COLUMBELLA. 



Plate XVI. 



Species SO. (Fig. a, i, Miis. Cuming.) 



CoLUMBEi.LA vuLPECULA. Col. kstd ovatd, crassfi, IcBvi- 

 gatd, alba, fulvo-aurantio marmoratn, spird brevi,sub- 

 obtusd, an/ractibiis mperne planaiis, deinde convexis, 

 ultimo sulcato-strialo ; aperiurd subanyudd, labro in- 

 crassato, denticulaio. 



The fox Columbella. Shell ovate, thick, smooth, 

 white, marbled with fulvous-orange, spire short, 

 rather obtuse, whorls flat at the upper part, then 

 convex, last whorl groove-striated ; aperture rather 

 narrow, lip thickened, denticulated. 



SowERBY, Thes. Conch, pi. 38. f. 90. 



Hab. Australia. 



A solid shell, raarliled with fulvous-orange upon a 



white ground. 



Species 81. (Mus. Cuming.) 

 CoLU.MBELLA MAUMORATA. Col. testdoblongo-cylindraced^ 

 laviffatd, nitenle, falvo-auruntid, albo strigatd el punc- 

 tatd, anfractibus plano-convexU, ultimo ad basin sul- 

 cato-atriato ; aperturd subungustd, superne subemargi- 

 natd, labro intus denticulato. 

 The marbled Columbella. Shell oblong-cylindrical, 

 smooth, shining, fulvous-orange, striped and dotted 

 with white, whorls flatly convex, the last groove- 

 striated at the base ; aperture rather narrow, slightly 

 notched at the upper part, lip denticulated within. 

 Gray, Zoology of Beechoy's Voyage, p. 129. pi. 36. f. 11. 

 Hab. Isle of Capul, Philippines (on the reefs) ; Cuming. 



Of a somewhat MitraAiku shape, shining, fulvous- 

 orange, promiscuously streaked and dotted with white. 



Species 82. (Mus. Cuming.) 

 Columbella nivea. Col. ie-Hd ovatd, spird acuminafo- 

 turritd, nived, anfracl'dius mlide codatis, interditiis 

 obscure reticulato-striiitis ; aperturd oblongd, stiperne 

 subemarginatd, canali subincrassatim recurvo. 

 The snowy Columbella. Shell ovate, with the spire 

 acuminately turreted, white, whorls strongly ribbed, 

 with the interstices obscurely, reticulately striated ; 

 aperture oblong, slightly emarginated at the upper 

 part, canal rather thickly recurved. 

 Sowerby, Thes. Conch, vol. i. p. 139. pi. 39. f. 151. 



This colourless shell is not a very satisfactory species, 

 yet it is not exactly referable to any other at present de- 

 scribed. 



Species 83. (Mus. Cuming.) 



Columbella turturina. Col. testa brevi, crussd, aicb- 

 globosd, albidd, aurantio-fusco varigatd, anfractibvs 

 transversim siilcato-striatis ; aperturd oblongo-Jlexuosd 

 utrinque rosed, columelld bidenticulatd, labro crassis- 

 simo, denticulato. 



TuE turtle dove Columbella. Shell short, thick, 

 subglobose, whitish, variegated with orange-brown, 

 whorls transversely groove-striated ; aperture ob- 

 long-flex uous, pink on each side, columella bidenti- 

 culated, lip very thick, denticulated. 



Lamarck, Anim. sans Vert. vol. x. p. 273. 



Hab. Philippine Islands ; Cuming. 



Well distinguished by its short bulbous growth and 



granulated columbella with pink colouring. 



Species 8-i. (Fig. a, b, Mus. Cuming.) 

 Columbella mitrata. Col. testd ovatd, utrinque utte- 

 nuatd, ubique dense costatd, interstitiis versus basin 

 fenestraiis, albd,fasciis duabus latia nigris cingulatd ; 

 aperturd parviusculd, intus denticulatd. 

 The mitre Columbella. Shell ovate, attenuated at 

 each end, closely ribbed throughout, interstices to- 

 wards the base latticed, white, encircled with two 

 broad bands of fuscous-black ; aperture rather small, 

 denticulated within. 

 Menke, Moll. Nov. Hollandi;e. 

 Hab. New Holland. 



A stout ribbed shell, conspicuous banded with fuscous- 

 black. 



Species 85. (Fig. a, b, Mus. Cuming.) 



Columbella obtusa. Col. testd oblongo-cylindraced, 

 spird obtusd, apice aculeatd, pallidd, castaneo-rufo 

 reticulato-maculatd, macidis oblique trapesiformibus, 

 anfractibus superne subimpressis, deinde convexis; 

 aperturd parvd, subangustd, superne eniarginatd. 

 The obtuse Columbella. Shell oblong-cylindricai, 

 spire obtuse, prickly at the apex, pale, reticulately 

 spotted with chestnut-red, spots obliquely trapeziform, 

 whorls slightly impressed round the upper part, then 

 convex ; aperture small, rather narrow, notched at 

 the upper part. 

 Sowerby, Pro. Zool. Soc. 1832, p. 117. 

 Eab. Huaheine, Society Islands ; Cuming. 



Of a regidar cylindrical form, curiously obliquely reti- 

 culated. 



October, 1858. 



