V U L U M 



Plate XIV. 



Species 63. (Fig. a, h, JIus. Cuming.) 



OvuLUM NEGI.ECTUM. Ov. testii siibeloiifjato-ovatd, livido- 

 piirpiired, extremitnlibus atlenuatis, brevihiis, lahro 

 fentii refiexo, apertnrii mibpatnhi. 



The neglected Ovulum. Shell somewhat elongately 

 ovate, livid-purple, extremities attenuated, short, lip 

 tliiuly reflected, aperture rather wide open. 



C. B. Adams, MS. in Mus. Cuming. 



Hnh. ? 



Allied to 0. aciciilare, but of a regular ovate form, 

 with the aperture wide open. 



Hub. West Indies. 



Of a much more glossy sulistance than either of the 

 two preceding species, with the extremities more acumi- 

 nated. 



Species 63. (Fig. «, b, !Mus. Cuming.) 



Ovulum LIVIDUM. Ov. testa snhniiguste ovatd, solktii, 

 livido-purpured, exti'cmitafibiis breviter acuni'math, 

 labro hicrassato, columelld superne obsolete imiplicatd, 

 nperturd subpatiild. 



The livid Ovulum. Shell rather narrowly ovate, solid, 

 livid-purple, extremities shortly acuminated, lip 

 thickened, columella obsoletely one-plaited at the 

 top, aperture rather wide open. 



Hab. Panama. 



A more solid species than the preceding, with a nearly 

 obsolete callous plait at the upjier extremity of the co- 

 lumella. 



Species 6-t. (Fig. a, b, Mus. Cuming.) 



OvULUSI Antillakum. Go. testa eloiigato-ovatd, livido- 

 pjirpured, niteute, extremitatib/is ncmninatis, labro 

 calloso-incrassato, aperturd snbpntidd. 



The West India Ovulum. Shell elongately ovate, 

 livid-purple, glossy, extremities acuminated, lip cal- 

 lously thickened, aperture rather wide open. 



Species 65. (Fig. a, b, Mus. Cuming.) 



Ovulum subrostkatum. Ov. testa elongato-ovatd, li- 

 vido-purpured, nitente, extremitatibus acuminatis, la- 

 bro calloso-incrassato, columelld superne uniplicatd, 

 aperturd suljpatuld. 



The slightly-beaked Ovulum. Shell elongately 

 ovate, livid-pui'ple, shining, extremities acuminated, 

 lip callously thickened, columella one-plaited at the 

 upper part, aperture ratiier wifle open. 



Sowerby,- Pro. Zool. Soc. 18-i8, p. 136. 



Hab. Bay of Honduras ; Dyson. 



Very like the preceding' species, with the extremities 

 acuminated. 



Species 66. (Fig. a, b, Mus. Cuming.) 



Ovulum secale. Ov. testa ovatn, livido-pnrpureu, so- 

 lidinsculd, extremitatibus retusis, labro calloso-incras- 

 sato, columelld superne uniplicatd, aperturd subpaluld. 



The rye Ovulum. Shell ovate, livid-purple, rather 

 solid, extremities blunt, lip callously thickened, co- 

 lumella one-folded at the upper part, aperture rather 

 wide open. 



SowEiiBY, Spes. Conch, pt. 1. f. 36. 



Ilab. Eastern Seas ; Belcher. 



Tiie original type of the allied species grouped together 

 in this Plate. 



June, 186.5. 



