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sharpish tubercles ; spire short, conical ; columella with twelve 

 folds, the upper very small. 2^ inches long. Inhabits Indian 

 Ocean Seba, Mus. pi. 57, fig. 22. 



**** Shell elongated, ventricose, nearly fusiform. Fusoidese. 

 V. magnifica, Lin. Shell ovato-oblong, ventricose, pale fawn colour, 

 with three transverse bands of orange red, ornamented with white 

 and brown spots. 8 inches long. Inhabits the seas of New 

 Holland, &c Chem. xi. pi. 174, fig. 1693. 



V. vexillum, Lin. Shell ovate, subfusiform, smooth, glossy ; whit- 

 ish, with numerous transverse orange red bands ; the last turn 

 crowned above with somewhat distant compressed tubercles. 4 

 inches long. Inhabits seas of India. D'Argenv. A pp. pi. 2, fig. G. 



One of the rarest and most beautiful of the genus, commonly known by the name 

 of the Orange Flag. 



A number of fossil species of the genus Voluta have been described. On the 

 continent they are found at Grignon near Paris ; and in Britain in the London clay. 

 Fleming, Brit. An. 332. 



Gen. 10. MITE A, Lam. Voluta, Lin. 



Shell turreted or subfusiform, with pointed spire, emarginate at 

 the base and without canal ; columella plicate, all the folds 

 parallel and transverse, the lower smaller; columellar lip thin, 

 adnate. 



The Mitres form a very numerous and very natural genus, distinguished from the 

 Volutes in having the spire pointed and not mammiform, and the columellar folds 

 diminishing in size toward the base of the shell. They are in general prettily coloured, 

 and mar.y are highly valued by collectors. They are found in the seas of warm cli- 

 mates. Many fossil species are known. 



M. episcopalis, Lam. Shell turreted, smooth, white, spotted with 

 red ; the lower spot square and arranged in transverse series, the 

 upper irregular; the upper margin of the turns entire; columella 

 with four folds, the lip denticulate behind. 4 inches long. Inha- 

 bits the Indian seas. Lister, pi. 839, fig. 66. 



A very beautiful shell, remarkable for its bright red spots. 



M. papalis, Lam. Shell turreted, thick, white, spotted with red, 

 striated ; spots arranged in irregular transverse rows ; upper mar- 

 gin of the turns crowned with dentiform plicae ; columella with 

 five folds ; lip denticulate behind. 5 inches long. Lister, pi. 839, 

 fig. 67. 



The largest and most beautiful of the genus. 



M. pontificalis, Lam. Shell turreted, somewhat ovate, marked with 

 pretty large impressed dots, and ornamented with irregular orange 

 red spots ; upper margin of the whorls raised and crowned with 

 thick tubercles ; columella with four folds. 2 inches long. In- 

 habits the Indian seas. Lister, pi. 840, fig. 68. 



M. cardinalis, Lam. Shell ovate, acute, transversely striated, white, 

 marked with minute impressed dots, and ornamented with nume- 

 rous small reddish brown spots arranged in rows ; columella with 

 five folds. About 2 inches long. Inhabits the Indian ocean. 

 Lister, pi. 838, fig. 65. 



