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angustis, rarius flexuosis seu interruptis, longitrorsum peni- 

 cillata; anfractibus subrotundatis, integris, lsevigatis, ultimo 

 attenuate ; apertura utrinque attenuata ; columella nuda, 

 rectiuscula ; canali nullo. 



Shell elongated, ovately subulate, white, with longitudinal 

 narrow red lines, more or less straight, rarely angular or 

 flexuous ; whorls quite entire, smooth and polished. Aperture 

 attenuate. Columella naked, straight. No canal. 



Tahiti ; Mauritius : Cuming. Amboina. 



83. T. penicillata. (pi. xliv. f. 91.) Hinds, 1. c. p. 157- 



Testa turrita, obeso-subulata, leevigata, polita, alba lineis 

 undatis rufis longitrorsum dispositis ; anfractibus integris, 

 ultimo elongato, efasciato ; spira obsolete plicata ; apertura 

 elongata ; columella lsevi, truncata ; canali nullo. 



Shell turrited, subulate, the inferior whorls somewhat 

 swelled, with a smooth polished bone- white surface, ornamented 

 longitudinally with waved reddish lines. Whorls entire, the 

 last similar to the others. Spire inconspicuously plicate. 

 Aperture rather attenuate, and with a smooth naked columella. 



Seychelles. 



84. T. venosa. (pi. xliv. f. 90.) Hinds, 1. c. p. 157. 



Testa subcylindraceo-subulata, leevigata, polita ; anfractibus 

 integris, subplanulatis, superne albo, infra purpureo cinctis, 

 strigis rufis longitudinalibus flexuosis ; spira plicata ; anfractu 

 ultimo subrotundato, rarius transversim fasciato vel lineato ; 

 apertura elongata, alba ; columella nuda, rectiuscula, truncata ; 

 canali nullo. 



This is, perhaps, the only species in this now extensive 

 genus where the fasciation of the last whorl is not to be relied 

 on as a character. Both the preceding have been united by 

 M. Kiener with T. lanceata, but I cannot help regarding them 

 as most unquestionably distinct. The inferior part of each 

 whorl is usually of a darker colour, and sometimes even to be 

 almost banded. Native country unknown. 



85. T. inconstans. (pi. xliv. f. 83.) Hinds, 1. c. p. 156. 



Testa obeso-subulata, acuminata, livida, vel pallida, polita ; 

 anfractibus integris, suhrotundatis, longitrorsum plicatis, 

 interstitiis leevigatis; infra suturam et ad basin anfractus 

 ultimi pallide fasciata ; apertura effusa ; columella truncata, 

 antice products. 



This species has much of the general character of T. ano- 

 mala, but the whorls are constantly entire, and the shells are 



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