COLUMBELLA. 



Plate XVIII. 



Species 93. (Mus. Cuming.) 



CoLUMBELLA TiCAONis. Col. tcstd eylindraceo-ovatd, ad 

 basin restrictd, ajiice acuta, pallescente, castaneo am- 

 pliter Sfphacelatd, an/racddus plano-convexis, spiraliter 

 striatis, sidurk impresm, anfractu ullinio bad sulcata; 

 aperlurd oblongd, superne emarginatd, intus denticu- 

 htd. 



The Ticao Columbella. Shell cylindrically ovate, 

 restricted at the base, sharp at the apex, pale, largely 

 blotched with chestnut whorls, flatly convex, spirally 

 striated, sutures impressed, last whorl grooved at the 

 base ; aperture oblong, notched at the upper part, 

 denticulated within. 



SowERBY, Thesaurus Conch, vol. i. p. 134. 



Ilab. Island of Ticao, Philippines (in sandy mud, at a depth 

 of seven fathoms) ; Cuming. 

 A bright, r-ohly painted shell, rather more attenuatcly 



restricted at the base than is usual in this genus. 



Species 94-. (Mus. Cuming.) 



Columbella corniculata. Col. testa acicidari, lavi- 



gatd, nitenle, riifo-fuscescente, varie strigatd aut mar- 



moratd, anfractibus pluno-eonvexis ; aperturd pared, 



intus deiiticttlatd. 

 The hokned CoLUiMBELLA. Shell acicular, smooth, 



shining, variously striped or mottled with red-brown, 



whorls flatly convex ; aperture small, denticulated 



within. 

 Buccinum corniculalmn, Lamarck, Anim. sans vert. vol. x. 



p. 175. 



Columbella corniculata, Deshayes. 



Buccitium Linnei, Payraudeau. 



Murex connlus, Olivi. 



Columbella conulus, Blainville. 

 Hab. Mediterranean. 



A very sharp acicular shell, richly variegated in a variety 

 of patterns with red-brown. 



Species 95. (Fig. a, b, Mus. Cuming.) 



Co;.UMBELLA SEMicoNVEXA. Col. testd ovato-subulatd, 

 crassiusculd, loevi, palUdd, riifo-fusco longitudinaliler 

 flavimatd, anfractibus planiusculis, ad suiuras convexis, 

 obscure striatis; aperturd parviuscula, conspicue denti- 

 culatd. 



The semi-convex Columbella. Shell ovately subu- 

 late, rather thick, smooth, pale, longitudinally flamed 

 with red-brown, whoris ratiier flat, convex at the 

 suture, obscurely striated ; aperture rather small, con- 

 spicuously denticulated. 



Buccinum semiconvexum, Lamarck, Anim. sans vert. vol. x. 

 p. 171. 

 Columbella semiconvexa, Sowerby. 



Hab. Port Lincoln, Australia. 



This shell is not of the same acicular type as the pre- 

 ceding species, with which it has been compared, but stout 

 aud rounded. The longitudinal red-brown flames with 

 which it is painted are very constant. 



Species 96. (Fig. a, b, Mus. Cuming.) 



Columbella ligula. Col. testd oblongd, acuminata 

 Itwi, albidd, variis coloribus picid, scepe albipunetatd, 

 spird products, anfractibus planatis ; aperlurd oblongd, 

 superne obsolete emarginatd, dertticulatd. 



The little tongue Columbella. Shell oblong, acu- 

 minated, smooth, whitish, painted with various co- 

 lours, often white-dotted, spire produced, whorls 

 flattened ; aperture oblong, obsoletely notched at the 

 upper part, denticulated. 



Duclos, Monog. du genre, pi. 11. f. 11-16. 



Hab. Island of Ticao, Philippines ; Cuming. 



Although extremely variable in colour, the painting is 



mostly characterized by a peculiar dotting and lacing of 



opaque-white. 



Species 97. (Fig. a, b, Mus. Cuming.) 



Columbella albina. Col. testd oblongo-acuminald, Ifeci, 

 ad sutiiras restrictd, albidd, punctis rufo-fmcis varie 

 viitatd, anfractibus plajio-convexis, ultimo ad basin 

 sulcato ; aperturd parviuscula, flexuosd, labro varicoso, 

 intus denticnlato. 



The whitish Columbella. Shell oblong, acuminated, 

 smooth, restricted at the sutures, whitish, variously 

 filleted with red-brown dots, whorls flatly convex, 

 last whorl grooved at the base ; aperture rather small, 

 flexuous, lip varicose, denticulated within. 



KlENER, Coc|uilles vivantes, p. 34. pi. 13. f. 4. 



Hab. Island of Mindoro, Philippines ; Cuming. 



Very nearly allied to the preceding species, but more 



restricted and curved in outline. 



Species 98. (Miis. Cuming.) 

 Columbella Buccinoides. Col. testd oblongd, leevi, 



j)iceo-nigrd, prope suturas interdum pallide maculatd, 



anfractibus plano-convexis ; aperturd ovaid, superne 



sinuatd, labro intus denticulato. 

 The Buccinum-likb Columbella. Shell oblong, 



smooth, pitch-black, sometimes faintly spotted next 



the sutures, whorls slightly convex ; aperture ovate. 



sinuated at the upper part, lip denticulated within. 

 Sowerby, Pro. Zool. Soc. 1S32, p. 114. 

 Hab. Aucon, Peru (iunnd under stones, at low-water); 



Cuming. 

 This species has a peculiar slaty look, with not often 

 any indication of light spots at the suture. 



October, 1S58. 



