COLUM BELLA 



Species 197. fMus. Cuming.) 

 C0LU.HBELLA Mangelioibes. Cut. testa fimformi, 

 solidiiisculd, lonffitttdinaliler valide costald, lutiscente, 

 maculis aurantio-fmcis asper$d, anfraclHim numerosk, 

 plano-coHvexk, mturis impresm, anfractu ultimo in 

 canalem producto ; aperturd parvd, labro varicoso, 

 intm denticulato. 

 'I'uE Mangelia-like Colombella. Shell fusiform, 

 rather solid, longitudinally strongly ribbed, yeUowish, 

 sprinkled with orange-brown spots, whorls numerous, 

 flatly convex, sutures impressed, the last whorl pro- 

 duced into a canal ; aperture small, lip varicose, den- 

 ticulated within. 

 Hoi. West Indies. 



A solid shining shell, veiy conspicuously ribbed through- 

 out, with a strongly varicose lip. 



Species 198. (Fig. a, b, Mus. Cuming.) 



CoLUJiBELLA Guatemalensis. Col. testa ovatd, sub- 

 obesd, Inngitudinaliter tenuicostatd, mlcis linearibus 

 transversis decmsatd, purpurea et rufd, maculis opaco- 

 aliis quadratis medio cingulatd, anfraclibus convexis, 

 smperne albis; aperturd oblongd, labro intus den- 

 ticulato. 



The Guatemala Columbella. Shell ovate, rather 

 stout, longitudinally finely ribbed, decussated with 

 transverse linear grooves, purple and red, encircled 

 round the middle with square opaque-white spots, 

 whorls convex, white round the upper part ; aperture 

 oblong, lip denticulated withio. 



Hab. Guatemala. 



Necklaced round the body-whorl with square, opaque- 



wliite spots upon a rich purple-red ground, while the upper 



edges of the whorls remain white. 



Species 199. (Mus. Cuming.) 

 GoLCMBELLA PELLUciDA. Col. testd ovati, verms basiu 

 oblique expansd, pellucidd, lavi, aurantio-castaneo 

 maculatd et Jlumniatd, spird breviusculd, acnminatd ; 

 aperturd ovatd, columelld excavatd, labro varicoso, 

 intus purpureo-tincto, superne unideritaio. 

 The pellucid Columbella. Shell ovate, obliquely 

 expanded towards the base, transparent, smooth, 

 spotted and flamed with orange-chestnut, spire 



rather short, acuminated ; aperture ovate, columella 

 excavated. Up varicose, purple-stained within, one- 

 toothed at the upper part. 



Hab. ? 



Rather inclined to the typical form of Nassa, of solid 



texture, yet so transparent as to allow the columella being 



seen throughout the shell. 



Species 200. (Mus. Cuming.) 



Columbella spabsa. Col. testd fusiformi-ovatd, longi- 

 tudirialiter costellatd, interstitiis cancellatis, lutes- 

 cente, pnnctis et reticuld castaneis sparsd ; aperturd 

 parvd, labro varicoso, superne emarginato, intus den- 

 ticulato. 



The sprinkled Columbella. Shell fusiformly ovate, 

 longitudinally finely ribbed, interstices cancellated, 

 yellowish, sprinkled with chestnut dots and network, 

 aperture small, lip varicose, notched at the upper 

 part, denticulated within. 



ffab. ? 



Similarly sculptured and painted to C. sitffusa, but of 



a shorter form. 



Species 201. (Mus. Cuming.) 

 Columbella acus. Col. testd angusle elongatd, versus 

 apicem longitudinaliter minute costellatd, lutescente, 

 aurantio-fusco irregulariter strigatd, anfractibus pla- 

 nulatis ; aperturd minutd, collwnelld subexcavatd, 

 truncatd, labro simplici, intus vix denticulato. 

 The needle Columbella. Shell narrowly elongated, 

 longitudinally minutely ribbed towards the apex, 

 yellowish, irregularly streaked with orange-brown, 

 whorls rather flattened; aperture very small, colu- 

 mella sUghtly excavated, truncated, lip simple, 

 scarcely denticulated within. 

 Hab. Isle of Capul, Philippines ; Cuming. 



This species, together with the C. lumbrkus and 

 Cumingii, all from the Isle of Capul, present a local type 

 of great interest, and a good basis for a distinct subgenus. 



Species 202. (Mus. Cuming.) 

 Columbella oblita. Col. testd aeuminato-oblongd, 

 undique minute spiraliter elevato-striatd, pellucido- 



April, 1859. 



