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nearly smooth forming the papilla, the 2nd and 3rd short, the last 

 lengthened, somewhat ventricose ; aperture oblong, posteriorly acu- 

 minated, narrower anteriorly, entire ; columella with two nearly 

 obsolete folds. 



Tliis very singular species approaches nearest to V. fulminata, 

 its locality is unknown ; it was lent to me many years since by 

 M. Roussel, and we have not a single specimen in England. 



41. VOLUTA A^EXILLUM (pi. 1. f. 54, 55, 56.). 



Testa ovata, subfusiformi, crassa, isevi, nitente, albida, fasciis 

 sen tffiuiis aurantio-rubris plus minusve numerosis cincta; spira 

 subconica, apice muricato-papillari, anfractuum 2 ad 24- ccmposito ; 

 anfractibus 4 cseteris obsoletissime tuberculiferis, ultimo postice 

 tuberculis subcompressis remotiusculis coronato, columellfe plicis 

 6 ad 8, tribus posticis minimis, anticis 2 ad 3 plermnque crassis. 



Shell ovate, subfusiform, thick, smooth, shining, whitish, with 

 more or less numerous orange red narrow bands or fillets ; spire 

 somewhat conical, with a small pointed papillary apex, of from 2 

 to 2^ volutions ; the four remaining volutions very obsoletely tuber- 

 culated, the last posteriorly crowned wath rather remote and com- 

 pressed tubercles ; columella with from six to eight folds, of which 

 the tlu-ee posterior are very small, and the two or tlu"ee anterior 

 generally thick. 



This is commonly called the Orange Flag, we have given two 

 varieties, of winch the more slender has been distinguished as a 

 species by some Prench collectors. 



42. VoLUTA iNDiCA (pi. li. f. 68, 69, 70.), nob. ; V. Lapponica 

 auctm. 



Testa ovata, subfusiformi, crassiuscula, laevigata, pallida, macuhs 

 punctis lineolisque castaneis varie picta ; spira subacmninata, apice 

 papillari anfractuiun 2 ad 2^ sistente ; anfractibus tertio cpiartoque 

 longitudinaliter costatis, quinto subcostato, sexto subventricoso, 

 Isevi, idtimo magno, ovali, antice transversim obsolete striato ; aper- 

 tura longiuscula, postice acuta, antice latiuscula; labio externo 

 intus subincrassato, postice subdeciu-rente, columella 6- ad 8- plicata, 

 phcis anticis maxime majoribus, posticis parvis. 



Shell ovate, subfusiform, thickish, smooth, of a pale brownish 

 ilesh colour, variously marked with chesnut spots, dots, and lines ; 

 spire subacuminated, with a small papillary apex of 2 or 2-5- volu- 

 tions, the 3rd and 4th volutions longitudinally ribbed, 5th shghtly 

 ribbed, 0th rather ventricose, smooth, last large, oval, and obso- 

 letely transversely striated anteriorly ; aperture rather long, acute 



