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fractibus 5-6, postice subcoronatis, ultimo magno, subtrigonali ; 

 aperturd latiusculd, flexuosd, labii externo medio subcoarctato . 

 Two specimens only were brought from Matnog by H. Cuming. 



CoLUMBELLA vENusTA, Dob., Thes. Conch. pi. 37. f. 53, 54. Col. 

 testd oblongd, IčEvigatd, pallescente, strigis maculisgue castaneis, 

 undatis, punctisve albis ornatci ; spirte apice nigricante ; anfracti- 

 bus 6, ultimo magno, antice transversim striato ; aperturd latius- 

 culd, labio externo exttLS striato, interno denticulis externis 8-9, 

 internis 2-3 ; canali latiusculo. 



A very graceful species, brought lately from the Swan River Set- 

 tlement. 



CoLUMBELLA sPLENDiDULA, nob., Thcs. Conch. pi. 37. f. 65, QQ. 

 Col. testd oblongd, leevi, aurantiacd, maculis albis castaneisąue 

 variegatd ; spird breviusculd, subacuminatd ; anfractibus 7-8, bre- 

 vibus, ultimo magno, antice transversim striato ; aperturd subflex- 

 uosd, albd; labio externo extus varicoso, margine tenuiusculo ; labio 

 interno antice lamind levatd columellari instructo ; canali brevi, 

 subreflexo. 



Found in coarse sand at a depth of seven fathoms, near the island 

 of Corregidor, bay of Manila, by H. Cuming. 



CoLUMBELLA OBSCURA, uob., Thcs. Conch. pi. 37. f. 70, 71. Col. 

 testd oblongd, lepvi, obscure fulvd, strigis longitudinalibus nigris ; 

 spird subacuminatd, anfractibus 7, postice albo nigroque articula- 

 tis, ultimo antice transversim sulcato ; labio interno subincrassato, 

 margine acutiusculo, intūs mediane dentibus 3-4 obsoletis ; interno 

 antice laminam levatam columellarem efformante ; canali brevi, 

 subreflexo. 



North-west coast of New Holland ; Mr. Cuming's coUection. 



CoLUMBELLA coNiFORMis, nob., Thes. Conch. pi. 37. f. 77, 78. 

 Col. testd ovato-turbinatd, Icevi, pallidd, coloribus variis pictd ; 

 spird breviter conicd, anfractibus 7, primis sex medio obtuse an- 

 yulato, marginibus prope suturam levatiusculis ; ultimo anfractu 

 magno, elongato-coiūco, antice transversim striato ; labio externo 

 tenuiusculo, intus denticulis plurimis ; canali subrefiexo. 



In Mr. Cuming's collection. 



CoLUMBELLA ASPERSA, uob., Thcs. Couch. pi. 37. f. 79, 80. Col. 

 testd oblongo-ovatd, l<evi, albd, castaneo-reticulatd et maculatd; 

 spird subacuminatd, apice obtuso, anfractibus 6, postici rotundatis, 

 ultimo antice transverse obsolete striato ; aperturd latiusculd, flex- 

 uosd, labio externo intiis mediane tuberculato denticulis obsoletis, 

 margine lavigato ; canali latiusculo, brevi. 



Two specimens are in Mr. Cuming's and one in Lady Harvey's 

 collection : locality unknown. 



CoLUMBELLA LiGULA, Ducl., Thcs. Conch. pi. 38. f. 83, 84, 85. 

 Col. testd oblongd, acuminatd, Icevi, albidd, coloribus variis f ascia- 

 tim pictd ; spird elongatd, turritd, anfractibus 8-9, subventricosis, 

 niti'fis ultimo magno ; labio externo extus crassiusculo, variciformi. 



