386 



47. Marginella scripta (pi. Ixxv. f. 83, 84, 85.), Hinds, Zool. 

 Proc. 1844. 



" M. parva, retuse ovata, cinerea, lineis nigris longitudinalibiis 

 valide angulatis, sparsim macidatis ; spira retusissima ; labro intils 

 deiiticulato ; columella quinquepKcata, duabus superioribus trans- 

 versis." 



A conical shell, marked with beautiful dark zig-zag lines. The 

 columella has five folds, and the outer lij) is crenulated. The speci- 

 men (fig. 85.), which has the lines more minute and more undu- 

 lated, is in the Collection of Mr. Bell. The others are from Mr. 

 Cuming's specimens. 



Straits of Macassar; in 11 to 15 fathoms, coarse sand. 



48. Marginella AusTRALis (pi. Ixxv. f. 64, 65.), Hinds, Zool. 

 Proc. 1844. p. 75. 



"M. testa retuse ovata, albida vel palhde cornea, spira conico- 

 retusa; labro incrassato, pone albido, intus Ijevi; columella quad- 

 riplicata, versus basin albo fasciata." 



Of a somewhat turbinated form, and greyish horn colour ; 

 remarkable for the strong white raised band, or varix, running at 

 the anterior part of the last ^diorl into the strongly reflected outer 

 lip, which is also wliite. 



Mr. Cuming's Collection; from the north-west coast of Aus- 

 tralia ; taken in coral-sand at low water. 



49. Mae,ginella pygmtea (pi. Ixxv. f. 78, 79.), nobis, Zool. 

 Proc. 1846. 



M. coniformi, Isevi, pallidissime fulva ; spira brevi ; apertura 

 elongata ; columella minute quadriplicata ; labio externo la3vi, 

 extus varicosa. 



Resembling M. SaidicB in general form, but wanting the colom'cd 

 lines, and having the outer hp externally varicose. There is also a 

 varix at the anterior part of the whorl. The specimen is in the 

 Collection of Mr. Bell. Locality unknown. 



50. Marginella Sauli^e (pi. Ixxv. f. 68.), nohis. 



M. conico-subovali, Isevi, paUidissime fulva, lineis rubris binis 

 cincta ; spira brevi ; apertura elongata, columella quadi'iplicata, 

 plica ultima subincrassato, labio externo, in Irevi, medio ])aidulum 

 incurva, extus minime varicosa. 



A beautiful small, rather conical, smooth shell with two reddish 

 lines across the last whorl. The spire is very short, the aperture 



