Species of Marine Shells, ISO 



An oblong, thin, white, ahiiost transparent sliell. It seetn.s 

 to belong to the same section as F. reticalatus^ S. Wood, but 

 larger, with a more obtuse spire, and longitudinal plications 

 much less distinct and more oblique. 



Fam. Scutellinidse. 



Scutellina nohilis^ sp. n. 



Testa capuliformis, subcircularis, tenuis, lutescens, elatiuscula, antice 

 valde arcuata, postice concaviuscula, apice acuto, postice inclinato ; 

 costellis radiantibus iiumerosis nodulosis, et liris couccntricis dis- 

 tantibus cancellata, ad margiuem crenulata. 



Long. 28, lat. 26, alt. 17 mm. 



This is the largest known species of the genus. Compared 

 with S. crenulata, Brod., it is much larger, more elevated in 

 form, and has more distant and much less closely nodulous 

 ribs. It is furtiier distinguished by tiie presence of con- 

 centric rather distant liise crossing the radiating ribs. 



Only one specimen found in the Nevill Collection. 



Fam. Columbellidse. 



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Testa ovalo-fusiformis, aurantia, ad suturam rufo-fusco pauci- 

 raaculata, ad aincem albida; spira elata, acute conica ; anfractus 7^, 

 convex!, lajves, ultimus supra obtusissime aiigulatus, infra leviter 

 contracta, sulcata ; apertura oblonga, postice augusta, antice latior ; 

 labrum leviter incrassatum, rectiusculum, postice angulatum, intus 

 dentatum ; columella rectiuscula, ad margiuem tuberculis ovalis 

 circ. 7 munita, intus bi-tuberculata ; caualis brevis, latiusculus, 

 vix recurvus. 



Long. 13, diam. 6| mm. 



Atypical ColumheUay with a sharply acuminated spire; 

 colour bright orange, with a few reddish-brown spots at the 

 suture and near the base. It differs from C rustica, Linn., 

 in colour, in the relative height of the spire, in the slight but 

 characteristic angularity of the top of the body-whorl, and in 

 other respects. 



Columbella {Atilia) Macandrewi, sp. n. 



Testa acute pyramidata, pallidissirae cinerea, longitudinaliter paHide 

 aurautio strigata, ad suturam et periphcriam albo interruptim 

 balteata; spira elatissima, acuta; anfractus 9, laeves, vix con- 

 vexi, sutura anguste canaliculata sejuucti ; anfractus ultimus 



