30 Panama Shells. cvPHiEiD^. 



" At Conohagua in Mexico." — Cuming ! Sow- 



erby in Catal. Cyp. 

 Mexico. — Jay. 



Santa Barbara.— E. Jewett ! Gould MSS. 

 Panama.— C. B. A. ! 

 We obtained six specimens on the reef at Panama. The 

 second quotation contains a geographical error. If this is 

 copied by Dr. Jay, we have only two habitats, besides Panama. 

 Conchagua is another name for the Gulf of Fonseca. 



2. Oviila cinarg'inata. 



Synonymy. 



Ovulum emarginatum Sowb. Spec. Conch. Part I., p. 7, 



f. 54, 55. Nov. 1830, 



— : GrayDescr. CataLp. 19. No. 161. June 1832. 



Ovula emarginata Kieuor Iconog. p. 18. pi. 3. f. 2. 

 Ovulum emarginatum Sowb. Thes. Conch, p. 479. No. 



39. pi. 09. f. 11. 12. - 1848. 



Of our three perfect specimens, one is covered with fine re- 

 volving striae over the whole of the bade, not excepting 

 the keel ; another, over all but the keel, as in the fig. in Sowb. 

 Thes. ; the third is smooth over the middle portion, as in Kien- 

 er's figure. 



Station. — Unknown. 



Habitat. — Unknown. — Sowerby in Spec. Conch. : also 

 Kiener. 

 St. Elena. — Cuming ! Sowerby in Thes. 



Conch. 

 St. Elena.— Jay. 

 Panama.— C. B. A. ! 

 In the Species Conchyliorum, Mr. Sowerby says, " the only 

 specimen of this rare species I have seen is in Mr. Bland's 

 collection." We were indebted to the hermit crabs for six 



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