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COLUMBELLINj;. 



considerable numbers. They are widely distributed, 

 being inhabitants of the East and West Indies, South 

 America, California, Australia, and the Mediterranean. 



Species of Columbella. 



ambigua, Kien. 

 auacteola, Duel. 

 azora, Duel. 

 bidentata, Mke. 

 Boviiiii, Kien. 

 castanea, Sow. 

 conspicua, C. B. Adams. 

 cornea, Kien. 

 coronata, Duel. 

 fabula, Sow. 

 fasciata, Sow. 

 festiva, Kien. 

 formosa, Gash. 

 fulgurans, ham. 

 fustigata, Kien. 

 hfemastoma, Sow. 

 harpjeformis, Sow. 

 labiosa, Sow. 

 leutiginosa, Hinds. 

 luteola, Kien. 

 major, Sow. 

 meleagris. Dud. 

 mercatoria, Linn. 

 modesta, Kien. 



nucleus, Kien. 

 ocellata, Link. 

 Paytensis, Less. 

 pardalina, Lam. 

 phasinola, Duel. 

 Pleei, Kien. 

 pulchella, Kien. 

 rasolia. Duel. 

 reticulata, Lam. 

 rustica, Linn. 

 scripta, Lam. 

 spongiarum. Duel. 

 strombiformis, Lam. 

 tessellata, C. B. Adams. 

 tumida, Dxicl. 

 turturina. Lam. 

 Tyleri, Gray. 

 uncinata. Sow. 

 uvania, Duel. 

 varians, Sow. 

 vulpecula, Soiv. 

 xiphitella, Duel. 

 Yoldina, Duel. 



Sub-gen. nitidella, Swainson. 



Shell ovate, smooth ; columella with one or two slight folds at 

 the fore part ; outer lip slightly thickened and inflexed. 



baccata. Gash. 

 Broderipii, Sow. 



cerealis, Mke. 

 dichroa, Sow. 



