ventral margins boldly and evenly arched, the ventral the more arcuate of the 

 two and forming a continuous curve throughout, the dorsal sinuated in front of the 

 posterior beak : seen from above (fig. 16) the outline is ovate, widest in the middle, 

 width equal to half the length, very narrowly rounded in front, subacuminate behind. 

 Shell thin, smooth, almost membranous, marked throughout with small, closely-set 

 circular impressions. Length 3'5 mm. 



The soft parts present no abnormal characters ; caudal lamina (fig. 19) with four 

 slightly curved, pectinated ungues. 



Mab. China Sea. One specimen only. 



Cypridina iksolita, sp. nov, (Plate XXII. figs. 11-14.) 



Shell of the female broadly ovate, tumid ; seen from the side subovate, narrow in 

 front, broadly and obliquely truncated behind, width equal to three-fourths of the 

 length (fig. 11) ; anterior extremity narrow, rounded, beak short and sharp, antennal 

 notch narrow and moderately deep ; posterior extremity very irregularly sinuous ; 

 dorsal and ventral angles strongly marked, dorsal margin gently arcuate, ventral very 

 boldly convex: seen from above (fig. 12) the outline is broadly ovate, widest in the 

 middle, both extremities broadly rounded, width nearly equal to the height. Surface 



