COLUM BELLA. 



Plate XXIV. 



Species 145. (Mus. Cuming.) 



C'OLUMBELLA ALA-PERDicis. Col. testd mhfimformi-tur- 

 binatd, temdcuM, spird acuminata, anfractibtis con- 

 veris, lesvibus, ultimo injlato ; alliidd, maculis rufo- 

 fmcis bifa.matd, fasciarum mierstitus dense lentigi- 

 nom; columelld subexcavaid, albd, ad basin unipli- 

 catd, aperturd ovatd, labro simplici. 



The partridge-wing Columbella. Shell fusifonnly 

 turbinated, rather thin, spire acuminated, whorls con- 

 vex, smooth, last whorl inflated ; whitish, encircled 

 with two bands of red-brown spots, interstices be- 

 tween the bands densely freckled; columella rather 

 excavated, white, one-plaited at the base, aperture 

 ovate, lip simple. ' ,.r 



Hab. ? 



An aberrant form of the genus, of light inflated growth, 



with no indication of any internal denticles. 



Species 146. (Mus. Cuming.) 

 Columbella picta. Col. testd ovatd, crassiuscidd, spird 

 elatd, suboblusd, anfractibus Iambus, plano-declivibus, 

 deinde subffiMosis; castaneo-olivaced, maculis albis 

 reticulate Jlammatd ; aperturd paniuscald, labro in- 

 crassato, iiitus denticulato. 

 The painted Columbella. Shell ovate, rather thick, 

 spire rather obtuse, whorls smooth, flatly slanting, 

 thin, rather gibbous ; chestnut-olive, reticulately 

 flamed with white spots ; aperture rather small, lip 

 thickened, denticulated within. 



Hab. ? 



A stunt, brightly painted shell, marked with a few irre- 

 gular flames of white network. 



:r>pecies 147. (Mus. Cuming.) 

 Columbella pumilio. Col. testd abbreviatu-fusiformi, 

 crassd, subgibbosd, spird iurritd, anfractibus supenie 

 rude angulatis et nodatis, nodis in anfractu ultimo 

 tumidis, irregularibus ; albidd, aurantio-fusco pallid? 

 tinctd; aperturd angustd, lahro dense varicose, iiitus 

 obtuse denticulato. 

 The dwarf Columbella. Shell shortly fusiform, thick, 

 rather gibbous, spire turreted, whorls rudely angled 

 and noduled, nodules on the last whorl swollen, irre- 



gular ; whitish, faintly tinged with orange-brown ; 

 aperture narrow, lip thickly varicose, obtusely denti- 

 culated within. 

 Hab. Cumana, Venezuela ; Dyson. 



Very closely allied to C. recurvn, but of shorter growth, 

 more humped, and more irregularly noduled; and from 

 its habitat there is also reason to believe it to be distinct. 



Species 148. (Mus. Cuming.) 

 Columbella livescens. Col. testd ovato-turbinatd, so- 

 lidiusculd, spird acuta, versus apicem tenuicostatd, 

 anfractibus subobesis, convexis, leevibus; aurantio- 

 fuscd nitente. livescente, punctis albis marmoratd ; co- 

 lumelld liibiatd, aperturd parviusculd purpurascente. 

 labro incraxsa/o, medio subcoarctato, iiitus denticulato. 

 The bluish Columbella. Shell ovately turbinated, 

 rather solid, spire sharp, finely ribbed towards the 

 apex, whorls rather stout, convex, smooth ; orange- 

 brown, shining, bluish, marbled with white dots ; 

 columella lipped, aperture rather small, purplish, lip 

 thickened, slightly contracted in the middle, denticu- 

 lated within. 

 Hab. Island of Luzon, Philippines; Cuming. 



A stout, shining species, with a sharp spire finely ribbed 

 near the apex. The colour is a mottled pattern of orange- 

 brown, livid here and there with bluish-purple. 



Species 149. (Mus. Cumiug.) 



Columbella solidula. Col. testd subfusiformi, crassd, 

 nitente, spird acutd, anfractibus plano-declivibus, ul- 

 timo dorso juxta suturam. plicato-tuberculato ; albd, 

 maculis perpaucis aurantiis et reticuld variegatd ,■ 

 aperturd subangustd, labro incrassato, intus dentiru- 

 lato. 



The solid Columbella. Shell somewhat fusiform, 

 thick, shining, spire sharp, whorls flatly slanting, the 

 last plicately tubercled at the back next the suture ; 

 white, variegated with a few orange-brown spots and 

 with a network ; aperture rather narrow, lip thick- 

 ened, denticulated within. 



Hab. ? 



The specimen here figured is rather faintly coloured, 



and in a manner indicative of it being sometimes darker 



stained. 



February, 1859 



