MARGINELLA 



Plate XIV. 



Species 58. (Mus. Cuming.) 



Maeginella scripta. Marg. testa retiise ovatci, cine- 

 red, niteiite, lineis nigris acute angulath longiludina- 

 liter fascialu, anfractibus stiperne tumiJiuscidis, labro 

 intv.s denticulalo, colmnelld qidnqueplicald. 



The written Marginella. Shell bluntly ovate, ash- 

 colour, shining, longitudinally banded with black 

 zigzag lines, whorls rather tumid round the upper 

 part, lip denticulated within, columella five-plaited. 



Hinds, Pro. Zool. Soc. 1844, p. 73 ; Moll. Voy. Sulph. 

 pi. 13. f. 16, 17. 



Hah. Straits of Macassar (in coarse sand, at a depth of 

 from eleven to fifteen fathoms) ; Belcher. 



The longitudinal lines of this bright little species are 

 mostly festooned at regular intervals with blotches. 



Species 59. (Fig. a, b, Mus. Cuming.) 



Maeginella imbricata. Marg. testa oblongo-umtd, 

 Jlavesceute-albd, rufo-fmco traiisversim tessellatd, colu- 

 mella callosd, plicis subobscuris ; aperturd angustu, 

 labro caUoso-incrassuto. 



The imbricated Marginella. Shell oblong-ovate, 

 yellowish-white, transversely tessellated with red- 

 brown, columella callous, plaits rather obscure ; aper- 

 ture naiTow, lip callously thickened. 



Hinds, Pro. Zool. Soc. 1844, p. 7G. 



Hab. Acapuico. 



Frequently encircled round the middle with a baud of 

 interrupted blotches. 



Species 60. (Fig. a, b, Mus. Bell.) 



Maeginella lilacin a. Marg. testa obtuse ovald, solidius- 

 culd, albidd, Ulaciuo undlqve fasciald et tinctd, spird 

 immersd, lairo late incrassato, intus denticulato, colu- 

 mella quadripUcatd. 



The lilag-tinged Marginella. Shell obtusely ovate, 

 rather solid, whitish, banded and staiued with pale- 

 lilac, spire immersed, lip broadly thickened, denticu- 

 lated within, columella four-plaited. 



SowERBY, Thes. Conch. Marg. p. 403. pi. 78. f. 17G, 177. 

 Hab. ? 



This shell, of which the specimen here figured from the 

 collection of Professor Bell is the only one known, is cer- 

 tainly distinct from any other species. Resembling M. 

 LargilUeri in general aspect, it is of stouter proportions, 

 with a different arrangement of columellar plaits, and a 

 totally distinct plan of colouring. 



Species 01. (Mus. Cuming.) 



Marginella similis. Marg. tesld ovatd, solidiusculd, 

 Jlavesceute-albd, griseo profuse nebulatd et vittatu, 

 spird fere obsoletd, anfractibus superne gibbosis, labro 

 iucrassato, liaud reflexo. 



The similar Marginella. Shell ovate, rather solid, 

 yellowish-white, profusely clouded and filleted with 

 grey, spire nearly obsolete, whorls gibbous round the 

 upper part, lip thickened, not reflected. 



SowERBY, Pro. Zool. Soe. 1846, p. 97. 



Hab. Brazil. 



Very closely allied to M. interrupta, and probably only 

 a variety of that species. 



Species 62. (Mus. Cuming.) 



Marginella interrupta. Marg. testd suboblonyo- 

 ovatd, albidd, griseo profuse interrupte vittatd, spird 

 snbobsoletd, anfractibus superuii gibbosinscnld, labro 

 crasse rejlexo. 

 The intekrvpted Maeginella. Shell somewhat ob- 

 long-ovate, whitish, profusely interruptedly filleted 

 with grey, spire somewhat obsolete, whorls rather 

 gibbous round the upper part, lip thickly reflected. 

 Lamarck, Anim. sans vert. vol. x. p. 446. 

 Hab. West Indies ; Venezuela. 



Well distinguished by its characteristic filleting of in- 

 terrupted grey lines. There are many varieties of the 

 species, more or less over-clouded with grey. 



Januarv. 1865. 



