COLUMBELLA. Panama Shells. 93 



93. Columbclla lyrata. 



Synonymy. 



Columbella lyrata Sowb. in Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. p. 114. June 1832, 



Miill. Synop. Nov. Test. Viv. p. 82. 1836. 



Reeve Conch. Syst. pi. 257. f. 1. 1842. 



Duel, in Chenu, III. Conch, pi. 10. f. 13, 14. 



Kiener Iconog. p. 59. pi. 10. f. 1. 



Sowb. Thes. Conch, p. 138. No. 80. pi. 39. 



f. 149. - - - - 1844. 



Station. — Under stones ; Cuming I Sowerby. Our specimens 

 were found under stones at low water mark. 



Habitat. — Bay of Panama and Chiriqui ; Cuming 1 Sowerby : 

 also Miiller. 

 " Les rocbers des c6tes de Panama ; " Kiener. 

 Panama ; Jay. 

 Panama ; C. B. A. I 

 We obtained on tbe reef 19 specimens of this beautiful 

 shell. 



94. Columbella major. 



Synonymy. 



Columbella major Sowb. in Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. 



p. 119 - - - June 1832. 



gibhosa Valenc. in Humb. Rec. Obs. 11. 



331? - - 1833. 



major MtiU. Synop. Nov. Test. Viv. 



p. 90. ... May 1830. 



gibbosa Duel, in Chenu, III. Conch, pi. 6. 



f. 6, 6 ? - - 1843. 

 — strombiformis Var. Kiener Iconog. p. 4. pi. 1. 



f. 1. a. 

 major Sowb. Thes. Conch, p. 110. No. 2. 



pi. 36. f. 3, 4, 6. - - 1844. 

 Desh. in Lam. An. sans Vert. X. 



274. No. 19. - - - 1844. 

 Desh. Trait6 Elem. pi. 120. f. 11, 12. 



JULY, 1852. 24 Ash. Lto. Nat. Hkt. 



