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tinguished by its acuminated, papillose spire, by the 

 obtuse angle on the upper part of the last volution, 

 and by its markings, which consist of acutely angular 

 broad streaks of a dark cliesnut on a flesh coloured 

 ground. The left lobe of the mantle of the animal 

 must have been very large, since the columellar lip 

 is extended so as to coverhalf of the lower volution. 

 This is the only specimen we have seen. 



2150. VOLUTA AULICA, Solander. 



Obs,- There can be no reason to doubt tliis be- 

 ing the identical specimen which was described by 

 Dr. Solander from the Portland Collection. As any 

 information ^'relating to the history of so beautiful 

 and rare a shell may be interesting to our readers, 

 we copy Dr. Solander's description, which has been 

 communicated to us by W. J. Broderip, Esq. from 

 the MS. in the late Sir Joseph Banks's library, to- 

 gether v/itli the notices relating to it from the Cata- 

 logue of the Portland Collection and that from the 

 Catalogue of the Calonne Collection. 



I. From Dr. Solander s MS. 

 Spira apice mammillari. 



Aulica. Voluta emarginata, oblonga, inermis, albo 

 luteoque nebulosa, spira conica : anfractibus obli- 

 que pianis : mamiila lasvi; columella quadrupli- 

 cata. Habitat in oceano I. 



M. C. P. 



11. From the Catalogue of the Portland Collection. 



4021. A very fine specimen of Voluta Aulica, S. a 

 beautiful red clouded species of the Wild Music 

 kind, its country unknown, unique. 



