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24. Voiajta Ferussacii (pi. xlvi. f. 7.), Donovan; Nat. Rep., 

 vol. ii. pi. lxvii. (1824.) rudis, Gray; in Griffith's Cuvier, vol. xiii. 

 pi. xxx. f. 1. (18:34.) 



Testa ovata, crassiuscula, rudi, fuscescente ; spira, brevi, subacu- 

 minata ; apice papillari ; anfractibns 4|, ultimo longe maximo, ven- 

 tricoso ; sutura indistinct^, subdecurrente ; apertura magna, lata, 

 postice acuminata, labio externo tenuiusculo, interno incrassato ; 

 columella quadriplicate., plicis, antica valida, duabus intermediis me- 

 diocribus, postica subobsoleta. 



Shell ovate, rather thick, and rough, brownish ; spire tliick and 

 short, somewhat acuminated ; apex papillary ; volutions 4|, the last 

 being by far the greatest, and ventricose ; suture indistinct, and 

 somewhat decurrent ; aperture large, broad, acuminated posteriorly, 

 outer lip rather thin ; inner lip thickened ; columella with four folds, 

 of which the posterior is nearly obsolete, the two intermediate are 

 moderate sized, and the anterior very distinct. 



Two specimens of this species, both in very bad condition, are in 

 the British Museum. A third specimen is to be seen in the Rev. 

 Mr. Crotch's collection. 



25. Yoluta Axe ill a (pi. liv. f. 101.), Sol., MSS. 



Testa oblonga, ventricosiuscida, tenuiuscida, fulvescente, inter- 

 dum flammulis castaneis picta, spira conoidea, exsertiuscida, anfrac- 

 tibus 5, subventricosis, idtimo maximo, obovato, sutrnfi subplicata, 

 apertiu'a elongata, cohunella triplicata. 



Shell oblong, rather ventricose and thin, of a brownish yellow 

 colour, sometimes with chesnut coloured irregular streaks ; spire 

 conical, rather prominent; volutions 5, somewhat ventricose, the 

 last very large, and obovate ; suture slightly plaited ; aperture 

 elongated ; cohunella with tluee folds. 



There is little more than its more ventricose form to distinguish 

 this species from V. Magellauica. Both species are abundant about 

 the southern extremity of South America. The number of folds 

 on the columella appears to vary from 3 to 5. 



26. Voltjta SUBNODOSA (pi. xlvii. f. 24.), Leach; Zool. Misc., 

 vol. i. t. 8. 



Testa oblonga, ventricosa, tenuiuscula, fulvescente, flammulis cas- 

 taneis varie picta, spira conoidea, exsertiuscida, anfractibns 5, sub- 

 ventricosis, primo lsevi, intermediis subnodosis, idtimo maximo, obo- 

 vato ; sutura subplicata ; apertura, elongata ; columella triplicata. 



Perhaps this should be regarded as only a variety of Voluta An- 

 cilla. It is also brought from the Straits of Magalhams. 



