COLUMBELLA.— Plate XXVII. 



Species 174. (Fig. a, b, Mus. Cuming.) 



CoLUjiBELLA EssiNGTONENSis. Col. testd aciculari, 

 clavatd, lam, politd, livido-piirpured vel albd, rvfo- 

 fasclatd, spird acuta, anfractiius submu/ustis, ultimo 

 snhffibboso; aperturd parvd, mperne sinuatd, labro in- 

 cramato, varicoso. 



TuE EssiNGTON CoLUMBELLA. Shell acicular, club- 

 shaped, smooth, polished, livid-purple or white, 

 banded with red, spire sharp, whorls rather narrow, 

 the last somewhat gibbous ; aperture small, siuuatcd 

 at the upper part, lip thick, varicose. 



llab Port Essington, Australia. 



A rather solid, acicular, club-shaped shell, smooth and 



shining, with a thickened, varicose lip. 



Species 175. (Mus. Cuming.) 



OoLUMBELLA FENESTKATA. Col. teitd ovafit, codu 



transversis et longitudinalibiM undique feneHratd, 

 alhidd, pallide rufo-fasciatd, spird subturritd, anjran- 

 tibm rotundatis, eostiii mbtubereulatis .- aperiurd 

 parmusciild, labro incrassato, inlus denticuMo. 



The LATTICED CoLUMBELLA. Shell ovate, latticed 

 throughout with longitudinal and transverse ribs, 

 whitish, faintly red-banded, spire somewhat turreted, 

 whorls rounded, with the ribs slightly tubcrclcd ; 

 aperture rather smaU, lip thickened, denticulated 

 within. 



Hab. ? 



A faintly red-banded shell, roughly latticed throughout. 



