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fauce alba, labrum acutum, superne valde sinuatum, columella 

 vix contorta. Long. 28, lat. 14 mill. 



A plain sharply-angled species, with a very acutely ele- 

 vated spire. Specimen in Von Maltzan's collection ; locality 

 unknown. 



480. CUNEIFORMIS, Smith (f. 691). — C. testa turbinata, 

 subacute angulata, solida, albida, transversim minutissime 

 striata, et sulcis distantibus (basin versus confertioribus) 

 cincta ; spira mediocriter elevata, regulariter couica, ad apieera 

 fuscescens, sutura impressa ; anfractus 9, planato-declives, 

 spiraliter striati ; apertura angusta, fauce violacea, columella 

 basi svibplicata, labrum intus margine albidum, superne vix 

 sinuatum. Long. 25, lat. 14 mill. 



A simple whitish angular shell with a violet interior. 

 It is more regularly conical than G. trochulus, and distinguished 

 by about two-thirds of the shell being spirally grooved. Two 

 sj^ecimens are in the British Museum. 



Hab. unknown. 



481. Smithi, Angdf! (f. G92). — C. testa parva, late conoi- 

 dea, antice sulcata, postice turgidula, straminea, fusco obscure 

 nebulata, maculis castaneis distantibus trifasciatim dispositis, 

 et tgeniis angustis numerosis pallidis castaneo multi-maculatis 

 regulariter picta ; spira parum elevata, gradata, ad apicem 

 prominula, apice papillari ; anfractus concavi, obtuse carinati, 

 sutura impressa, ultimus subacute angulatus, supra angulum 

 concavus, infra levissime convexus ; apertura latiuscula, colu- 

 mella basi contorta, labrum superne vix sinuatum. 



A very prettily painted little species from Cape Solander, 

 Botany Bay, Australia. 



482. Metcalfei, Aiujas (f. 693). — C. testa subelongato 

 turbinata, postice angulata, antice attenuata, cariiea, maculis 

 parvis fulvis quadratis et elongatis (in zona media grandi- 

 oribus, cincta, ubique seriatim minute puncturata, antice cos- 

 tata ; spira paulo exserta, ad apicem elevata ; anfractus 7, 

 leviter concavi, spiraliter striati ; ultimus subacute angulatus ; 

 apertura latiuscula, columella basi plicata, labrum superne 

 vix sinuatum. 



A small neatly-marked shell, belonging to the same group 

 as the foregoing, and also an Australian species, dredged by 

 Mr. Brazier at Port Jackson. 



