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appearance; aperture white, nearly oblong ovate, columella 

 straight, with thin lip, having three white nodules, peristome 

 thin at edge, thickened internally, having eight tubercules, the 

 second upper one prominent, somewhat Urate, sinuate at the upper 

 part, canal short, nai'row. 



Length 3|, breadth 2 lines. 



Hah. Katow, New Guinea, 7 fathoms, sandy mud bottom. 

 Twelve specimens of this beautiful species were obtained in good 

 condition, some specimens are more strongly clathrate than others. 



28. — COLUMBELLA (AMYCLA) MARI.E, N. SP. 



8hell acicular, club-shaped, smooth, yellowish brown minutely 

 marked with oblong white opaque spots, whorls 9, flattened, centre 

 of last encircled with a chain of brown and white alternate spots 

 contiguous to the suture ; below the suture transparent, spire 

 lengthened, apex acute, aperture long, narrow, peristome thin, 

 thickened behind, edged with brown, interior of aperture white, 

 denticulated, sinuated at the upper part, columella varicose, canal 

 short, recurved. 



Length 5, breadth 2 lines. 



Hob. Hall Sound, New Guinea. Only one fine living specimen 

 was found under a stone on the reef, the chain of brown and white 

 encircling the centre of the last whorl and contiguous to the suture, 

 are the chief characters that distinguish it from any other species 

 known to me. 



29. — COLUMBELLA (AMYCLA) INSCRIPTA, N. SP. 



Shell somewhat oblong ovate, smooth, whitish, ornamented 

 with l-eddish brown network, darker and broader towards the 

 centre, whorls 7, slightly convex, suture impressed, marked below 

 with white ovate blotches, then small narrow ones. having a trans- 

 verse chestnut line between every alternate one ; spire lengthened, 

 apex acute, aperture long, wide, interior of aperture ivory white, 

 columella thickened, varicose on the outside, having three pro. 

 minent little tubercules inside, peristome arcuated, upper part 

 sinuated, denticulated within, canal, short, narrow. 



