42 Panama Shells. mithid^. 



Family MITRID^. 



'16. Mitra Ainiculata. * 



Synonymy. 



Mitra funiculata Reeve Conch. Icon. pi. 16. f. 122. Oct. 1844. 

 Reeve Proc. Zool. Soc. London, p. 111. Dec 1844. 



Station. — la coral aand at the depth of 14 fathoms ; Cuming ! 

 Reeve. 



Habitat. — I. of Plata ; Cuming ! Reeve. 

 I. of Plata ; Jay. 

 Panama ; C. B. A. ! ^ 

 We were indebted to the hermit crabs for 23 specimens in 

 different stages of growth. 



11, niitra lens. 



Synonymy. 



Valuta lens "Vyood Ind. Test. Supp. pi. 3. f. 25. 1828. 



Tiara f or aminata (Swains. Mss.) Brod. Proc. Zool. See. Lond. 



p. 194. Dec. 1835. 



Mitra Dupontii Kiener Iconog. p. 43. pi. 13. f. 39. 



lens Reeve Conch, Icon. pi. 1. f. 1. Aug. 1844. 



Wood's figure is too vride anteriorly : Kiener's figure is 

 both elegant and inaccurate ; the description is much better : 

 Reeve's figure leaves nothing to be desired. 



Station. — Sandy mud, at a depth ranging from 6 to 14 fath- 

 oins ; Cuming! Broderip : also Reeve. 



Habitat. — Unknown ; Wood. 



Panama, St. Elena, and I. of Plata ; Cuming ! 



Broderip : also Reeve. 

 The Red Sea ; Kiener. 

 Mazatlan ; Melchers ! Menke. 

 Panama, and St. Elena ; Jay. 



