﻿VANIKORO.— Plate II. 



Species 14. (Mus. Brit.) 



Vanikoro clathrata. Van. testa 7-otundo-subdepressd ; 

 crassd, subcequaliter cancellaid ; aperturd ohliqud ; 

 columelld rectiUsculd, canali latissimo ; spird acu- 

 minata, profunde foveolatd. 



The latticed Vanikoro. Shell roundly sub- 

 depressed, thick, rather equally cancellated; 

 aperture oblique ; columella rather straight, 

 canal very broad ; spire acuminated, deeply 

 pitted. 



Recluz. Proc. Zool. See, 1843. 



Natica striata, D'Orbigny. 



Natica margaritacea, Potiez. 



Natica sigaretiformis, Potiez. 



Hah. ? 



Species 15. (Mus. Brit.) 

 ik(it;o rosea. Van. testa parvd, pattda, rosed, 

 striis spiralihus et costis concentricis ohliquis can- 

 cellatd; aperturd semibinari, columelld rectiusctdd ; 

 canali latissimo. 



The riNK Vanikoro. Shell small, patulous, pink, 

 cancellated with spiral strife and concentric 

 oblique ribs ; aperture semilunar, columella 

 rather straight ; canal very broad. 



Recluz. Proc. Zool. Soc, 1.S43. 



Hal}. Moluccas. 



The only species showing any genuine colour in the 



shell itself. 



Species 16. (Mus. Brit.) 



Vanikoro granulosa. Van. testa ghhosd, costis spira- 

 lihus moniliformibus sculptd; spird elevatd : aper- 

 turd semilunari ; columelld tenui ; canali latissimo, 

 complanato. 



The granulated Vanikoro. Shell globose, sculptured 

 with beaded spiral ribs ; spire elevated ; aperture 

 semilunar ; columella thin : canal very broad, 

 flat. 



Recluz. Proc. Zool. Soc, 1S43. 



Hah. New Holland. 



The spiral sculpture decidedly predominates in this 



species in the form of beaded ribs. 



