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first forming the ])apillary apex, the ^rd, 4th, 5th, and Gth, with 

 obtuse longitudinal ribs, the last large, oblong, attenuated ante- 

 riorly ; aperture oblong, outer hp slightly reflected ; columella Avith 

 five folds, the posterior of which are'small and obtuse. 



I have only seen a single specimen which is in Mr. Cuming's 

 extraordinary collection; it is probably the same as Kiener's V. 

 lynfornm, but it is not the same as Broderip's, which is identical 

 with Swainson's Mitra hTiformis. Its papillary apex closely re- 

 sembles that of V. fulminata. 



39. YOLUTA FULMINATA (pi. 1. f. 51, 52, 53.). 



Testa oblonga, fusiformi, tenuiuscula, plerumque transversim im> 

 presso-striata, carneo-fulvescente, lineis longituchnalibus castaneis 

 flexuosis picta; spira acuminata, apice papillari, hevi, anfractuum 

 duorum composito; anfractibus ceteris quatuor longitudinaliter 

 costato-subtuberculatis ; ultimo postice obtuse angidato, subtuber- 

 culato, antice coarctato, acuminato, dense transversim costato; 

 apertiu-a elongata, labio exteruo, subeftuso, subincrassato, antice 

 margine subdenticulato ; columella antice acuta, 6- ad 10- plicata, 

 plicis variis. 



Shell oblong, fusiform, rather thin, generally with transverse 

 impressed strise, yellowish flesh coloiu-ed, with flexuous, longitudinal 

 chesnut lines ; spire acmninated, \A\\\ a smooth papillary a])ex of 

 two volutions, the fom- remaining volutions longitudinally ribbed, 

 and tuberculated, the last posteriorly obtusely angular, subtuber- 

 culated, anteriorly contracted and acuminated, closely transversely 

 ribbed; aperture elongated; outer lip somewhat effuse and thick- 

 ened, with the anterior edge slightly toothed ; columella sharp an- 

 teriorly, with 6-10 variously prominent folds. 



We have represented tlu-ee varieties of tliis not uncommon spe- 

 cies; of these fig. 62 shoAvs the ordinary character. 



40. VoLUTiA DUBiA (pi. Iv. f. 115.), Bfod.; Zool. JoiUTl., 

 vol. iii. p. 81. pi. iii. f. 1. 



Testa fusiformi, longitudinaliter subcostata, transversim striata, 

 flavicante, maculis fulvis subquadratis, fasciatim digestis, ornata ; 

 spira brevi ; apice acuto-papillari ; anfractibus 4, priino laeviusculo, 

 papiUam effbrmante, secundo tertioque brevibus, idtimo elongato, 

 subventricoso, apertm-a oblonga, postice acuminata., antice subat- 

 tenuata, Integra ; columellse. plicis duabus obsoletiusculis. 



Shell fusiform, slightly ribbed longitudinally, transversely striated, 

 yellowish, Avith somewhat square fulvous spots aiTanged in bands ; 

 spire short, with an acute papillary apex ; volutions 4, the first 



