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Shell turbinated, thick, smooth, whitish, with angularly flexuous 

 dark chesnut lines, and continuous angular spots ; spire short, sub- 

 conical, with an obtuse apex; first tliree volutions smooth and 

 pale coloured, the remaining three posteriorly subangular, crowned 

 with short, acute, vaulted spines, last volution very large ; aperture 

 elongated, broader anteriorly, golden yellow within; outer hp 

 rounded, somewhat thickened, columella with four distinct folds. 



Chemnitz says it was found in the East Indian Seas, specimens 

 are in the British Museum and in Mr. Cuming's collection. 



5. Voluta impeuialis (pi. liv. f. 102.), Lam. 



Testa turbinata, crassa, lsevi, fulvescente, maculis, hneisque an- 

 gulatis castaneis picta, postice spinis coronata, spira brevi, anfrac- 

 tibus 4 primis lajvibus, politis, apicem papillarem efformantibus, 

 duobus ultimrs postice spinis longiuscuhs, suberectis, subincurvis, 

 coronatis, anfractu ultimo maximo, antice paululmn retlexo, aper- 

 tura magna, intus aurantiaco-flavescente ; columella quadriplicata, 

 plica antica fere verticali. 



Shell turbinated, thick, smooth, fulvous, marked with angular 

 chesnut lines and spots, and posteriorly crowned with spines, spire 

 short, with a papillary polished apex, formed of the four first smooth 

 volutions ; the two last volutions crowned with rather long, nearly 

 erect, somewhat curved strong spines, the last volution very large, 

 anteriorly slightly reflected ; aperture large, internally of an orange 

 yellow colour ; columella with four folds, of which the anterior is 

 nearly vertical. 



From the Philippine Islands, Mr. Cuming. 



6. Voluta Scapha (pi. xlvi. f. 1, 2; pi. xlviii. f. 33.). 



Testa turbinata, ventricosa, kevi, crassa, pallescente, maculis li- 

 neisque angidato-flexuosis castaneis varie picta; spira brevi, obtusfi, 

 anfractibus senis, quatuor primis apicem papillarem efformanti- 

 bus, ultimo maximo, postice plerumque obtuse subangulato ; aper- 

 tura magna, labio externo subalato, interno plerumque supra 

 ultimum anfractum subextenso, postice incrassato, columella quad- 

 riplicate. 



Shell tivrbinated, ventricose, smooth, thick, of a pale colour with 

 chesnut spots and angularly flexuous lines; spire short, obtuse, 

 with a papillary apex, formed of the four first volutions, the last 

 volution very large, generally obtusely subangular posteriorly ; aper- 

 ture large, the outer lip somewhat winged, and the inner generally 

 slightly extended over the last volution, and tliickened posteriorly, 

 columella with four distinct folds. 



