M A R G I N E L L A . 



Tlaie XXI. 



Species 107. (Mus. Cuiniiig'.) 



Marginella alabaster. Marg. testa ciilhidraceo- 

 ovatd, niiente-albd, subopacd, spird parvd, anfractibti.s 

 convexis, labro suhjiexuoso, colunielld quadriplicatd. 



The alabaster Marginella. Shell cylindriciilly- 

 ovate, sliining-wliite, rat.lier opake, spire small, whorls 

 convex, lip somewhat flexuous, columella four-plaited. 



Hab. ? 



A glittering, rather opake-white species, without any 



indication of colour. 



Species 108. (Fig. o, b, Mus. Cuming.) 



Marginella Peasii. Marg. testa oblongo-cylmdraced, 

 pellucido-albd, nitente, fidvescente obsciwissime fas- 

 data, spird parvd, labro opaco, subflexuoso, columdld 

 quadriplicatd. 



Pease's Marginella. Shell oblong-cylindrical, trans- 

 parent-white, shining, very obscurely banded with 

 fulvous, s])ire small, lip opake, slightly flexuous, co- 

 lumella four-plaited. 



Marginella cylindrica. Pease (not of Sowerby), Pro. Zool. 

 Soc. 1862, p. 244. 



Hah. Kiugsmill Islands, Pacific Ocean ; Pease. 



A very delicate, transparent species, with only a very 



faint indication of anv colour. 



Species 109. (ilus. Taylor.) 



.Marginella ijimersa. Marg. testd subpgriforiid-ovatd, 

 cceruleo-albd, spird parvd, imiiiersd, anfraclibiis s/i- 

 perne tuiHido-rotuudatis, labro calloso-rejiexo, coluinelld 

 valide quiiiquepUcatd. 



TuE IJIMERSED Margixella. Shell somewhat pyri- 

 formly-ovate, bluish-white, spire small, inimer.sed, 

 whorls tumidly rounded at the upper part, lip cal- 

 lously reflected, columella strongly flve-plaited. 



Hah. ^? 



It is difficult to convey an accurate notion of this spe- 

 cies, either by figure- or description, but it is clearly dis- 

 tinct to the eye. 



Species 110. (Fig. a, b, Mus. Cuming.) 



Marginella cantharus. Marg. testd oblongo-ovatd, 

 pelhwido-corned, soUdiuscnld, obscurii fasciatd, spird 

 subexsertd, labro iucrassato, opaco-albo, colmnelld quad- 

 riplicatd. 



The beetle Marginella. Shell oblong-ovate, trans- 

 parent-horny, rather solid, obscurely banded, spire 

 rather cxserted, lip chickened, opake-wdiite, columella 

 four-plaited. 



Hab. ? 



A rufous-horny shell, though of solid growth, with an 

 opake-white lip. 



Species 111. (Mus. Cuming.) 



Marginella monilis. Marg. testd obloiigo-ovatd, so- 

 lidiusculd, niteiite-ehuriied, spird parvd, aiifractihus 

 superne twiiddis, labro suhjiexuoso, colunielld quadri- 

 plicatd. 



•The necklace Marginella. Shell oblong-ovate, ra- 

 ther solid, shining ivory-white, spire small, whorls 

 swollen round the upper part, lip somewhat flexuous, 

 columella four-plaited. 



Valuta monilis. Born, Mus. Vindob. p. 219. 

 Volvaria monilis, Lamarck. 

 Marginella monilis, Kiener. 



Hab. Senegal. 



Named from the circumstance of this species being 

 used in great abundance by the natives strung in neck- 

 laces. 



Species 112. (Mus. Cuming.) 



jMargixella kufescens. Marg. testa ovatd, versus ba- 

 sin atteuuatd, rufescente-corned, nitente, spird parvd, 

 anfructihus superne gibbosis, labro fiexuoso, colmnelld 

 quadriplicatd. 



The rufous Marginella. Shell ovate, rather attenu- 

 ated towards the base, rufous-horny, shining, spire 

 small, whorls rather gibbous round the upper part, 

 lip fl(x\ious, columella four-plaited. 



Hab. ? 



January, 1865. 



