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tubercles^ of which those on the top of the body- 

 whorl are the longest — these, however, in the 

 centre of this whorl are almost obsolete ; whitish 

 (usually with brown zones), and the upper part 

 of the spires blackish ; spire very short and acu- 

 minate; pillar with four and a half plaits. 2f. 

 W. 21. 155. 



T. CRATicuLATA. Sub-turretcd, thick, with 

 rounded longitudinally -ribbed and transversely - 

 grooved whorls, of a whitish or reddish fulvous 

 colour; ribs oblique, obtuse, and reddish chest- 

 nut ; beak shortish ; pillar with three or four 

 rather oblique plaits. 2. W. 27- 121. 



T. LiNEATA. Sub-turreted, with longitudinal 

 obsolete plaits and transverse furrows, which 

 cause the shell to appear girded by raised reddish- 

 chestnut smooth lines, on a light reddish-orange 

 ground ; plaits small ; tail short. If. W. 20. 

 118. 



CANCELLARIA. 



Shell oval or turreted ; aperture sub-channelled at 



base ; canal very short or wanting ; columella 



plaited, the folds few or numerous, for the most 



part transverse; lip furrowed within. 



C. RETICULATA. Ovate, ventricose, sub-um- 



bilicated, transversely grooved, and longitudinally 



plaited obliquely; white, with interrupted bands 



of l-ufous or yellow; whorls convex, with their 



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