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Species 75. (Mus. Steere.) 



Oliva I'VGM.EA. OUc. tusld vi/UiulniceQ-oblougd, spird 

 dreri, apice acuta, columelld Iccvhjatd, nisi ad kmn 

 pticald, plicis anfjudis, interstitiis suliprofundis ; au- 

 raiitio-liiicd, rufo-fusco varie uebidatd et pundntd, 

 cohimeUd et aperturcB fance alhli. 



The pigmy Olive. Sliell cylindiically oblong, spire 

 short, sharp at the apex, columella smooth, except 

 that it is jilaited at the base, the plaits being small 

 and the interstices betwopii tlicin rather deep ; 

 orange-yellow, clonded :iii(l dottiil witli red-liiown, 

 eohnnella and interior nf the ajHrlinr white. 



IM. ? 



This IS. perhaps, nearest allied to O. ispidiila, Ijut 

 difi'ers siitticitnitiy fnnu any of the varieties of that species. 



Specie.s 70. (Mus. Cuming.) 



Oliva zanoe'I'A. OVw. testd acumiaato-ohlungd , ti/nniciild, 

 basi unhcffiisd et Iriincatd, xjiird I'.cviid, cohimdld ba.iiii 

 versus pUcatu, plicis purriuscidi.'i ,■ nlbidd, purpuras- 

 cente-fiisco la/!; bifiisciatd, snlijicUiifidd, quasi corned, 

 zoiid aiigasld lideold opacd prope ad basin. 



The horny Olive. Shell acumiuately oblong, rather 

 thin, somewhat effused and truncated at the base, 

 columella plaited towards the hase, plaits rather 

 small ; whiti-sh, broadly two-banded with purple- 

 lirown, rather transparent, as if horny, with a narrow 

 opake yellowish band at the base. 



DucLOS, Mon. Oliv. pi. 3. f. 9, 10. 



Hab. ? 



A very distinct species, reraarkalile for its shining lioniy 



appearance, whilst the dark }iurple-brown bauds which 



encircle the shell are seen through iu the interior. 



Species 77. (Mus. Steere.) 



Oliva pannicvlata. Oliv. lestu ubloinjd, supenu' tumi- 

 diuscnld, spird exserid, columelld undique plica t li ; 

 eburned, purpurasceide-fusco paUidissime undalu-ncbu- 

 latd, tuacnlis qiiudrutis in htcdio cf infra sii/iira.s 

 notatd. 



The silk-clad Olive. Shdl oblong, rather swollen 

 romid the upper part, s])ire exserted, columella 

 plaited throughout ; ivory-white, very faintly wave- 



clouded with purpKsh-brown, marked round the 

 middle and beneath the sutures in square spots. 



DucLos, Mon. OHv. pi. .5. f. 15-18. 



Halj. ? 



Very faintly marked, but well characterized by its form, 

 and by the rows of square spots round the middle and 

 beneath the sutures. 



Species 7S. (Fig. o, b, ilus. Ciuning.) 

 ( )liva fulgida. Oliv. testa fusiformi-oblongd, tenuiculd, 

 subinjlatd, spird valde exsertd, basi subeffusdet truncatd, 

 basi biplicatd ; alba, anrantio-fusco paUidissime undato- 

 iichulatd. liueis aut maculis parvis linearibus supra et 

 infra iiianjinatd, zond basali callosd, lacted. 

 The glittering Olive. Shell fusifoi-mly oblong, rather 

 thin and inflated, spire much exserted, base rather 

 effused and truncated, columella arched, two-plaited 

 at the base ; white, very faintly wave-clouded with 

 orange-brown, margined above and below «ith hues 

 or small linear spots, basal zone callous, cream- 

 coloured. 

 Hab. West Indies. 



A delicately-coloured species, of which the basal zone 

 is more than usually callous and of a clear cream-colom-. 



Species 79. (Mus. Cuming.) 

 Oliva picta. Oliv. testa cylindraceo-omtd, supcrni tu- 

 iiiidd, spird brevissimd, columelld subcallosd, urnUque 

 plicatd : fnlvo-oUvaced, fusco nebulatd punctisque cas- 

 ta nei-i siiblrii/oni.s trndique promiscui jiictd, anfractuum 

 iiianjiiic infra suturas castaneo punctata, columelld 

 cccrulescente-albd, aperturre fauce olivaceo-fuscd. 

 The painted Olive. Shell cylindrically ovate, swollen 

 round the upper part, spire very short, columeUa 

 rather callous, plaited throughout ; fulvous orange, 

 clouded with brown and everywhere promiscuously 

 painted with sulitriangular chestnut dots, edge of the 

 whorls beneath the sutures dotted with chestnut, 

 columella bhiish-white, interior of tlie aperture olive- 



Ilab. riulippinc Islands; Ciuning. 



A characteristic new species, distinguished by its short- 

 ened cylindrical form and triangidarly dotted marking. 



1850. 



