VOLUTA. 541 



Mitra nexilis. Lamarck Ann. du Mas. xvii. p. 202. 

 Guatter, t. 53. f. H. Favanne, t. 3 1. f. C 7- 



Inhabits the East Indies. Martini. Friendly Islands. Hum- 

 phreys. 



Shell an inch and a quarter, or an inch and three-quarters long, 

 and about one third as broad ; white, or slightly tinged with 

 brown, and marked with remote, smooth, elevated brown 

 lines, which follow the course of the whirls. 



fissurata. 95. Shell fusiform, emarginate, very 

 smooth, of a pale colour irregularly reticu- 

 lated with white lines ; pillar four-plaited. 



Mitra fissurata. Lamarck Ann. du Mus. xvii. p. 209. 



Enc. Meth. t. 371. f. 1. 



Inhabits 



Shell about an inch and three-quarters long, and one third as 



broad; of a pale straw colour, marked with oblique white 



rather irregularly reticulated lines ; it has eight whirls, and is 



an elegant, delicate, and rare species. 



barbadensis. 96. Shell slightly emarginate, of a 

 pale chestnut-colour, with very fine trans- 

 verse striae ; pillar five or six-plaited. 



Voluta Barbadensis. Gmelin, p. 3455. Schreibers Conch. 



i. p. 121. 

 Voluta, No. 149. Schroeter Einl. i. p. 281. 

 Mitra striatula. Lamarck Ann. du Mus. xvii. p. 210. 

 Murex Zebrula. Mus. Geversianum, p. 282. No. 787-. ? 

 Lister Conch, t. 819- f. 33. Enc. Meth. t. 372. f. 6. 



Inhabits the coasts of Barbadoes. Lister. 



Shell about sixteen lines long and six broad, and somewhat re- 

 sembles the Variety C of V. Sthroeteri, but may be readily 

 distinguished by its regular transverse striae, more acuminat- 

 ed spire, and the more numerous plaits on its pillar. Meu- 

 schen has referred to Lister's figure for his M. Zebrula, which 

 he describes to be yellow with brown stripes. 



clathrus. 97. Shell emarginate, fusiform, can- 

 cellated, and marked with a transverse spot- 

 ted band ; pillar four-plaited, perforated. 



Voluta Clathrus. Gmelin, p. 3457. 

 Voluta mustelina. Solander's MSS. 



