38 OLIVIDiE. 



ft Last whorl smooth ; outer lip without any tooth in front. 



5. Sparella variegata. B.M. 



Ancillaria ventricosa, Sow. Spec. Conch. Ancill. 6. f. 26-32 (not 



Lamk. fide Kiener). 

 Ancillaria fulva, Swains. Journ. Sci. xviii. 278. 

 Ancillaria castanea, Kiener, Ancill. 20. t. 6. f. 1. 

 Var. Ancillaria variegata, Swains. Journ. Sci. xviii. 278. 

 Sparella ventricosa, Gray, Guide 3. M. 26. 

 Hah. Mozambique ; Red Sea. 



Var. Red-brown» B.M. 



Var. Pale brown. B.M. 



Var. Pure white. B.M. 



Var. Dwarf. Ancillaria exigua, Sow. Spec. Conch. Ancill, 6. f. 33. 



34, 35. 



6. Sparella aperta. B.M. 



Ancillaria aperta, Sow. Spec. Conch. Ancill. 3. f. 3, 4. 

 Sparella aperta, Gray, Guide B. M. 26. 

 Hab. " Islands of the Pacific Ocean." 

 Dark orange-red ; mouth very large ; spire very short. 



*** Shell concentrically grooved, without any enamel coat ; outer 

 lip thin, not toothed. 



Genus 17. ANOLACEA. 



Shell oblong, thin ; spire short ; outer lip thin, toothless : 

 aperture large; axis imperforate. Operculum none. Foot very 

 large, nearly burying the shell. 



1. Anolacea mauritiana. B.M. 



Shell red, brown, pale yellow, or pure white. 

 Ancillaria mauritiana, Sow. Spec. Conch. Ancill, 3. f. 1, 2. 

 Ancillaria volutella, Desh. Unci/. 3Ieth.? 



Kiener, Ancill, 28. t. 1. f. 1, 1. 

 Anolacea mauritiana, Gray, Guide B. M. 26. 

 Var. Red-brown. B.M. 



Var. Pale brown. B.M. 



Hab. Mauritius and Mozambique. 



