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lineata, vel pallide fiilvo-bifasciata ; spira brevi, acuminata, anfrac- 

 tibus 6, priniis 4 iminaculatis, cseteris plus minusve coloratis ; aper- 

 tura elongata, labio extemo subincrassato ; columella plicis 4 validis. 



Shell of a lengthened oval form, rather tliin, smooth, with dark 

 brown lines, or two pale fulvous bands, spii-e short, aciuninated, 

 volutions 6, the 4 fust unvaried in colour, and the other more or 

 less variegated ; aperture elongated, outer lip somewhat tliickened ; 

 columella with 4 distinct folds. 



Prom the coast of New Holland. We are compelled to unite the 

 F. Turnerioi Gray with liis V. paUida, because we find nothing 

 to distinguish them except the variations of colour, wliich cannot 

 be relied on as specific characters. 



12. VoLUTA EETicuLATA (pi. xHx. f. 47, 48.), Reeve. 



Testa oblongo-ovata, tenuiuscula, Isevi, fulvescente, castaneo-re- 

 ticulata, fasciis duabus saturatioribus, strigis brevibus longitudina- 

 libus nonnulhs ante suturam pictis ; spira brevi, acuminata, anfrac- 

 tibus senis, primis 4 fuscis ; apertura elongata, latiuscula ; columellae 

 plicis quatuor. 



Shell oblong-ovate, rather tliiii, smooth, pale fulvous, reticulated 

 with chesnut, w\i\\ two darker bands, and with a few short, longitu- 

 dinal streaks in front of the suture ; spire short, with an acuminated 

 apex of 4 fuscous volutions, the remaining volutions two, of which 

 the last is very large ; aperture lengthened, rather wide ; columella 

 with 4 folds. 



From the coast of New Holland. This species differs from V. 

 pallida of Gray in its proportions. 



13. VoLUTA JuNONiA (pi. xhx. f. 44.). 



Testa ovato-fusiformi, crassa, laevi, tenerrime decussatim striata, 

 pallida, maculis castaneis rotundato-quadratis fasciatim tessellata, 

 seriebus macularum duphcatis ; spira breviuscula, apice acuto-papil- 

 lari, infra apicem cancellatim subrugosa ; anfractu ultimo maximo, 

 oblongo, antice transversim obsoletissune striato ; apertura rectius- 

 cula, elongata, subangusta; labio extemo intus subincrassato; co- 

 lumella 4-pHcata. 



Shell ovate-fusiform, tliick, smooth, very finely decussately stri- 

 ated, of a pale colour, with rounded square chesnut coloured spots, 

 arranged in double transverse rows ; spire rather short, with an acute 

 papillary apex ; the several smaller volutions are cancellately sub- 

 rugose, and the last volution very large, oblong, and finely striated 

 transversly in front ; aperture straightish, lengthened, rather nairow, 

 outer lip somewhat thickened within ; columella with 4 folds. 



