390 Messrs. melvill and staxden ox [June 18, 



Pyramidella maculosa Lam. ( = P. acus Gmel.). 

 P.G. Off Shaikh Shuaib Island. In 7 fathoms ; mud, sand, and 

 stones. I. Karachi. 



Pyramidella pulchella A. Ad. 

 P.G. Kisbm Island. In 6 fathoms, mud. 

 M.C. Charbar. I. Bombay (Abercrombie). 

 Considered a Syrnola by some authors, but there exist two 

 columellar plications. 



Pyramidella (Loxcileus) sulcata A. Ad. 

 P.O. Maskat. In 10 to 15 fathoms, loose stones and muddy 

 sand. 



Pyramidella (Otoplecra) mitralis A. Ad. 



P.G. Kais Island. In 5 to 10 fathoms, coral-sand. 



M.C. Charbar. Dead specimens. 



Pyramidella (Otoplelra) propinoua A. Ad. 

 P.G. M.C. I. Karachi. 



Syrxola bruxxea A. Ad. 



I Karachi, rare. 



Syrxola cixctella A. Ad. 



P.G. Kishm Island. In 6 fathoms, mud. 



M.C. Charbar. I. Karachi. 



Syrnola elegaxs A. Ad. 

 M.C, Charbar. 



I. Karachi. Dredged amongst muddy sand and shingle, 7 

 fathoms. 



Syrnola karachiensis Melv. 

 M.C. Charbar. 



I. Karachi. Amongst weed and mud on rocks at low tide. 



Syrnola mekranica, sp. n. (Plate XXII. fig. 21.) 

 S. testa gracillima, nitvhi, lavissima, atlenuata, Candida ; anfracti- 

 bus 11 i, quoruml^ apicales, hcterostrophi, globulares, crystalii ni, 

 ceeteris ad suturas subimpressis, vix ventricosis, perlavibus, supra 

 suturas spiraliter anguste unifilosis, filo rufo, interdum ad 

 medium internie lineis lac.teis accinctis, ultimo ad medium, simul 

 ac versus basim, bifiloso ; apertura ovata , peristornate fere continuo; 

 columella incrassata, alba, obliqua, fortiter unijplicata. 

 Long. 7, lat. 1*75 mm. 



Bab. Charbar. 7 fathoms. 



Allied to 8. subulina Ad., from Japan, but considerably larger. 

 It is a graceful species, narrow, attenuate, shining, 11 to 12- 

 whorled, the protoconch heterostrophe, vitreous, globular ; the rest 

 of the whorls smooth, hardly ventricose, once spirally rufous- 

 threaded or banded, just above the sutures, on the last whorl there 



