COLUMBELLA, 



Plate X. 



Species 43. (Fig. «, b, Mils. Cuming.) 

 CoLUMBELLA Japonica. Col. testd ovatd, tttrinque atte- 

 nuatii, carukscenle-albd, nigra drigatd et reticulata, 

 spird acutd, suiuris impressis, anfractibus sex, plano- 

 convexis, versus basin spiraliter liratis ; aperturd ob- 

 longd. 

 The Japan Columbell.v. Shell ovate, attenuated at 

 each end, bluish-white, streaked and reticulated with 

 black, spire sharp, sutures impressed, whorls six, 

 flatly convex, spirally grooved towards the base; 

 aperture oblong. 

 Hab. Japan. 



Of a peculiar blue-white hue, delicately streaked and re- 

 ticulated over with black. 



Valuta rtwrcaioria, Linna'us, Syst. Nat. (Gmelin's edit.) 

 p. 3446. 



Columbella mercatoria, Lamarck. 

 Hab. West Indies. 



This weU-kuown species is chiefly characterized by its 

 somewhat tumid growth and grooved sculpture, and by 

 its painting, which is generally sparingly articulated. 



Species 40. (Fig. a, b, Mus. Cuming.) 

 Columbklla ACicuLA. Col. testd subulatd, ffracili, soll- 

 dd, opaca-albo Jlanimtdisque fuscis mtdiqtce variegatd, 

 spird acutd, anfractibus septem, plano-convexis ; aper- 

 turd parvd, labia iiicrassato, inius denticulato. 

 The needle Columbella. Shell subulate, slender, solid, 

 variegated throughout with minute brown flames and 

 opaque-white, spire sharp, whorls seven, flatly convex; 

 aperture small, lip thickened, denticulated within. 

 Hab. California. 



A soUd, subulate shell, beautifully painted with bands of 

 flne longitudinal brown flames, relieved with opaque-white. 



Species 47. (Fig. a, b, Mus. Cuming.) 

 Columbella mercatoria. Col. testd ovatd, tumidius- 

 culd, undique spiraliter sulcata, varie pictd, interdum 

 articulatd, spird bi-evi, anfractibus sex, superne con- 

 caw-depressis, ad basin recurvk ; aperturd oblongd, 

 subangustd, labia externa valde callaso-denticulato. 

 The common Columbella. Shell ovate, rather swollen, 

 spirally grooved throughout, variously painted, some- 

 limes articulated, spire short, whorls six, concavely 

 depressed round the upper part, recurved at the base ; 

 aperture oblong, rather narrow, outer lip thickened, 

 very callously denticulated. 



Species 48. (Fig. a, b, Mus. Cuming.) 



Columbella decussata. Col. testd oblangd, crassd, 

 albd, fusco-marviorald, spird turritd, anfractibus quin- 

 quelturgidiusculis, decussatim costatis; aperturd parvd, 

 subsinuosd, labio externa incrassata, depresso-angulato, 

 intus denticuluta. 



The decussated Columbella. Shell oblong, thick, 

 white, marbled with brown, spire turreted, whorls 

 five, rather swollen, decussately ribbed ; aperture 

 small, rather sinuous, outer lip thickened, depressly 

 angled, denticulated within. 



Sowerby, Thesaurus Conch, vol. i. p. 134. pi. 39. f. 133. 



Hab. Australia. 



The decussately ribbed sculpture of this species gives it 



the appearance of being granulated. 



Species 49. (Fig. tt, b, Mus. Cuming.) 

 Columbella macrostoma. Cal. testd subacuminato- 

 inrritd, ccerulescente-albd, limdo-fusciatd, spird acutd, 

 anfractibus acta ad navem, longitudinaliter lyrato-cos- 

 tatis, castis fuscis ; aperturd parviusculd, intus denti- 

 ndatd. 

 The long-mouthed Columbella. Shell somewhat 

 acuminately turreted, blue-white, livid-banded, spire 

 sharp, whorls eight to nine, longitudinally lyrately 

 ribbed, ribs brown ; aperture rather small, denticu- 

 lated within. 

 Anton, MS. Mus. Cuming. 

 Hab. California. 



A sharply acuminated species, lyrately ribbed through- 

 out, distinguished by a peculiar arrangement of colouring. 



AprU, 185S. 



