MANGELL\.— Plate III. 



versim creherrhne, striatis ; luteo-albicante, punctis | 



perpaucis mirantio-fiiscis tinctd. 

 The fusiform Mangelia. Shell fusiform, whorls 



slightly angulated round the upper part, nodose at 



the angle, with thin rather superficial ribs descending 



from the nodides, transversely very closely striated ; 



yellowish white, stained with orange brown. 

 Reeve, Pro. Zool. See, 1846. 

 Hab. Isle of Corrigidor, Philippines (found among coarse 



sand at the depth of ten fathoms) ; Cuming. 



The orange-brown spots which characterize this species, 

 are few in number, and very faintly indicated. 



Species 20. (Mus. Cuming.) 



Mangelia lyeica. Maiuj. testa fnsiformi, utrinque acti- 

 minatd, anfractibus longitudinaliter coticeiitrice cos- 

 iaiis, transverdm elevato-striatis ; fuscescente, auran- 

 tio-fusco pallide et indistincte fasciatd. 



The lykical Mangelia. Shell fusiform, acuminated at 

 both ends, whorls longitudinally concentrically ribbed, 

 transversely elevately striated ; light brown, palely and 

 indistinctly banded with orange-brown. 



Reeve, Pro. Zool. Soc, 1846. 



Hab. Isle of Bmias, Pliilippine Islands (found among 

 coarse sand at the depth of seven fathoms) ; Cuming. 



Lightly ribbed and more acuminated at the base than 

 any of the former species of this plate. 



Species 21. (Mus. Cuming.) 



Mangelia oibbosa. Mang. tedd ovato-conicd, spird 

 brevissimd ; anfractibus superne gibbosis et nodulosu, 

 longitudinaliter costatis, lavigatis ; cinereo-albicante , 

 lineis aurantlo-fmck exilibus cingidatd, dorso superne 

 nigricante tincto. 



The hunch-backed Mangelia. Shell ovately conical, 

 spire very short ; whorls gibbous and nodulous round 

 the upper part, longitudinally ribbed. Smooth ; ashy 

 white, encircled with faint orange-brown lines, back 

 stained mth pale black at the upper part. 



Reeve, Pro. Zool. Soc, 1846. 



Hob. Island of Ticao, Pliilippines (found on the reefs) ; 

 Cuming. 



A short conical shell characterized by vei-y faint brown 

 hair lines, and a dark neutral tint blotch on the back at 

 the summit of the last whorl. 



