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M. LiMBATA, Lam. PI. 6, fig. 89. 



Pale fawn-color, with undulating longitudinal pink lines ; not 

 ribbed ; outer margin of lip marked by groups of transverse 



chocolate-colored spots. Length, -9-1 •! inches. 



W. Africa. 

 Crosse describes a variet}^ with more numerous pink lines, and 

 another in which they are less numerous and more zig-zag in 

 direction. 



M. LiTURATA, Menke. 



An unfigured species, less ovate than 31. limbata, with the 



angulated longitudinal lines broken up into spots. 



Length, "75 inch. 



Australia. 

 M. ORNATA, Redfield. PI. 6, fig. 90. 



Smooth ; rose or gray, witli lighter bands, upon which are 

 chocolate lines and spots ; outer margin of lip also spotted. 



W. Africa. 



Described b}' Reeve as 31. viftafa, a name preoccupied by 

 Edwards for a fossil species. Redfield changed the name in 

 1870 for 31. ornata ; subsequently Jousseaume, ignorant of 

 Redfleld's catalogue, called it 31. acrpnitina. 



M. FABA, Linn. PL (i, fig. 91. 



Shell grayish buff", with seven to nine revolving series of distant 

 chestnut or chocolate spots ; shoulder ribbed. 



Length, '8-1 "1 inches. 



Senegambia. 

 31. Isevilabfis, Jousseaume (unfigured), is probably synony- 

 mous with this species. 



M. PSEUDOFABA, Sowb. PI. (5, fig. 92. 



Larger, with more angulated shoulder and more prominent 



costfB than 31. faba, which it resembles in coloring ; it has a 



turriculated spire, and is narrow in front, resembling a Strombus 



in shape. Length, 1*5 inches. 



Gambia, West Africa. 

 M. SPLENDENS, Reeve. PI. 6, fig. 93. 



Closely longitudinally ridged; light yellowish brown, with 



three revolving series of curved chestnut spots, and numerous 



minute dots. Length, •8-*9 inch. 



West Africa. 



