M A R G I N E L L A 



Plate XVII. 



Species 79. (Mas. Cuming.) 



Marginella fusiforjiis. Marg. testa fusiformi-ovatd, 

 versus basin atteiiuatd, lacted, nitente, avrantio-fiisco 

 interdmn lineari-fasciatd, spird conicd, lahro fiexuoso, 

 columelld quadriplicatd. 



The fusiform Marginella. Shell fusiformly ovate, 

 attenuated towards the base, cream-colour, shining, 

 sometimes linearly banded with orange-brown, spire 

 conical, lip flexuous, columella four-plaited. 



Hinds, Pro. Zool. Soc. 1844, p. 75; Moll. Voy. Sulph. 

 pi. 13. f. 20, 21. 



Uab. Straits of Malacca (in mud, at the depth of seven- 

 teen fathoms) ; Belcher. 



A glittering fusiform shell, with a flexuous lip. 



Species 80. (Mus Cuming.) 



Marginella nitida. Marg. testa oblongo-cylhidraced, 

 pellucido-corned, nitente, spird obiiise conicd, labro 

 subjiexuoso, columelld oblique quadriplicatd. 



The shining Marginella. Shell oblong-cylindrical, 

 tiansparent horny, shining, spire obtusely conical, 

 lip slightly flexuous, columella obliquely four-plaited. 



Marginella (FolvarinaJ nitida, Hinds, Pro. Zool. Soc. 

 1844, p. 75. 



IM. ? 



A semitransparent brownish horny shell, bright and 

 glossy throughout. 



Species 81. (Mus. Cuming.) 



Marginella lactea. Marg. testd cylindraceo-oblongd, 

 subfusiformi, laded, nitente, spird obtuse conicd, labro 

 Jlexuoso, columelld triplicatd. 



The cream-colodred Marginella. Shell cylindri- 

 cally oblong, slightly fusiform, cream-coloured, shi- 

 ning, spire obtusely conical, lip flexuous, columella 

 three-plaited. 



KiENER, Icon. Coq. viv. p. 42. pi. 13. f. 3. 



Hab. West Indies. 



A shell of simple character ; peculiar, however, in 

 having only three plaits on the columella. 



Species 83. (Mus. Cuming.) 



Marginella fusca. Marg. tesld conico-oblongd, fas- 

 cescente, nitente, fnlvo-rufo trifasciatd, spird obtuse 

 conicd, anfractibus stiperne tumidiusculis, labro Jlexu- 

 oso, columelld quadriplicatd. 



The fuscous Marginella. Shell conically oblong, 

 fuscous, shining, three-banded with fulvous-red, spire 

 obtusely conical, whorls rather swollen round the 

 upper part; lip flexuous, columella four-plaited. 



SowERBY, Pro. Zool. Soc. 1846, p. 95; Thes. Conch. 

 Marg. p. 393. pi. 76. f. 123, 133. 



Uab. West Indies. 



Of somewhat horny substance, banded in rather an irre- 

 gular manner. 



Species 83. (Fig. a, b, Mus. Cuming.) 



Marginella avena. Marg. testa fusiformi-ci/lindraced, 

 albidd, nitente, roseo vel fuscescente varii iuterrupte 

 latifasciatd, spird subexsertd ; labro Jlexnoso, versus 

 medium coinpresso, columelld quadriplicatd. 



The oat Marginella. Shell fusiformly cylindrical, 

 whitish, shining, variously interruptedly broadly 

 banded with pink or brown, spire somewhat ex- 

 serted ; lip flexuous, compressed towards the middle, 

 columella four-plaited. 



Valenciennes, Kiener, Icon. Coq. viv. p. 17. pi. 6. f. 24. 

 Marginella varia, Sowerby. 

 Marginella Beyerleana, Bernardi. 



Hab. West Indies. Hondm-as. 



An extremely pretty species, of a narrow flexuous growtli, 



variously interruptedly banded with bright rose-pink or 



brown. 



Species 84. (Mus. Cuming.) 



Marginella Philippinarum. 2Lirg. testd oblongo- 

 cylindraced, cinereo-albidd, nitente, obscure livide tri- 

 fasciatd, spird parvd ; labro J/exuoso, colmnelld oblique 

 quadriplicatd. 



The Philippine Marginella. Shell oblong cylin- 

 drical, ash-white, shining, obscurely lividly tliree- 

 banded, spire small, lip flexuous, columella oblicjuely 

 four-plaited. 



January, 1865. 



