COLUMBELLA.— Plate XXV. 



turd parvimcula, siiperne aubemarginatd, columella ex- \ 

 cavald, labro intus denticulaio. 

 The oat Columbella. Shell ovate, spire rather short, 

 acuminated, whorls convex, smooth ; whitish, neatly 

 reticulately blotched and streaked with orange; 

 aperture rather small, slightly notched at the upper 

 part, columella excavated, lip denticulated within. 

 Hab. Buffalo, Cape Colony. 



A pretty brightly-painted shell, the pattern being de- 

 veloped in orange network. This and the remaining spe- 

 cies of the Plate are enlarged, it may be observed, about 

 a third of their natural dimensions. 



Species 159. (Mus. Cuming.) 



CoLUMBELLA IMPOLITA. Col. testd ehngato-turrild, sptrd 

 versus apicevi plicato-costatd, aufractibus ptano-con- 

 vexk ; fulvescente-castaned, fasdd albd cingulald : 

 aperturd parvd, labro intus denticulaio. 



The unpolished Columbella. Shell elongately tur- 

 reted, spire plicately ribbed towards the apex, whorls 

 flatly convex ; fulvous-chestnut, encircled with a wliiti- 

 band ; aperture small, lip denticulated within. 



SowERBY, Thesaurus Conch, vol. i. p. 132. pi. 39. f. 

 127. 



Hab. ■ ? 



Only a worn specimen of this is known, but it is sufli- 



ciently indicative of a distinct species. 



