454 MESSRS. MELY1KL AND STANDEN ON [June IS, 



by its cylindrical, rather shortened spire, sinistral apical whorl, 

 straight body-whorl, closely spirally multisulcate. The substance 

 is subpellucid milky white ; outer lip straight; columella slightly 

 callous at the base, white, shining, not plaited. 



Eetusa nitida (A. Ad.). 



P.G. Bushire. A Bornean species. 



Eetusa (Pvrunculus) tellyi (Sm.). 



Gylichna (Sao) pellyi Sm. Ann. N. H. ser. 4, ix. p. 354 (1872). 



P.G. Gulf of Oman. Common at some depth, say from 50 to 

 350 fathoms ; fine and large. 



I. Bombay (Abererombie). One of the most abundant Mollusca 

 whose shells are cast ashore after rough weather. 



VoLYULA ACUMINATA Brilg. 



P.G. Gulf of Oman, hit. 24° 05' N., long. 57° 35' E. 205 

 fathoms, mud. 



I. Bombay. Not in the list, though collected by Abererombie. 



Probably absolutely identical with the well-known European 

 and Mediterranean Volvula. It is recorded in the catalogue 

 (revised) of the MacAndrew collection frorn the Red Sea and 

 Suez by the Eev. A. H. Cooke. Probably V. oxytata Bush, from 

 the Eastern United States, is the same. 



Fam. Scaphandbid^e. 

 Smabagdinella andersoni Nevill (Qlauconella). 

 I. Eatuagiri (Abererombie). 



First recorded by G. Nevill from S. Ceylon. The Eev. A. H. 

 Cooke names it from Suez ; Dr. F. Stoliczka from Penaug. 



Atys (Alicula) alicula A. Ad. 



P.G. Gulf of Oman, Maskat. 15 fathoms. 



Atys (Alicula) amygdala Sowb. 



M.C. Eecord a little doubtful (F. W. T.). 



Atys (Alicula) oylindbica Helb. 



M.C. No specified locality. 



Includes A. elongata A. Ad. and solida Brug. 



Atys (Alicula) succisa Ehr. 

 I. Karachi. 



Cylichna breyissima A. Ad. 



P.G. Gulf of Oman, lat. 25° 44' N., long. 52° 30' E. 

 40 fathoms, mud and sand, on telegraph-cable. 



Cylichna bushibensis, sp. n. (Plate XXIV. fig. 21.) 

 C. testa subcylindHca, supra acuminata, apud basim paitlhilum 

 effusa et dilatata, tenui, papyracca, nitida, cinereo-alba, trans- 

 versim eleganter undulato-striata, striis supra minute punctatis, 



