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The oldest denomination of this genus that can be admitted ; Peni- 

 cillus (Da Costa, p.p.)? Brug., being a term since the times of Ron- 

 delet consecrated to the Annulate class : all the other names, Aquaria, ' 

 Arytcena, Clepsydra, Aspergillum, are of younger date, and will give 

 way to Verpa, Bolt., defined by Link. 



The following descriptions of new NaticcB were communicated by 

 Dr. Philippi : — 



11. DeSCRIPTIONES NaTICARUM aUARUNDAM NOVARUM EX 

 COLLECTIONE CUMINGIANA, AUCTORE R. A. PhILIPPI. 



1. Natica catenata, Phil. N. testd subglobosd, tenui, lividd, 

 zonis quatuor albis, maculas fuscas semilunatas exhibentihus 

 pictd ; anfractibus rotundatis ; spird breviuscidd, nigricante ; 

 sulcis radiantibus profundis superiorem anfractuiim partem oc- 

 cupantibus ; aperturd semiorbiculari, ititus purpurea ; umbilico 

 amplo, margine acuto cincto ; callo spirali satis valido medium 

 umbilici occupante. 



Alt. 8|-, diam. 8f lin. 



Hab. ? 



Diifert a N. teeniatd, Menke, anfractibus superius non horizon- 

 talibus sed declivibus, zonis longitudinaliter maculatis, callo labiali et 

 callo umbilicali longe latioribus, etc. ; a N. depressd forma globosa, 

 umbilico amplo, callo umbilicari mediano, etc.; &N. maroccand ioxma, 

 globosa, umbilico longe ampliore, callo ejus mediano, etc. 



2. Natica Incei, Phil. N. testd depressd, suborbiculari, solidd, 

 striatuld, nitidd, luteo-albidd ; anfractibus superius planatis ; 

 spird late conicd, acuta; aperturd semiorbiculari, valde obliqud; 

 ungulo basali columella incrassato ; suturd duplicatd ; callo 

 maximo albo umbilicum magnum om.nino implente. 



Alt. ab apice ad basin aperturae 9\, a dorso ad ventrem 6 lin. ; 

 diam. 12 lin. 



Hab. ad insulam Raines, in freto Torres, ubi legit Capt. Ince, R.N. 



Cave ne banc speciem cum N. Josephinid, Risso (iV. Olid, M. de 

 Serr.), confundas, cui simillima est, et a qua unice fhffert : ambitu 

 paullo magis orbiculari ; anfractibus minus rapide crescentibus ; an- 

 gulo umbilicum cingente paullo magis distincto ; columella basi valde 

 iucrassata ; callo umbilicari albo ; colore fere albo in luteum vergente, 

 prsesertim versus basin, denique sutura duplici. Linea superior su- 

 turse a callo labiali, inferior a margine superiore anfractus formatur, 

 pariter ut in Bulliis d. Gray. — Operculum corneum. 



3. Natica intemerata, Phil. N. testd globoso-ovatd, solidd, 

 striatuld, nitidd, lacted, ad suturam versus umbilicum et in parte 

 ultima anfractus ultimijlavd; anfractibus sujjerius planiusculis ; 

 spird conicd, circa y altitudinis cequante ; aperturd semiorbicu- 

 lari; columelld rectd, incrassatd; umbilico magna, pervio, lacteo, 

 sulco profundo lato exarato ; funiculo semicylindrico ejus a callo 

 labiali distincto. 



