CANCELLARIA. 



Species 39. (Fig. a, h, Mus. Cumiug.) 



Cancellaria affinis. Can. tesld fiisiformi-ovata, mi- 

 nute uniMlicata, spird mediocri, mtfractihus superne 

 a/iffulato-declivibiis, delude planulatis, liris obliqtm el 

 spiraUbu.% undique clathratis; fuhd. Urn rufescenti- 

 bus ; aperturd mbatigustd, plicis Iribus, mediocribus. 



The allied Cancellaeia. Shell fusiformly ovate, 

 minutely umbilicated, spire middling, whorls angu- 

 larly slanting roimd the upper part, then rather flat, 

 latticed throughout with obli(pie nnd spiral ridges ; 

 fulvous, ridges reddish ; iiperture rather nan'ow, 

 plaits three, moderate. 



Cmicellaria bulentata, var., Sowcrby. 



Hab. ? 



Of a characteristic fusiformly oblong form, neatly lat- 

 ticed throughout without any depression at the sutiu'e. 

 It differs from C. indentata in form and in not being in- 

 dented at t!ie lip, while the cohmiellar-plaits are finer. 



Species 40. (Fig. «, b, Mus. Cuming.) 



Cancellaria bkevis. Can. testa subffloboid,subampUter 

 unibilicatd, spird ahbreviato-turritd, anfractibus su- 

 periie late excavato-angulatis, longitudinaliter oblique 

 rude costafis, spiraliler obsolete lemdliratis ; albidd, 

 circa augulum caslaneo-maculatd ; aperturd trigono- 

 ovatd, parvd, plicis duabus, parvi-s. 



The short Cancellaria. Shell subglobose, rather 

 largely \irabilicated, spire shortly turrcted, whorls 

 broadly excavately angled round tiie upper part, lon- 

 gitudinally obliquely rudely ribbed, spirally obso- 

 letely finely ridged ; whitish, blotched with chestnut- 

 brown about the angle ; aperture triangularly ovate, 

 small, plaits two, small. 



SowERBY, Pro. Zool. Soc. 1832, p. 52. 



Hab. Puerto Portrero and St. Elena ; Cumiug. 



Closely allied to C. goniostoma, of which it has the ap- 



jjearance of being a small worn specimen. 



Species 41. (Fig. a, b, Mus. Cuming.) 

 I'ancellaria indentata. Can. testa subquadrato-ob- 

 longd, vix umbilicatd, spird breoi, uciimiuatd, anfracti- 

 bus supenie declivibus, obscure aiujulatis, deinde piano- 

 coiivexis, liris longitudinalibus et spiralibus undiqne 

 clathralii ; rvfescente-fuscd ; aperturd angustc oblon- 

 gd, intus valide liratd, lahro versus basin indentato, 

 plicis duabus, rudibus, prominentibus. 

 I'he indented Cancellaria. Shell somewhat squarely 

 oblong, scarcely umbilicated, spire short, acuminated, 

 whorls slanting round the upper part, obscm'cly an- 

 gled, then flatly convex, latticed throughout with 



longitudinal and spiral ridges ; rcddish-browu ; aper- 

 ture narrowly oblong, interior strongly ridged, lip 

 indented towards the base, plaits two, rude, pro- 

 minent. 

 SowEKBY, Pro. Zool. Soc. 1832, p. 54. 

 Hab. Panama. 



Distinguished by its oblong-square form, closely lat- 

 ticed sculpture, and indented lip. 



Species 42. (Fig. a, b, Mus. Cuming.) 



Cancellaria contabulata. Can. testa omtd, anguste 

 umbilicatd, spird turritd, anfractibus superne late ex- 

 cavato-angulatis, deinde convexis, longitudinaliter tenue 

 corrugato-costatis, costi^ sicbtiliter mdulatis, striis 

 spiralibus decussatis ; pallid!^ stramined, aurantio-rufo 

 ad angulum sparsim maculatd ; aperturd triyono-ovatd, 

 plicis tribus, parvis. 



The barred Cancellaria. Shell ovate, narrowly um- 

 bilicated, spire turreted, whorls broadly excavately 

 angled at the upper part, then convex, longitudinally 

 finely wrinkle -ribbed, ribs finely noduled, decus- 

 sated witli spiral stria: ; pale straw-colour, sparingly 

 blotched at the angle with orange-red ; aperture tri- 

 angularly ovate, plaits three, small. 



Sowerby, Conch. Illus. f. 28. Thesam-us Conch, vol. ii. 

 p. 455. pi. 93. f. 19, 23. 

 Cancellaria pusilla, Sowerby. 



Ilab. Ceylon (on the sands) ; Ur. Sibbald. 



Of elegant form, delicately sculptured and coloured. 



Species 43. (Fig. a, b, Mus. Cuming.) 



Cancellaria crispata. Can. testd ovatd, imperforatd, 

 spird acute exsertd, anfractibus superne anguste angu- 

 latis, oblique longitudinaliter costatis, costis crassis, 

 ad angulum muricato-uncinatis, striis spiralibus de- 

 cussatis ; albidd, lineis fasciisque castaneo-fuscis cin- 

 gnlatd; aperturd ovatd, parvd, fauce teiiuilirald, pli- 

 cis triius, parvis. 



The crisp Cancellaria. Shell ovate, imperforated, 

 spire sharply exserted, whorls narrowly angled round 

 the upper part, obliquely longitudinally ribbed, ribs 

 thick, prickly hooked at the angle, decussated with 

 spiral stria; ; whitish, encircled with chestnut-brown 

 bands and lines ; aperture ovate, small, interior finely 

 ridged, plaits three, small. 



Sowerby, Conch. Illus. f. 20. Thesaurus Conch, vol. ii. 

 p. 452. pi. 96. f. 89. 



Hab. Island of Negros, Philippines (dredged in fine sand, 

 at the depth of five fathoms) ; Cuming. 

 Allied to C. crenifera, from which species it is chiefly 



distinguished by its very thick ribs. 



November, 1856. 



