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4. FuLGORARIA. 



Shell ovate, fusiform, striated ; spire conical ; nucleus small, 

 regular ; mouth elongate ; pillar with a central thickening, covered 

 with many irregular oblique plaits ; canal rather produced, open. 

 Animal ? Teeth ? Operculum ? 



1. F. chinensis. Voluta rupestris, Adams, Gen. Moll. t. 18. f. 6. 



5. Callipara. 



Shell oblong ; spire short ; nucleus small ; mouth linear ; pillar 

 with two small plaits in front. Animal ? 



1. C. bullata, Adams, Gen. Moll. t. 17. f. 6, shell only. 



** Mantle enclosed; inner lip of shell defined, not expanded ; 

 pillar lip with five or six strong subequal plaits. Operculum 

 horny, distinct. 



6. Voluta. 



Shell ovate, striated, covered with a thin periostraca ; spire conic ; 

 nucleus small, regular, spiral ; mouth elongate ; pillar with some 

 large (four or five) oblique plaits in front, and more transverse ones 

 behind. 



1. V. musica. 



*** Mantle enclosed; inner lip regular ; front of pillar with two 

 or three oblique plaits and some small ones behind. Opercu- 

 lum ? Teeth ? 



7. Lyrta. 

 Shell fusiform ; spire conic ; whorls plicated ; pillar lip with 

 numerous small plaits behind the two larger front ones. Animal 

 ? Operculum ? 



§ Outer lip moderate ; inner lip smooth. Lyria. 



1. L. festiva. 



2. L. lyriformis. 



3. L. mitrseformis. 



§§ Outer lip moderate ; inner lip with numerous cross grooves. 



4. L. costata. 



5. L. Delesseriana. 



§§§ Onlcr Up thickened behind, with a convex varix and strong 

 infernal central rib ; inner lip smoothest. Eneeta. 



»i. L. barpa. 



