COLUMBELLA. 



Plate XII. 



.Species 51-. (Fig. «, i, Mus. Cuming.) 



CoLUMBELLA .\(;HATiN.\. Col. testd oUongo-luiritd, Icevi, 

 pallidd, brunneo marmoratd et flammaid, anfractibus 

 sex, pla/io-convexis, ultimo antice sulcata ; aperturd 

 hrevi, laliusculd, iidus violascenle, lahio externa antice 

 effttso. 



The agate (^olumbella. Shell oblong, tiivreted, 

 smootb, pale, marbled and ttaiiied with brown, whorls 

 six, flatly convex, the last grooved in front ; aperture 

 short, rather broad, interior violet, outer lip effused 

 in front. 



SOWERBY, Thesaurus Conch, vol. i. p. 132. pi. 39. f. 135. 



Hab. Swan River. 



An elegantly painted slender species, approaching some 

 of the elongated Buccina in form. 



Species 55. (Fig. a, b, Mus. Cuming.) 



CoLUMBELLA FULVA. Col. testd ovato-stibitlatd, fidvd, 

 epidermide mhtutissime reticulata indutd, anfraetihm 

 decern, loiujitudinaliter costatis, ultimo antice spiralile?- 

 striata; apertitrd parvd, inttcs denticulatd. 



The fulvous Columbella. Shell ovately subulate, 

 fulvous, covered with a minutely reticulated epider- 

 mis, whorls ten, longitudinally ribbed, the last spi- 

 rally striated in front ; aperture small, toothed within. 



SowEBBY, Pro. Zool. Soc. 1832, p. 115. 



Hab. Panama (under stones) ; Cuming. 



A solid, conspicuously ribbed shell, of a dull-fulvous 



colour, vvith an unusually sharply acuminated spire. 



Species 56. (Fig. a, b, Mus. Cuming.) 



Columbella encaustica. Col. testd oblongo-subalatd, 

 solidimculu, fulvo-bninned, albo tessellalo-maculatd, 

 spi'?-d acuta, suturis impressis, anfraclibus novem, lan- 

 gitiidinaliter costatis, sidcis spiralibits clecmaatk; aper- 

 turd parviiisculd, intvs denticulato-liratd. 



The encaustic Columbella. Shell oblong, subulate, 

 rather solid, fulvous-brown, tessellately blotched with 

 white, spire sharp, sutures impressed, whorls nine, 

 longitudinally ribbed, decussated with spiral grooves ; 

 aperture rather small, denticulately ridged within. 



Hab. Gulf of California ; Lieut. Shipley. 



A fine, solid, sharply subulate shell, decussately ribbed 



and groovoti throughout, conspicuously marbled with dark 



lulvous-brown aud white. 



Species 57. (Fig. a, b, Mus. Cuming.) 



Columbella vexillum. Col. testd aciminato-oblongd, 

 subturritd, Jlavescetite, nigricaiite-fusco longitudinaliter 

 conspicue strigatd, anfraclibus acta, superne tumidius- 

 culis, longitudinaliter costatis, ultimo concavo-coarc- 

 tato ; aperturd parvd, intus carulesceide. 



The flag Columbella. Shell acuminately oblong, 

 somewhat turreted, yellowish, longitudinally con- 

 spicuously striped with dark-brown, whorls eight, 

 somewhat swollen at the upper part, longitudinally 

 ribbed, the last concavcly contracted ; aperture small, 

 interior bluish. 



Hab. Gulf of California. 



Another striking new species, longitudinally ribbed, and 



painted in the same direction with conspicuous, flexuous, 



brown stripes. 



Species 5S. (Fig. 58 a, Mus. Cuming.) 

 Columbella lykata. Cul. testd oblongd, acuminata, 

 fuleescente, anfraclibus octo, subrotundatis, nitide lon- 

 gitudinaliter costatis, costis nigra alboque articulatis ; 

 aperturd parvd, angustd, minute denticulatd. 

 The hakp-string Columbella. Shell oblong, acumi- 

 minated, yellowish, whorls eight, somewhat rounded, 

 neatly longitudinally ribbed, ribs articulated with 

 black aud white ; aperture small, narrow, minutely 

 denticulated. 

 SowEEBY, Pro. Zool. Soc. 1832, p. 11-t. 

 Hab. Panama (under stones) ; Cuming. 



Remarkable for the beautiful regularity and neat articu- 

 lated painting of the longitudinal ribs. 



Species 59. (Fig. 58 b, Mus. Cuming.) 



Columbella Terpsichore. Col. testd oblongd, crassi- 

 usculd, albidd, punctis strigilisguefuscis ornatd, anfrac- 

 libus septem, longitudinaliter tenue costatis, costis su- 

 perne muricatis ; aperturd parvd, intus denticulatd. 



The Terpsichore Columbella. Shell oblong, rather 

 thick, white, adorned with brown dots and fine 

 streaks, whorls seven, longitudinally finely ribbed, ribs 

 prickly at the upper part ; aperture small, denticulated 

 within. 



SowERBY, Genera of Shells, f (i. 



Hab. Nevis, West Indies. 



A solid, rather prickly ribbed shell, laced with fine 

 brown lines upon a white ground. 



April, 1858. 



