NATICA, 



Plate XXVIII. 



Species 129. (Mus. Cuming.) 

 Natica forata. Nat. testa excavate iierq)ectki mnbili- 

 catd, depresso-glohosd, spird subohtusd, anfnictihas 

 juxta siituras suhdepressis, deitide 9'otundatu, uU'mo 

 antice descendente, aperturd semihmari, columelld 

 te>/ui, siiperne callosd ; alhidd, pimctis et mactdin aii- 

 rantih eximie pictd. 

 The bored Natica. Shell excavately perspectively 

 umbilicated, depressly globose, spire rather obtuse, 

 whorls a little depressed next the suture, then round- 

 ed, last whorl descending iu front, apertm-e semilunar, 

 columella thin, callous at the upper part ; whitish, 

 prettily painted with orange dots and blotches. 

 Hab. Buifalo, Cape of Good Hope. 



A prettily painted species, distinguishetl by a large pe- 

 culiarly excavated perspective umbUicus. 



Species 130. (Mus. Cuming.) 

 Natica fibula. Nat. testa ohtecte umbilicatd, orbicidarl- 

 depiresm, subtus excavatd, spird minutd, arifractibiis 

 ad sutiiras marginatis, plano-convexis, aperturd ob- 

 lique lunari, columelld brevissimd, callositate per- 

 ampld solidd rotmidd umbiVwum implenle ; fuhcs- 

 cente-albd. 

 The button Natica. Shell with a covered umbilicus, 

 orbicularly depressed, excavated beneath, spu-e very 

 small, whorls margined at the suture, flatly convex, 

 apertm-e obliquely lunar, columella very short, with 

 a large round soUd callosity tilling the umbilicus ; 

 fulvous-white. 



Hab. ? 



A small obliquely depressed fulvous-white shell, with a 

 large round button-like callosity in the place of the um- 

 bilicus. 



Species 131. (Mus. Cuming.) 

 Natica Jamaicensis. Nat. testd obtecte vmbiUcatd, ob- 

 lique globosd, subdejiressd, spird parvd, anfraciibus 

 juxta suturas plicato-sfriatis, eonvexis, aperturd ht- 

 nari-ovatd, subeffusd, columelld tenui, rejlexd, callosi- 

 tate lata rotunda umbilicum implente ; Uvido-griseu, 

 7iitenie, juxta suturas albd, i?iferne fascia fulcd lata 

 interruptd cingulatd, callositate intense purpureo-cas- 

 taned. 



Toe Jamaica Natica. Shell with a covered umbilicus, 

 obliquely globose, sbghtly depressed, spire small, 

 whorls plioately striated next the suture, convex, 

 aperture lunar -ovate, a little effused, columella 

 thinly reflected, with a broad round callosity filling 

 the umbilicus; livid grey, shining, white next the 

 suture, encircled at the lower part with a broad in- 

 terrupted fulvous band, callosity deep purple-chest- 

 nut. 

 C. B. Adams, Contributions to Conchology, p. 111. 

 Ilab. Jamaica. 



Of a delicate livid grey, encircled with a broad inter- 

 rupted pale flamed band round the lower part, and with 

 white next the suture ; the callosity and columellar enamel 

 being bright purple-chestnut. 



Species 133. (Mus. Cuming.) 



Natica pavimentum. Nat. testd obtecte umbilicatd, glo- 

 bosd, solidiusculd, spird parvd, obtusd, siiturd lineari- 

 impressd, anfraciibus obtuse rotimdatis, aperturd semi- 

 lunari, parviusculd, columelld callosd, callositate ro- 

 tundd, mnbilicum implente; albd, nitente, macidis 

 aurantio-fuscis distantibus tessellafd. 



The pavement Natica. Shell mth a covered umbi- 

 licus, globose, rather solid, spire small, obtuse, suture 

 linearly impressed, whorls obtusely rounded, aperture 

 semilunar, rather small, columella callous, with a 

 rounded callosity filling the umbilicus ; white, shi- 

 ning, tessellated with distant orange-brown square 

 spots. 



Eecluz, Pro. Zool. Soc. 1813, p. 208. 

 Eadem var. Natica Cailliaudi, Recluz. 



Eab. Island of Ticao, Philippines ; Cuming. 



A rounded largely irregularly tessellated shell, shining 



like porcelain. 



Species 133. (Mus. Cuming.) 

 Natica macilenta. Nat. testd excavate profundi umbi- 

 licatd, globoso-ovatd, spird parvd, obtuse exsertd, an- 

 fraciibus snperne declivibm, delude eonvexis, lavibus, 

 upi'iiurd liiiinri-ornld, vuIiimMd calloso-reflexd ; ful- 

 vesci'iilf-tilljii. iiili'iilr. rnnuri-fHscescente obscure tinctd 

 et riltalii, I'licaioitd i'u/ii,,/i'//ari castaned. 

 The lean Natica. Shell excavately deeply urabilicated, 



June, 1855. 



