COLUIVI BELLA. 



Plate XXXVI. 



Species 228. (Mus. Tnylor.) 



CoLUMBELi.A INTEKRCPTA. Col. tesid ovald, utrinque 

 allennatd, Kolidiiiscidd, cilbd, maciclin castaiiw-fuscis 

 crescentiforuiibus unifasnatd, spird siMumtd, anfrac- 

 tibm sidco siiperiie cingidatis, ullimo verms basin pro- 

 fundi; litieari-sulcato ; aperliird snlaiigustd, labro su- 

 periie siibemargiiiato, intus denticulato. 



The interkupted Columbella. Shell ovate, attenu- 

 ated at both ends, ratlier solid, while, encircled with 

 a band of crescent-shaped chestnut-brown spots, spire 

 somewhat turreted, whorls encircled with a groove 

 round the upper part, the last deeply linearly grooved 

 towards the base ; aperture rather nari-ow, lip slightly 

 notched at tlie upper part, denticulated within. 



Gaskoin, Pro. Zool. Soc. l-^.')!, p. 3. 



Hab. — ? 



Conspicuously encircled round the upper portion of each 

 whorl with a band of crescent-shaped brown spots, while 

 the shell is more than usually linearly grooved. 



Species 229. (Tig. a, b, Mus. Taylor.) 



Columbella galaxias. Col. tedd fusiformi-ovatd, soll- 

 diusculd, lavigatd, nitente, spird subobtusd, anfracU- 

 bus plano-convesis, albidd, fascid castuitso-fuscd inter- 

 ruptd superue eingtdald, delude reticulatd ; aperturd 

 parvd, utrinque derdiculatd, labro subvaricoso. 



The milky-way Columbella. Shell fusiformly ovate, 

 rather solid, smooth, shining, spire rather obtuse, 

 whorls flatly convex, whitish, encircled round the 

 upper part with an interrupted band of chestnut- 

 brown, and then reticulated ; aperture small, denticu- 

 lated on each side, lip somewhat varicose. 



Eab. ? 



A subtransparent shell, filleted with a broken, linear, red 



band, and sprinkled with opaque-white pearly spots. 



Species 230. (Mus. Taylor.) 

 Columbella cithara. Col. iestd subquadratu-ovatd, so- 

 liduld, albidd, ca-iianeo-reliculatd, prope suturas nigri- 

 cante et alblmaculatd, spird hrevimcidd, anfractibus 

 superne pUcato-liratis, infra spiraliter sulcatd ; aper- 

 turd angttstd, labro sujierne angulato-producto et emar- 

 gitiato, intus lenue denticulato. 



The harp Columisella. Shell somewhat squarely ovate, 

 rather solid, whitish, reticulated with chestnut, black- 

 ish, and white-blotched next the sutures, spire rather 

 short, whorls plicately ridged round the upper part, 

 spirally grooved below ; aperture narrow, lip angu- 

 larly produced and notched at the upper part, finely 

 denticulated within. 



llab. ? 



An elcgantly-fonned liarp-shaped shell, approaching to 

 C.Jluctindn^ l.ut diir.ring obviously enough in all particu- 

 lars. 



Species 231. (Pig. 231 a, Mus. Taylor.) 



Columbella crepusculum. Col. testd subulatd, solidi- 

 usculd, lenigatd, albidd, caManeo subtiUler reticulatd, 

 prope suturas nigricanie et albimaculatd, spird acu- 

 niimtd, anfractibus plano-convexis, nitentihus, ultimo 

 parvo, ad basin sidcato et recurvo ; aperturd parvd, 

 labro varicoso, intus sub/iliter denticulato. 



The twilight Columbella. Shell subulate, rather 

 solid, smooth, whitish, finely reticulated with chest- 

 nut, blackish, and white-spotted next the sutures, 

 spire acuminated, whorls flatly convex, shining, the 

 last small, grooved and recurved at the base ; aper- 

 ture small, lip varicose, fmely denticulated within. 



Hab. ? 



The pattern of this species is a delicate white-punctured 



network upon a dull orange-brown ground. 



Species 16. (Fig. 231 b, Mus. Taylor.) 

 Columbella fusillus. Col. te-itd subulatd, solidiitscuM, 

 lidescente-albd, aurantio-fusco tenue undulatd, prope 

 suturas mac ul aid ; aperturd parvd, lahro varicoso, in- 

 fernefusco maculato. 

 The little spindle Columbella. Shell subulate, 

 rather solid, yellowish-white, faintly waved with 

 orange-brown, spotted nest the sutures; aperture 

 small, lip varicose, brown-spotted at the lower part. 



Hab. ? 



The last whorl of this species is unusually small and 

 contracted, and the lip is marked with a characteristic- 

 blotch of colour at the base. 



April, 1859. 



