M A R G I N E L L A . 



Plate XXVII. 



Species 152. (Mus. Cuming.) 



Marginella minok. Mai-g. testa oblongo-pyriformi, 

 vitreo-albd, spird sitbinuiiersd, anfractibus superne tu- 

 mido-rotundatis, lahro crasse reflexo, columella quad- 

 riplicatd. 



The smaller Marginella. Shell oblong pear-shaped, 

 glassy-white, spire nearly immersed, whorls tumidly 

 rounded at the upper part, lip thickly reflected, colu- 

 mella four-plaited. 



C. B. Adams, Panama Shells. 



E.ab. Panama. Mazatlan. 



A very minute, glassy species, of an oblong pear-shape. 



Species 153. (Mus. Taylor.) 



Marginella Lavalleana. Ilarg. testd cylindraceo- 

 pynformi, vitreo-albd, teniii, spird obtusd, labro pariini 

 incrassuto, columella quadriplicatd. 



Lavalle's Marginella. Shell cylindrically pear-shaped, 

 glassy-white, thin, spire obtuse, lip but little thick- 

 ened, columella four-plaited. 



D'Orbigny, ]3rit. Mus. Cat. Cuba, Moll. p. 25. 

 Marginella minima, Guilding (ined.). 



Uab. Cuba. 



Very thin and glassy, the columellar axis being visible 

 throuHihout, 



Species 154. (Mus. Taylor.) 



Marginella miliaria. Ilarg. testd obovatd. vitreo- 

 albd, spird immersd, apertnrd curvatd, columella quad- 

 riplicatd. 



The linnet Marginella. Shell obovate, glassy- 

 white, spire immersed, aperture cm-ved, columella 

 four-plaited. 



Voluta miliaria, LinnEeus, Syst. Nat. p. 1139. 

 Voharia miUacea, Lamarck. 



Hab. Mediterranean. Guancha, Madeira ; M'Andrew. 



This little species has an inclination __to an ovuloid 

 growth. 



Species 155. (Mus. Taylor.) 



Marginella striata. Marg. testd ovato-turbiiuitd, al- 

 bidd, spird conspicue exsertd, anfractibus superne ro- 

 tundatis, longitudinaliter lirato-striatd, labro crasse 

 rejlexo, columelld quadriplicatd. 



The striated Marginella. Shell turbinately ovate, 

 whitish, spire conspicuously exserted, whorls rounded 

 at the upper part, longitudinally riilge-striatcd, lip 

 thickly reflected, columella fom--plaited. 



Sowerby, Thes. Conch. Marg. p. 375. pi. 75. f. 81, 82. 



Hab. ? 



A minute, To/H^e-shaped shell, strongly sculptured 

 longitudinally, with raised stria;. 



Species 156. (Fig. a, b, Mus. Cuming.) 



Marginella pisum. Marg. testd globosd, Ovidiformi, 

 nitente-albd, spird immersd, anfractibus modice inf.atis, 

 labro tenue rejlexo, aperiurd curvatd, columelld quad- 

 rijilicatd. 



The pea Marginella. Shell globose, Oy«/;/w<-shaped, 

 shining-white, spire immersed, whorls moderately 

 inflated, lip thinly reflected, aperture curved, colu- 

 mella four-plaited. 



Hab. Australia; Strange. 



A very characteristic, 0(j«/;(m-shaped species, of about 



the size of a small pea. 



Species 157. (Mus. Cuming.) 



iMarginella Sandwicensis. Marg. tesld ohloiigo-ocutd, 

 nitente-albd, spird parvd, anfractibus versus basin, sub- 

 contraclis, labro modice rejlexo, columelld quadri- 

 plicatd. 



The Sandwich Marginella. Shell oblong-ovate, shi- 

 ning-white, spire small, whorls rather contracted to- 

 wards the base, lip moderately reflected, columella 

 four-plaited. 



Pease, Pro. Zool. Soc. 1860, p. 14.7. 



Ilab. Sandwich Islands ; Pease. 



More than usually oblong and contracted than the 

 other small white species of the genus. 



January, 186 



