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sinuous ; outer lip internally strongly denticulated ; outer edge 

 of the columella with 6 or 7 little teeth at the base, inner 

 edge with 2 or 3 of which the anterior is the larger; 

 outer lip posteriorly reflected. 



A very common West Indian species; it varies greatly in 

 colour," and sometimes also in form, we have figured a variety 

 with the spire unusually acuminated from Mr. Stainforth's 

 collection. Some varieties of this Shell appear to have 

 been regarded as distinct species by Kiener. 



15. Col. rudis. Nob. (pi. xxxvi.. f. 33, 34, 35.) 



Col. testa oblonga, rudi,plerumque albida, punctis strigisque 

 irregulariter ornata ; spira longiuscula, acutiuscula, anfractibus 

 7, transversim crasse granuloso-striatis, postice anguliferis, 

 ultimo magno ; apertura sub-flexuosa alba, peritremate postice 

 angulifero ; canali sub-reflexo. 



Shell oblong, rough, usually whitish, irregularly ornamented 

 with dots and stripes ; spire rather long and sharp-pointed, 

 volutions 7) with thick transverse granular striae, posteriorly 

 angular, the last large ; aperture rather flexuous, white ; 

 peritreme angular posteriorly ; canal sub-reflected. 



Two varieties are figured from Nevis; in Mr. Cuming's and 

 other collections. 



16. Col. Paytensis Lesson, spurca Sow. (pi. xxxvi. f. 36, 

 37.) Z. P. Part ii. p. 113. 



Col. testa oblonga, castanea, albido maculata^ et guttata, 

 spira acuminata ; anfractibus 7? postice, angulatis, ultimo 

 ventricoso, infra spiraliter sulcato ; apertura lata, oblonga, 

 intus violascente, superne angulata; labio externo sub- 

 flexuoso, sub-incrassato, intus denticulato; columella infra 

 unituberculata ; labii interni margine ad basin denticulis 6. 



Shell oblong, chestnut coloured with whitish spots and 

 specks ; spire acuminated, volutions 7> posteriorly angular, 

 the last ventricose, spirally sulcated anteriorly ; aperture 

 oblong, broad, internally violaceous, angular posteriorly; outer 

 lip rather flexuous and thickened, denticulated internally; 

 columella with one tubercle at the lower part ; edge of the 

 inner Up with six small teeth at its base. 



Common under stones on the coast of Peru ; inner Lobos 

 Island, H. Cuming. 



17. Col. Turturina Lam. (pi. xxxvii. f. 38, 39, 40.) 



Col. testa brevi ; crassiuscula, laevigata, albicante, maculis 

 variis aurantiaco-brunneis picta ; spira brevi ; sub-mucronata ; 



