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rosissimis, undique granulatis et punctatis, prope suturam corru- 

 gatis ; albidd, nigro-c(Brulescente,j)unctatd ; columella Icevi, croced ; 

 aperturd rotunda, vivide croced, utrinque canaliculatd ; canali 

 supero elato-siphonato, superne intus nigricante tincto ; labro for- 

 titer dentato. 



Conch. Icon., Ranella, pi. 7. f. 39. 



Hab. Philippine Islands ; Cuming. 



An extraordinary humped shell with a yellow mouth. 



Ranella triquetra. Ran. testd elongato-Muriciformi, varicibus 

 superne mucronatis ; anfractibus angulatis, ad unguium tubercu- 

 latis, supra lavibus, infra obsolete liratis ; livido-olivaced ; colu' 

 melld l(Bvi ; canali longiusculo ; aperturd parvd ; Idbro vix denticU' 

 lato. 



Conch. Icon., Ranella, pi. 7. f. 41. 



Hab. San Diego, California ; Nuttall. 



Quite distinct in my opinion from the R. Muriciformis, which is a 

 flat pinnated shell. 



Ranella HASTULA. Ran. testd parvuld, sublanceolatd, depressd, 

 ancipiti ; anfractibus transversim granoso-striatis, lamellis elevatis 

 indistincte diadematis ; castaneo-fuscd ; columella lavi; canali 

 brevi, recurvo ; aperturd parvd. 



Conch. Icon., Ranella, pi. 8. f. 42. 



Hab. ? 



This little dark granulated shell, though less pyramidal, is of simi- 

 lar structure to the Ranella anceps. 



Ranella rosea. Ran. testd pyramidali-ovatd, varicibus subobli- 

 quis ; anfractibus superne leviter angulatis, transversim striatis, 

 undique seriatim tuber culato-nodulosis, nodulis ad angulum bipar- 

 titis ; vivide coccineo-rosed, nodulis luteis ; canali breviter recurvo ^ 

 aperturd parvd. 



Conch. Icon., Ranella, pi. 8. f. 46. 



Hab. Island of Ticao, Philippines ; Cuming. 



This pretty little species exhibits a very agreeable contrast of co- 

 lour, namely, yellow nodules upon a bright scarlet-rose ground. 



Ranella cuspidata. Ran. testd acuminato-ovatd, crassiusculd, 

 solidd, varicibus obliquis ; anfractibus transversim noduloso-liratis, 

 tuber cutis duobus obtusis inter varices ornatis ; albidd, luteo- 

 aurantio plus minusve tinctd ; columelld lavi ; canali breviusculo, 

 recurvo; aperturd parvd, ovato-rotundatd. 



Conch. Icon., Ranella, pi. 8. f. 48. 



Hab. Islands of Capul and Ticao, Philippines ; Cuming. 



This shell has somewhat the form and general character of the 

 Ranella bitubercularis, though it is of more solid growth and of a pe- 

 culiar orange-yellow colour. 



" A continuation of a paper by Sylvanus Hanley, Esq., on new 

 species of the genus Tellina, chiefly collected by Hugh Cuming, Esq. 

 in the Philippine Islands and Central America" : — 



Tellina Rodon. Tel. testd oblongd, tenuissimd, compressiusculd, 

 l<evi, nitidissimdj rosed, pellucidd, valde incequilaterali, utrinque ro' 



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