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The specimen is very large, nearly 17 Mill., the length stated by Hinds (I.e.) being only 

 4Y3 line; it perfectly agrees with a younger specimen, received from Sowerby, with the locality 

 "New-Caledonia". At the base of each whorl is still a small liration, articulated with white and 

 brown ; the whole shell between the lirae Is covered with microscopical spiral lines. 



3. Triphora (Etithymia) elegans Hinds. 



Hinds. Ann. and Mag. of Nat. Hist. Vol. XI, 1843, P- iS- 

 Tryon. Man. of Conch. Vol. IX, p. 189, PL 39, fig. 62. 



Stat. 125. Sawan, Siau-island. Reef i Spec. 



The specimen, which is not complete, perfectly agrees in sculpture and colour with a 

 specimen received from Sowerby from New-Caledonia, under the name oi picturata Sow. (Proc. 

 Mai. Soc. Lond. IV, p. 210, PL 22, fig. 11), which according to Smith (Fauna of the Maldive 

 and Laccadive Archipelago, Vol. II, part 2, p. 613) is a synonym of T. elegans. The species, 

 like the preceding one has very fine spiral striae between the lirae. 



4. Triphora (Eiithyinia) Vershiysi n. sp. PL XI, fig. 8. 



Stat. 310. 8°3o'S., 119° 7'. 5 E. Flores Sea. 73 M. Sand with few pieces of dead coral. 1 Spec. 



Shell rather large, conical, with slightly convex sides. Nuclear whorls wanting, remaining 

 ones about 12, concave, with two spirals, consisting of beads, the basal one the strongest, 

 between these two, but nearer to the upper one, runs a third spiral, which is much narrower 

 and not beaded but waved, at the shallow suture a trace of a fourth spiral makes its appearance, 

 it is quite visible on the last whorl, where it proves to be less strong than the basal one of 

 former whorls, and to be less conspicuously beaded, it is accompanied by a fifth spiral, placed 

 at a small distance; moreover the whorls are sculptured by perpendicular grooves and flat ribs, 

 connecting the beads of the upper and lower rows of beads, and finally the whole shell with 

 exception of the beads, is covered with microscopical spirals and radiating striae, which fill also 

 the space between the 5* liration and the canal, the base is also plicated by a few radiating 

 folds; the beads of the upper row on each whorl are constantly yellowish, those of the basal 

 row alternately (but not regularly) white and yellowish-brown, with occasionally brown spots 

 between them, the colour of the rest of the shell is of an ashy violet. Aperture subquadrate, 

 columellar margin thickened, with two small callosities, of which the lower one borders the 

 short canal, which is a little curved backwards. 



Long. (incl. canal) 13, lat. 3Y3 Mill. 



The specimen is slightly bleached by time, perhaps by the action of spirits. I know 

 no species to which it is really allied, but it has a superficial resemblance with T. vialvacea 

 Jouss. belonging however to another section of the genus. 



5. Triphora, (Etithymia) Schmidti n. sp. PL XI, fig. 9. 



Stat. 43. Pulu Sarassa, Postilion-islands. Up to 36 M. -Coral, i Spec. 

 Shell narrowly conical, with nearly straight sides, but slightly acuminate. Nuclear whorls 



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