136 Zoological Society. 



fasclis diiabus intermediis pallidiorihus, strigis nonnullis lividis, 

 cum strigis fuscis, fasciarum alter narum continuis ; anfractibus 

 quinque, tribus primis papillam efformantibus, papilld Icevi , postic"^ 

 subgratiosd ; ultimo maximo, ovali ; aperturd elongatd, latiori, intus 

 aurantiacd ; columelld plicis 4, validis, labioque columellari auran- 

 tiacis. 

 Shell obovate, rather ventricose and thickish ; of a pale colour, 

 with five bands, the posterior, middle and anterior of which are dotted 

 with brown, and ornamented with irregular fuscous streaks ; the two 

 intermediate bands are paler, with livid streaks, which are continuous 

 with the brown streaks of the alternating bands ; volutions five, of 

 which the first three form the papillary apex, which is smooth, and 

 slightly granose posteriorly ; the last volution very large, oval ; aper- 

 ture elongated, rather wide, orange- coloured within ; columella with 

 four distinct folds, orange-coloured as well as the columellar lip. 



A single specimen only is known, which is in Mr. Norris's collec- 

 tion. 



VoLUTA NoRRisii. Vol. tcstd ovatd, suboblongd, ventricosd, coro- 

 natd, Icevi, cinereo-fulvd, maculis parvis niveis aliisque fuscis ad- 

 spersd, fasciis duabus transversis fuscis, interruptis, hie illic lineis 

 interruptis, longitudinalibus notatis ; spird brevi, apice papillari, 

 granoso ; anfractibus sex, ultimis duabus spinis brevibus acutis 

 coronatis ; aperturd magnd, oblongd, intus fused; columelld qua- 

 driplicatd, plicis duabus anticis validioribus. 

 Shell ovate, rather oblong, ventricose, coronated, greyish brown, 

 sprinkled with small snow-white and brown specks, with two trans- 

 verse brown interrupted bands, here and there marked with inter- 

 rupted longitudinal lines ; spire short, with a papillary granose apex ; 

 volutions six, the last two crowned with short sharp spines ; aperture 

 large, oblong, brown within ; columella with four folds, of which the 

 two anterior are prominent. 



Found on the reefs at low water, on Dupuch's Island, by J. C. 

 Dring, Esq., R.N. In Mr. Cuming's collection. Wagner has figured 

 this species for V. nivosa. 



VoLUTA MEGASPiRA. Vol. tcstd fusiformi, turritd, tenuiusculd, 

 Icevi, rufescente-carneolatd, strigis maculisque castaneis notatd ; 

 spirce anfractibus sex, subelongatis, medio ventricosiusculis, primis 

 duobus apicem papillarem efformantibus, 3^*'', 4*'^, 5^^ et 6^" obtush 

 longitudinaliter costatis, ultimo magno, oblongo, antice attenuato ; 

 aperturd oblongd, labio externo subreflexo ; columelld quinquepli- 

 catd, plicis posticis obtusis, parvis. 

 Shell fusiform, turrited, rather thin, smooth, of a reddish flesh- 

 colour, marked with chestnut streaks and blotches ; volutions of the 

 spire six, rather elongated and ventricose in the middle, the first 

 two forming the papillary apex, the 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th with ob- 

 tuse longitudinal ribs, the last large, oblong, attenuated anteriorly ; 

 aperture oblong, outer lip slightly reflected ; columella with five folds, 

 the posterior of which are small and obtuse. 



I have only seen a single specimen, which is in Mr. Cuming's ex- 



