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parallel to each other; the columella lip exists, though 

 sometimes very thin, and only visible at the base: and 

 some species have an epidermis. Shell turreted or sub- 

 fusiform, spire pointed, base notched, no canal, aper- 

 ture elongated; right margin sharp, smooth; columella- 

 lipthin, and attached; no operculum. The exterior is 

 most beautifully sculptured in every possible pattern, 

 with transverse grooves, punctures, granulations, or 

 stria?, and sometimes smooth ; and the coloring matter 

 of every hue. The upper part of the whorls, in many 

 species, is crenulated. Another very characteristic 

 distinction between this genus and that of Voluta, is, 

 the right lip being in many species dentated, which 

 never occurs in the latter. 



Swainson, in his Zoological Illustrations, has figured 

 many of the rare species of this elegant genus in the 

 most accurate manner. 



Mitra episcopalis Mitra versicolor 



lis sanguinolenta 



pontificalis ferruginea 



puncticulata terebralis 



millepora adusta 



cardinalis granulosa 



archiepiscopalis crocata 



