NASSA. 



Plate XIV. 



Species 89. (Mus. Cumiug.) 



Nassa SEETULA. Nass. testa acniiiiiiafo-ovatd, Icevi, i/i- 

 tidd, rvfescente-fulvd, allio nAnlond ; aufractihus con- 

 veximculis, projie apkeni te/i/iiplicafis ; cohimelld tjre- 

 vilaminaid, lahro siibincrassato, varicom, fmtce liratd. 



The medlicot Nassa. Shell acuminately ovate, smooth, 

 shining, reddish-fulvous, clouded with white ; whorls 

 rather conve.x, finely plaited near the apex ; columella 

 short-laminated, lip rather thickened, varicose, inte- 

 rior ridged. 



A. .\da.ms, Pro. Zool. Soc. March 1851. 



Hall. Island of Masbate, Philippines (on the reefs) ; Cu- 

 ming. 



Of a smooth, shining, rusty-brown aspect, relieved by a 

 few white wave-spots. 



Species 90. (Mus. Cuming.) 



Nassa pulchell.a. Nass. ie-std acmninato-turritd, nitidd, 

 alljldd^ lideo varieyaid, rnfo-Jnaco vUtatd, loiujUudina- 

 Uter plicato-costutd, codiijlexaosis, su/jdistati/iliiis, -sii- 

 pertie obsolete nodulosis, columelld tei/iiicnllosdj aper- 

 turd parvd, luhro varicoso. 



The pretty Nassa. Shell acuminately turreted, shining, 

 whitish, variegated with yellow, filleted with reddish- 

 brown, longitudinally plicately ribbed, ribs fiesuous, 

 rather distant, obsoletely noduled at the upper part ; 

 columella thinly callous ; aperture small, lip varicose. 



A. Adams, Pro. Zool. Soc. March I85I. 



Hab. Cape of Good Hope. 



A delicately red -filleted, turreted shell, with the ribs 

 waving flexuously from right to left. 



Fig. 91. (Mus. Cumiug.) 



The shell here figured is the original type of N. conciuna, 

 Powis, described in the preceding Plate. 



Species 92. (Mus. Cuming.) 



Nassa tiarula. Nans, testa ovatd, lutescente-alhd, iiiter- 

 dum palUde fasciatd ; spird acuta ; anfractibus obso- 

 lete striatis, superne aiiffidatis, ad anguimn, nodoso-tn- 

 berculatis ; columelld callo subrepaiido, labro crasse 

 varicoso. 



The little turban Nassa. Shell ovate, yellowish- 

 white, soroetimes faintly banded ; spire sharp ; whorls 



obsoletely striated, angled romid the upper part, uo- 

 dosely tubercled at the angle ; columella with a some- 

 what spread callosity, lip thickly varicose. 



Kienee, Icon. coq. vivantes, p. 111. pi. 30. f. 4. 



Hub. Madagascar. 



CliieHy distinguished by its crown of nodose tul)ercles. 



Species 93. (Mus. Cuming.) 



Nassa zonalis. Nass. testa ovatd, crassd, Ifpvigatd, hites- 

 ceiite-alhd, pnrpureo-castaneo vivide tnioiiatd, ad sutii- 

 ras snbobsolete jiUcato-nodidosd, basl siilcatd ; upertiird 

 parvd, fauce liratd, columelld callosd, labro iiicrnssato. 



The zoned Nassa. Shell ovate, thick, smooth, yellow- 

 ish-white, encircled with three deep purple-chestnut 

 bauds, rather obsoletely plicately noduled at the su- 

 tures, grooved at the base ; aperture small, interior 

 ridged, columella callous, lip thickened. 



A. Adams, Pro. Zool. Soc. March 1851. 



Hab. Island of Tieao, Philippines (on the reefs) ; Cuming. 



A solid, purple-chestnut, banded species, having some- 

 what the aspect of a Tonialella. 



Fig. 94. (Mus. Cuming.) 



A variety of N. planicostata, Sp. 76, in which the ribs 

 are larger, and of a pecidiar livid aspect. 



Species 95. (Mus. Cuming.) 



Nassa lieella. Nass. testd otatd, crassiiisculd, albidd, 

 ferrugineo-fusco obscure maculatd, longituditialUer no- 

 doso-plicatd, plicis subflexuosis, striis impressis trans- 

 versis decussatisj anfractibus sulco prope mturas cin- 

 gnlatis ; aperturd parvd, columelld crasse callosd, la- 

 bro varicoso. 



The little haep Nassa. Shell ovate, rather thick, 

 whitish, obscurely blotched with rust-brown, longi- 

 tudinally nodosely plicated, plaits slightly Hexuous, 

 decussated with impressed strife ; whorls encircled 

 near the sutures with a groove ; aperture small, co- 

 lumella thickly callous, lip varicose. 



Beck, MSS. Mus. Cuming. 



Hab. ? 



The specimen here figvu'ed is not in very good condition, 

 but it is characteristic in form and sculpture. 



December, 1853. 



