COLUMBELLA. 



Plate XXXI. 



Species 160. (Mus. Cuming.) 

 CoLUMBELLA FLOCCATA. Col. tesld cylindraceo-ovatd, in- 

 fiata, subpelliicidn, aurantio reticulata, opaco-albo pro- 

 miscue Jloccatd, spird subobtusd, anfractibns convexk, 

 lavibus ; apertiird parviusculd, columella excavate, la- 

 bro simplici. 

 The flaked Columbella. Shell cylindrically ovate, 

 inflated, subtranspai-ent, reticulated with orange, pro- 

 miscuously flaked with opaque-white, spire rather ob- 

 tuse, whorls convex, smooth ; apertui'e rather small, 

 columella excavated, lip simple. 

 Hah. Buffalo, Cape Colony. 



An inflated, cylindricaUy ovate shell, of semitranspareri 

 substance, delicately reticulated with bright-orange, intei - 

 spersed promiscuously with flakes of opaque-white. 



Species 161. (Fig. a, b, Mus. Cuming.) 



Columbella peetusa. Col. testa sabfaniformi-omtii. 

 solidiiisculd, undique spiraliter I'meari-mlcatd, sulcix 

 pertusis, lutesceule-albd, castaneo peculiariter tessel- 

 latd, aiifractibus superne obtuse twmidis ; aperturu 

 mbangustd, labro intus denlicnlato. 



The pricked Columbella. Shell somewhat fusiformly 

 ovate, rather solid, spirally linearly grooved through- 

 out, grooves pricked, yellowish-white, peculiarly tes- 

 sellated with chestnut, whorls obtusely tumid rouml 

 the upper part ; aperture rather narrow, lip denticu- 

 lated within. 



Uab. Guatemala. 



A rather solid shell, tessellately painted with chestnut 



in a manner quite characteristic. 



Species 162. (Mus. Cuming.) 

 Columbella sagena. Col. testd fmiformi-ovatd, hevi- 

 gald, versus basin sulcatd, albd, fusco-nigru conspicue 

 reticulata, spird subobtusd, anfractibus plano-convexis ; 

 aperturd subangustd, labro intus denticulato. 

 The fishino-net Columbella. Shell fusiformly ovate, 

 smooth, grooved towards the base, white, conspicu- 

 ously reticulated with brown-black, spire rather ob- 

 tuse, whorls slightly convex ; aperture rather narrow, 

 lip denticulated within. 

 Hob. Japan. 



Allied to C. pardalina, but of a dift'erent form, strongly 

 grooved towards the base. From C. Tyleri, peculiar to 

 Australia, it differs essentially in habitat. 



Species 163. (Mus. Cuming.) 

 (JoLUMBELLA MULTivoLUTA. Col. testd acuminato-ova- 

 td, longitudinaliter obscure albicostatd, lineis nigris 

 bi/asciatim variegatd, spira attenuatd, anfractibus nu- 

 nierosis ; aperturd parviusculd, columelld contractd, 

 sulcatd, labro simplici. 

 The many-whokled Columbella. Shell acuminately 

 ovate, longitudinally obscurely white-ribbed, varie- 

 gated with two bands of black lines, spire attenuated, 

 whorls numerous; aperture rather small, columella 

 contracted, grooved, lip simple. 



Ilab. ? 



A sharply acuminated species, sculptured with opaque- 

 white ribs, which are almost obsolete. 



Species 1 64. (Mus. Cuming.) 

 Columbella collakis. Col. testd ovatd, leevigatd, livi- 

 do-fuscd, anfractibus .viperne tumido-productis, ad ba- 

 sin sulcatis ; aperturd quadralo-ovatd, labro vix den- 

 licnlato. 

 The collati Columbella. Shell ovate, smooth, livid- 

 brown, whorls tumidly produced round the upper 

 part, grooved at the base ; aperture squarely ovate, 

 I lip scarcely toothed. 



I iTab. ? 



I Allied to C. varians, tliough characterized by a pecu- 

 liarly produced swelling round the upper part of the 

 wiiorls, whilst the shell is of a decided purple-livid colour 

 throughout. 



Species 165. (Mus. Cuming.) 

 Columbella Califounica. Col. testd fusiformi-oblongd, 

 longitudinaliter lirato-costatd, albd, lineis rufo-fuscis 

 subtilissime reticulata, costis sattiratioribus ; aperturd 

 subangusid, labro vix denticulato. 

 The Califoknian Columbella. Shell fusiformly ob- 

 long, longitudinally lirately ribbed, white, finely re- 

 ticulated with red-brown lines, ribs dark ; aperture 

 rather narrow, lip scarcely denticulated. 



AprU, 1859. 



