MARGINELLA.— Plate XVII. 



Rkdfield, Ann. New York Lye. Nat. Hist. 1848, p. 493. 



pi. 17. f. 3. 



Marg'mella avena, Sowerby (not of Valenciennes). 

 Huh. Island of Bohol, Philippines (under stones at low 



water) ; Cuming. 

 In this species, collected by Mr, Cuming at the Philip- 

 pine Islands, the lip is noi compressed towards the middle 

 as in the preceding species. 



Species 85. (Pig. u, b, Mus. Cuming.) 



Maeginella TyENlATA. Marg. tesld fasiformi-ajUndra- 

 ced, Jiavescente-albd, nitente, pallide spadiceo varie 

 fasciatd, spird parvd ; labro modice incrassato, siib- 

 Jlexiioso, colmndld qnadriplicatd. 



The filleted Marginella. Shell fusiformly cylindri- 

 cal, yellowish-white, shining, variously banded with 

 light fawn-colour, spire small ; lip moderately tliick- 

 ened, slightly flexuous, columella four-plaited. 



SovvEKBY, Pro. Zool. Soc. 1846, p. 96. 



Ilnh. •? 



Allied to M. avma, but distinguished by a much smaller 

 spire. 



Species 86. (Mus. Cuming.) 



Marginella pallida. Marg. k'std oblotigo-cylindraced, 



teiiuiculd, sordide laded, nitente, spird parvd, labro 



fiexuow, columetld arcuatd, qnadriplicatd. 

 The pale Marginella. Shell oblong cylindrical, 



rather thin, dull cream-colour, shining, spire small ; 



lip fle.Kuous, columella arched, four-plaited. 

 Bulla pallida, Linnseus, Syst. Nat. 10th ed. p. 737. 



Voluta pallida, Linnreus, Syst. Nat. I3th cd. 



Volvaria pallida, Lamarck. 



Ihjaliiia pallida, Schumacher. 



Marginella pallida, Kiener. 

 Hab. West Indies. 



A light cylindrical shell of thin semitransparent sub- 

 stance, though a little opake, with the columella more than 

 usually arched. 



