ANCILLARIA. 



Plate IX. 



Species 29. (Mus. Cuming.) 



.\ncill.\kia STRI0L.4TA. Aiic, tenia ovala, aJbidd, spa- 

 rliceo tiiwld, spird parvd, coiiicd, anfractihiis cyliii- 

 dracc'O-convcxis, nitcntihiis, iiiferiie hisnlcatis, colli- 

 melld constricto-coiitortd. 



The finely-striated Ancillakia. Shell ovate, 

 whitish, fown-tinted, spire small, conical, whorls 

 cvlindrically convex, shining-, double-grooved at the 

 lower part, columella constrictedly twisted. 



SowERBV, Thes. Conch. Anc. p. GO. pi. 312. f. 24, 25. 



Hab. ? 



The enamel of this species has frequently a streaky 



appearance, scarcely amounting to the character of striae. 



Species .30. (Fig. a, b, Mus. Cuming.) 



Ancillakia Tronsoni. Anc. testa ovatd, subnaviculi- 

 foniii, albidd, nilente, spird minutd, aiifractibus subin- 

 flatis, columella par am contorld. 



Tronson's Ancillakia. Shell ovate, somewhat boat- 

 shaped, whitish, shining, spire very small, whorls a 

 little inflated, columella but little twisted. 



SowERBY, Thes. Conch. Anc. p. .58. pi. 212. f. 20, 21. 



Hab. Phili|5pine Islands ; Cuming. . 



Characterized by a slightly inflated, boat-like form, with 

 a very small spire. 



Species 31. (Tig. c, b, Mus. Cuming.) 



Ancillaria contusa. Anc. testa ovatd, obesd, crussis- 

 simd, spadlced, castaneo-brunneo strigatd el macidatd, 

 spird obtusd, rude cuUosd, aiifrnctibiis iiiodici- roiivexis, 

 ad basin casluneo-brimneis, colainelld excavato-arcualu , 

 abbrevialo-triincatd. 



The ukuised Ancillaria. Shell ovate, stont, very 

 thick, fawn-colour, streaked and blotched with chest- 

 nut-brown, spire obtuse, rudely callous, whorls mo- 

 derately convex, chestnut-brown at the base, colu- 

 mella excavately arched, shortly truncated. 



Hub. ? 



This very striking shell approaches A. obtusa in general 

 character, but it will be found on comparison to difl'er 

 throughout, especially in the arched excavation of the 

 columella. 



Species .32. (Fig, a, b, Mus. Taylor.) 



AxciLLARl.i marmorata. Anc. testd ovatd, injlatd, 

 albidd, fulfo-carneo pallide striyatd et viarnioratd, 

 spird conicd, anfractibus declivi-convcvis, columella 

 subrectd, fulvo- brunned. 



The mottled Ancillakia. Shell ovate, inflated, 

 ttdiitish, faintly streaked and mottled with fulvous 

 fiesh-colour, spire conical, whorls slopingly convex, 

 columella nearly straight, fulvous-brown. 



Hah. ? 



Characterized by a peculiar mottling of light, fulvous 

 flesh-colour and opake-white, while the columella is con- 

 spicuously stained with fulvous-brown. 



Species 33. (Fig. a, b, ]\Ius. Cuming.) 



Ancillaria sarda. Anc. testd obeso-ovnld, rufescente- 

 luted, nilente, ad spiram obscuri' albifasciiitd, spird 

 conicd, anfractibus tumido-cuiivexis, columella con- 

 siricto-contortd, eburned. 



The cornelian Ancillaria. Shell stoutly ovate, 

 reddish-yellow, shining, obscurely white-banded at 

 the spii'e, spire conical, whorls tumidly convex, co- 

 lumella constrictedly twisted, ivory-white. 



Hab. ? 



A shining ycllow-cnamelled shell, with a constrictedly 

 twisted, ivory-white columella. 



Species 34. (Mus. Cuming.) 



Ancillari.4. crassa. Anc. testd obeso-ovatd, crussd, al- 

 bidd, spird subampld, conicd, anfractibus iumido-con- 

 vexis, inferne caUoso-fasciatis et sulcatis, columelld 

 constricto-contortd. 



The thick Ancillaria. Shell stoutly ovate, thick, 

 whitish, spire rather large, conical, whorls tumidly 

 convex, callously banded and grooved round the 

 lower part, columella constrictedly twisted. 



SowERBY, Thes. Conch. Anc. p. 60. f. 90, 91. 



Hab. Red Sea. 



A swollen, callous shell, with a rather prominent sjiire. 



November, 1SG4. 



