475 



emarginato ; labro interno postice tumorem rotundatum, elevatum, 

 ferente, ad canalein sub-uniplicato, intus sub-excavato. 



Of a ratber oval form, smooth, crimson ; the outer lip denticu- 

 lated ; the callosity on the upper part of the body whorl smooth, 

 oblique, rounded ; the inner hp slightly excavated near the 

 anterior. 



Locality unknown. 



25. Ovultjm seminulum (pi. c. f. 41, 42), Sowerby, Sp. Conch. 

 No. 1. p. 1. 



O. testa ovali sub-elongata, laevi, purpurea vel rosea, obtusa ; 

 canalibus brevibus ; labio externo kevi ; labio interno tumido, 

 antice paululum excavato. 



A violet or rose-coloured small shell, of the cylindrical clays, 

 very slightly angular in the middle, very obtuse at each extremity : 

 the outer lip is smooth, and the callosity of the body whorl very 

 slightly raised. 



.From the Friendly Islands. 



26. Ovultjm obtusum (pi. c. f. 22 to 24), Sowerby, Sp. 

 Conch. No 1. p. 1. 



O. testa solida sub-angulata, utrinque obtusa pallidissima 

 cinerea, vel fulva lsevi, canalibus breviusculis, integris ; apertura 

 antice sub-aperta ; labio externo crasso, lsevi ; labio interne, 

 tumido, postice sub-spiraliter uniplicato, ad canalem sub-tortuo, 

 antice emarginato, paululum depresso, ad canalem sub-tortuo. 



A small smooth solid species, rather angular in the centre, and 

 obtuse at the extremities ; of a pale ash colour ; the aperture rather 

 widened near the anterior extremity ; the outer lip thick, smooth ; 

 the tumidity at the posterior part of the body whorl, slightly 

 raised, sub-spiral ; the inner Hp slightly emarginated and depressed 

 near the anterior canal. 



The coloured variety was brought in the Samarang from 

 the China sea. 



27. Ovulum sec ale (pi. c. f. 25 to 27), Sowerby, Sp. 

 Conch. No. 1. p. 1. 



0. testa oblonga, ovali in medio obsoletissime angulato, kevi, 

 alba, vel fusca rubro marginata, vel pallidissime violacea ; canali- 

 bus sub-productis, paululum emarginatis ; labio externo crasso, 

 kevi, antice sub-angulato ; labio interno (setate) tumido, postice 



