igo8.] Records of tJic Indian Museum. 189 



columella descending obliquely ; peristome thickened, produced 

 above the vertex. 



Altitude . . . . 3*5 mm. 



Diam. . . . . 2 ,, 



Habitat — Off Port Blair, Andaman Islands, 7 — to 

 fathoms. 



Haminea callosa, sp. nov. 



Shell ovate oblong, very narrowly perforate, yellowish horn 

 colour, thin, vitreous, marked with oblique transverse lines of 

 growth ; peristome simple ; aperture narrow, posteriori}^ elevated, 

 not greatly expanded anteriorly ; columella twisted at base, a 

 callus joining it with the lip above. 



Altitude . . . . 15 mm. 



Diam., major . . . . 9-25 ,, 



Aperture : diam., min. . . i ,, 



, Habitat— Off Port Blair, Andaman Islands, 7 — 10 



fathoms. 



Terebra carnicolor, sp. nov. 



vShell subulate, pale flesh colour, polished, shining ; remaining 

 whorls 15, sculptured with closely set longitudinal costse, crossed 

 near the upper end by a slight spiral groove, thus forming an 

 infra-sutural crenate band ; the interstices between the costse 

 spirally punctate, the punctations of the upper row being coarser 

 than the rest ; aperture small, narrow ; columella descending 

 rather obliquel}^ ; peristome simple ; base of shell marked with three 

 revolving punctate grooves. 



Altitude .. : .. 22 mm. 



Diam., major . . . . 4 ,, 



Aperture, alt. . . • • 3 ,, 



diam. .. 1-25 ,, 



Habitat — Andaman Islands. 



Terebra rubrobrunnea , sp. nov. 



Shell narrowly subulate, reddish brown; remaining whorls 21, 

 very flat, sculptured with oblique, rather closely set transverse 

 costse interrupted by spiral striae and two crenate sutural bands, 

 the upper of which is much the broader ; sutures scarcely impressed ; 

 columella descending in a curve, extending into a thick, projecting 

 callus which joins the lip above; peristome sinuous, slightly re- 

 flexed ; aperture narrowly ovate ; canal short, re-curved. 



Altitude 



• 47 



mm 



Diam., major 



6 



i y 



Aperture, alt. 



. 6 



}> 



,, diam.. . 



2 



) y 



Habitat— Andaman Islands 







