COLUM BELLA. 



Plate XVII. 



Species 86. (l^ig. 86 and 87, n, i, Mus. Cuming.) 



CoLUMBELi.A PDLCHELL.^. Col. Usld acumiiiato-cylin- 

 draced, pallida, nik'nte, maciilis Jlammisque fulvo-au- 

 rantiis variegatd, anfractibm superiorihui longitudi- 

 naliter costatis, iiitersiitiis interdum fenestra lis ; aper- 

 turdparvd, superiie emargimtd, intus denliculatd. 



The beautiful Columbella. Shell aeuminately cylin- 

 di'ical, pale, shining, variegated with fulvous-orange 

 spots and flames, upper whorls longitudinally ribbed, 

 interstices so.Tietimes latticed ; aperture small, notched 

 at the upper part, denticulated within. 



SowEKBY, Thes. Conch, vol. i. p. 131. pi. 39. f. 121,122. 



Bitcciniim pulchdluw, Kiener. 



Hab. Caffraria. 



An elegantly painted species, partaking in a measure of 



the characters of Triton and Pleurotoma. 



Species 88. (Fig. a, b, Mus. Cuming.) 



Columbella intertexta. Col. testa aciculari, semi- 

 pellttcidd, opaco-allo undique punctatd, flammis au- 

 ratitio-fuscis ad suluras pictd, anfractibus plano-con- 

 vexis transversim minute slriatis ; aperturd parvius- 

 culd, labro tentii, intiis denticulato. 



The intekwoven Columbella. Shell aeicular, semi- 

 transparent, everywhere dotted with opaque-white, 

 painted with orange-brown flames at the sutures, 

 whorls flatly convex, transversely minutely striated ; 

 aperture rather small, lip thin, denticulated within. 



Gaskoin, Pro. Zool. Soc. 



Hab. Australia. 



An extremely delicate semitransparent shell, flaked with 



white dots, and painted at the sutures with orange-brown 



spots, descending in short flames. 



Species 89. (Fig. a, b, Mus. Cuming.) 



Columbella suffusa. Col. testa oblongd, spird tiirri/d, 

 albd, punctis rufo-fuscis pictd, anfractibus coiivexis, 

 lougitudinaliter costatis, interstitiis fenestratis ; aper- 

 turd parm, snperne emarginatd. 



The suffused Columbella. Shell oblong, spire lur- 

 reted, white, painted with red-brown dots, whorls 

 convex, longitudinally ribbed, interstices latticed ; 

 aperture small, notched at the upper part. 



SowERBY, Thesaurus Conch, vol. i. p. 142. pi. 40. f. 166, 

 167. 



Hab. Pacific; Cuming. 



The red-brown painting in this species, described as 



dots, has sometimes the form of hieroglyphic characters. 



Species 90. (IMus. Cuming.) 



Columbella jaspidea. Col. testa cylindraceo-oblongd, 

 apice mucronato, pallid?, rosed, anfractibus convexis, 

 confertim longitudinaliter costatis; aperturd parvi- 

 nsculd, snperne emarginatd, intus denticidatd. 



The jasper Columbella. Shell cylindrically oblong, 

 apex pointed, pale rose-colour, whorls convex, closely 

 longitudinally ribbed ; aperture rather small, notched 

 at the upper part, denticulated within. 



SowEKBV, Thesaurus Conch, vol. i. p. 132. pi. 39. f 125. 



Hab. Island of Ticao, Philippines (found under stones, at 

 low-water) ; Cuming. 



A cylindrically oblong shell, closely ribbed throughout, 

 of a uniform pale pink. 



Species 91. (Fig. a, b, Mus. Cuming.) 



Columbella varians. Col. testa ovatd, medio ventri- 

 cosd, albidd, coloribus variis pictd, spird breviter pyra- 

 midali, anfractibus transversim sulcatis, superne inler- 

 dum nodiilatis ; aperturd angustd, flexuosd, superne 

 angidatd, intus denliculatd. 



The variable Columbella. Shell ovate, ventricose in 

 the middle, whitish, painted with various colours, 

 spire shortly pyramidal, whorls transversely grooved, 

 sometimes noduled at the upper part ; aperture nar- 

 row, flexuous, angled at the upper part, denticulated 

 within. 



SowERBY, Pro. Zool. Soc. 1832, p. 118. 



Hab. Galapagos Islands. 



The painting of this little species is so variable that it 

 cannot be specially characterized. 



Species 92. (Mus. Cuming.) 



Columbella Dysoni. Col. testd fusiformi-conicd, lutes- 

 cente-albd, maculis rufo-fuscis undalim strigatd, spird 

 brevi, acutd, anfractibus undique valide spiraliter sul- 

 cata ; aperturd elongatd, labro plano-incrnssato, intus 

 denticulato. 



Dyson's Columbella. Shell fusiformly conical, yeUow- 

 ish-white, painted with wave stripes of red-brown 

 spots, spire short, sharp, whorls strongly spu-aUy 

 grooved throughout ; apertui'e elongated, lip flatly 

 thickened, denticulated within. 



Hab. Honduras; Dyson. 



A very characteristic type of the genus, partaking of 

 the peculiar form of Cono/ielix. 



October, 1858. 



