COLUMBELLA. 



Plate XXIX. 



Species 183. (Mus. Cuming.) 

 CoLUMBELLA ROSACEA. Col. lestd ovald, crassd, lavi, 

 earneo-rosaced, anfraclvbm plamlalk ultimo gibbosi- 

 mciilo, ad basin conlracto ; a2)ertdrd parvd, lain iub- 

 varicoso, inlus denticulato, miperne mbpmarginato. 

 The pink Colu.mbella. Shell ovate, thick, smooth, 

 flesh-pink, whorls flattened, the last rather gibbous, 

 contracted at the base, aperture small, lip subvaricose, 

 denticulated within, slightly notched at the upper part. 

 Hob. ? 



Of smooth solid growth, coloured throughout with 

 flesh-rose, which is deeper towards the apex. 



Species 18-1. (Fig. a, h, Mus. Taylor.) 



Columbella Lincolnensis. Col. testa acuminata, 

 solid/!, lavi, livido-albd, reticuld castaned sirigaid, vel 

 purpureo-casianeo varie iinctd, anfractibus planulatis, 

 ultimo ad basin contrado ; labro tenui, superne eniargi- 

 nato, itUus denticulato. 



The Lincoln Columbella. Shell acuminately solid, 

 smooth, livid-white, streaked with chestnut network, 

 or variously stained with purple-chestnut, whorls 

 rather flattened, the last contracted at the base, lip 

 thin, notched at the upper part, denticulated within. 



Hab. Port Lincoln, Australia. 



This Australian species is curiously analogous with the 



Mediterranean C. corniculata. 



Species 185. (Mus. Cuming.) 



Columbella akata. Col. testd fmiformi-acuminatd, 

 undique spiraliter siilcatd, lulescente, maculis rufo- 

 fuscis variegatd, anfractibus numerosis, convexis, ulti- 

 mo ad basin contrado et recuno ; aperturd parvd, co- 

 lumelld excavatd, labro simplici, subexpanso. 



The tloughed Columbella. Shell fusiformly acumi- 

 nated, spirally grooved throughout, yellowish, varie- 

 gated with red-brown spots, whorls uumerous, con- 

 vex, the last contracted and recurved at the base ; 

 aperture small, columella excavated, lip simple, 

 slightly expanded. 



Hab. ? 



This shell might very fairly be regarded as the type of a 



new genus. Its generic characters have little in common 



with those of Columbella. 



Species 186. (Fig. a, b, Mus. Cuming.) 

 Columbella lumbricus. Col. testd cylindraceo-ncicu- 

 lari, lavigatd, nitente, rosaceo-fuscescente pallide reti- 

 culata, anfractibus planulatis, prope apicem longitudi- 



naliler sulcatis ; aperturd minutd, columella excavatd, 

 labro simplici. 



The grub Columbella. Shell cyliudrieally acicular, 

 smooth, shining, faintly reticulated with pink-brown, 

 whorls rather flat, longitudinally grooved near the 

 apex; aperture very small, columella excavated, lip 

 simple. 



Eab. Isle of Capul, Philippines ; Cuming. 



Of a narrow, Terebra-WV^ form, marked with a faint 



network of pink-brown. 



Species 187. (Mus. Cuming.) 

 Columbella saccuarata. Col. testd acuminata, pelln- 

 cido-rosacen, ad basin opaco-albd, anfractibus convexis, 

 lavibus, ultimo inferne contrado et suleato ; aperturd 

 ovatd, columelld labroque denticulatis. 

 The candied Columbella. Shell acuminated, trans- 

 parent-pink, opaque-white at the base, whorls con- 

 vex, smooth, the last contracted at the lower part, 

 and grooved ; aperture ovate, lip and columella den- 

 ticulated. 

 Mab. Van Diemen's Land. 



Although a shell of comparatively stout growth, all 

 the specimens I have seen are of the same uniform trans- 

 pareut-pink substance, white in the columella. 



Fig. 188. (Mus. Taylor.) 

 Since describing at Plate XV. the C. australis of the 

 late Mr. Gaskoin, I have had an opportunity of examin- 

 ing the original types of that species, now in the eollec" 

 tion of Mr. Taylor. It will be seen, by comparing the 

 accompanying figure with Fig. 78, that the species varies 

 considerably. 



Species 189. (Mus. Cuming.) 



Colu.mbella sugillata. Col. testd ovatd, livido- 

 fuscd vel purpurascente, spird turritd, anfractibus 

 superne tuberculato-costatis, tuberculis niveis; aper- 

 turd subquadrato-ovatd, labro subvaricoso, superne 

 suhangulato, intus denticulato. 



The bruised Columbella. Shell, ovate, livid-brown 

 or purple, spire turreted, whorls tubercularly ribbed 

 round the upper part, tubercles white; aperture some- 

 what squarely ovate, lip slightly varicose, angled at 

 the upper part, denticulated within. 



Hab. China Seas. 



Of a livid-brown or purplish hue, tlie tubercles with 



which it is strongly coronated throughout being tipped 

 - with white. 



April, 1859. 



