ANCILLARIA OBLONGA. Fig. 38, 39. 



A. testa oblongd, pallide brunned, spird acuminatd, apice obtuso, anfractu ultimo fusco-marmorato, superni balteato, balteo 

 fusco-maculato ; infra lined impressd obsoletissimd, balteis daobus fasco-maculatis el sulco supra varicem instrudo ; 

 variee albo, oblique" striato ; aperturd superni acuminatd, infra emarginatd ; labio externa prope basim obsolelissimi 

 unidentato. 

 Hab. in Novae Hollandiae littoribus. Mus. nost. Gray. 



Desc. Shell oblong, brownish, with an acuminated spire, whose apex is obtuse ; last volution marbled with brown, with a 

 light brown spotted belt at the upper part, lower part with a very obsolete impressed line, and with two brown spotted belts, and a 

 groove above the columellar varix, which is white and obliquely striated ; superior extremity of the aperture acuminated, lower 

 extremity notched : outer lip with a scarcely distinguishable tooth near the base. 



A few specimens of this very rare species, were found among a large collection received from New Holland by Mr. G. 

 Humphrey, from his son at Port Jackson. In general appearance it somewhat resembles A. marginata, but there are no carinations 

 on the spire, and the tooth at the lower part of the outer lip is scarcely perceptible. 



ANCILLARIA MARGINATA. Fig. 40 to 43. 

 Lamarck, Anim. sans vert. VII., 413. 

 Swains. Journ. of Sc. Lit. and Arts, XVIII., 280. 

 A. testa ovatd, ventricosd, pallide earned, spird acuminatd ; anfractibus, infra suturas albido-balteatis, balteo rufo-maculato, 

 supra carimdatis, carinis nonnunquam duabus ; aperturd superni acuminata, subtus coarctatd, emarginatd, labio 

 externo prope basim unidentato ; anfractu ultimo lined impressd notabili, et balteis duobus basalibus cinctd ; sulco 

 supra varicem distincto ; variee columellari breviusculo, lato, oblique sulcato. 

 Hab. in Nova? Hollandise littoribus. Mus. Goodall. Swainson, nost. 

 Var. l ma . testa, tota alba, immaculata ; Mus. nost. 



Var. 2 da . testa obscure camel, omnino immaculata, balteis inferioribus, variee columellari et apertura intus carneis ; balteo 

 superiore albo ; Mus. nost. 



Desc. Shell ovate, ventricose, somewhat fusiform, the spire being acuminated, but obtuse at its apex ; of a pale dull flesh- 

 colour : immediately below the suture on each volution there is a white belt, spotted with rufous ; above the suture one or two 

 small keels are observable on each volution : superior extremity of the aperture acuminated, inferior extremity somewhat contracted, 

 broadly emarginate ; outer lip smooth, even, with a single mucronate tooth near the base ; last volution surrounded near the 

 lower part with a deeply impressed line, at the termination of which is the mucronate tooth, and at a little distance below it two 

 raised belts, and then a groove immediately above the columellar varix, which is short, broad, and obliquely grooved. The 

 lower part of the last volution is sometimes speckled with rufous. 



This species appears to be subject to considerable variation ; I possess one specimen that is perfectly white, and rather 

 shorter in proportion to its width ; another is of a dull flesh-colour, with the upper belt white, and the lower ones flesh-coloured, 

 and a third is proportionately elongated, and scarcely shows any traces of the little keels on the spire. Specimens of the spotted 

 variety are marked " Port Philips" in G. Humphrey's collection. 



ANCILLARIA AUSTRALIS. Fig. 44, 45, 46. 



A. testd obovatd, fused, spird acuminatd, albo fuscoque cingulatd ; ultimo anfractu prope basim lined impressd et balteis duobus 

 cinctd, balteo superiore fusco, inferiore et varicem columellari albicantibus, sulco supra varicem profundo ; variee 

 sulcato ; aperturd superni subacuminatd, infra emarginatd; labio externo prope basim obsolete unidentato ; callo per 

 cetatem spiram obtegente. 

 Hab. in Novee Zealandiae littoribus : Mus. Brit. nost. 



Desc. Shell obovate, brown, its spire acuminated, with white and brown bands ; last volution with an impressed line, 

 which terminates in a small projecting tooth near the lower edge of the outer lip ; there are also two belts at the b^se of the last 

 whorl, the upper of which is brown, the lower white ; a deep groove between the belts and the columellar varix, which is white 

 and grooved ; aperture rather pointed at the upper extremity, notched at the lower ; outer lip near the base with a small tooth : in 

 full-grown specimens the spire is covered thickly with a callous enamel ; in which respect it resembles A. obtusa, Sw. 



