COLUM BELLA 



Plate XXXVII. 



Species 23-i. (Mus. Taylor.) 



COLUMJSELLA NUBECULATA. Cul. testd obloMJO-nudd, 

 leevigatd, lutescente-albd, aurmitio-fiisco varie mar- 

 moratd, npice violaceo, anfractibus convexis, aperturd 

 parvd, labro superne emargimito, Intus prominenle 

 dentato. 



The clocded Columbella. Shell oblong-ovate, 

 smooth, yellowish-white, variously mottled with 

 orange-brown, apex violet-tinged, whorls convex ; 

 aperture small, lip notched at the upper part, pro- 

 minently toothed within. 



Hob. ?' 



Eather obscurely clouded in respect of colouring, which 



inclines towards the base to form a fine network. 



Species 235. (Fig. a, b, Mus. Taylor.) 

 CoLTiMBELLA SCALPT.A. Col. tentd ovatd, pellucido-aured, 

 lineis pallidis angularibus fransversim nofatd, spird 

 brevi, anfractibus longitudinaUter pUcaio-cos/aiis ; 

 aperturd pared, oblongo-dnuosd, labro incrassato, 

 superne eiiiarginato, intus denticulato. 

 The SCRATCHED Columbei.la. Shell ovate, trans- 

 parent golden-yellow, marked transversely with an- 

 gular pale lines, spire short, whorls longitudinally 

 plieately ribbed; aperture small, oblong, sinuous, 

 lip thickened, notched at the upper part, denticulated 

 within. 



IM. ? 



A veiT striking species, of pellucid golden-yellow tex- 

 ture, marked transversely with light sharply-angled lines, 

 like scratches. 



Species 23lj. (Tig. a, b, Mus. Cuming.) 

 CoLUAIBELLA DOKMITOR. Col. tesiu cyUiidracco-conoided, 

 undique spiraliter liratd et sulcata, violaced, spird 

 brevi, subobtusd ; aperturd oblongd, angustd, labro sub- 

 incrassato, superne subemarginato, intus dentictilato. 

 The sleeper Columbella. Shell eylindrically conoid, 

 spirally ridged and grooved throughout, violet, spire 

 short, rather obtuse ; aperture oblong, narrow, lip 

 rather thickened, faintly notched at the upper part, 

 denticulated within. 



SowERBY, Thesam-us Conch, vol. i. p. 143. pi. 40. f. 173. 

 Ilab. Island of St. Vincent, West Indies; Guilding. 



This little species, of a distinctly typical ovuloid form, 

 may be regarded as a characteristic example of Mr. Swain- 

 son's genus Conella, 



Species 237. (Fig. a, b, Mus. Taylor.) 

 Columbella ocellata. Col. testd subulatd, undique 

 lungitudinaliter plicato-costellatd, albidd, auraniio- 

 fusco tinetd et ocellata, spird turritd, anfractibus 

 plano-convexis, angustis, ultimo ad basin sulcata et 

 recurvo ; aperturd parva, labro valide varicoso, intus 

 denticulato. 

 The eyed Columbella. Shell subulate, longitudinally 

 plieately ribbed throughout, whitish, stained and 

 occUated with orange-brown, spire turreted, whorls 

 flatly convex, mirrow, last whorl grooved, and re- 

 curved at the base ; aperture small, lip strongly vari- 

 cose, denticulated within. 



Hab. ? 



Finely longitudinally ridged throughout and marked 

 with eye-like points dipping at rather distant intervals 

 from the sutures. 



Species 238. (Mus. Cuming.) 



Columbella pelagia. Col. testd subulatd, longitudi- 

 naliier subtuberculato-co.itatd, albd, aurantio-fusco 

 marmuratd, spird turritd, anfractibus angustis ; aper- 

 turd parvd, labro valide varicoso, superne einarginato, 

 intus deidiculoto. 



The deep sea Columbella. Shell sidmlate, longitu- 

 dinally somewhal tubercularly ribbed, white, marbled 

 with orange-brown, spire turreted, whorls narrow; 

 aperture small, lip strongly varicose, notched at the 

 upper part, reticulated within. 



JIab. ? 



Conspicuously marbled with orange-brown so as to 



leave a central white band and a series of white sutural 



spots. 



Species 239. (Fig. a, b, Mus. Cuming.) 

 Columbella chuava. Col. testd ocatd, lavigald, lutes- 



April, 1859. 



