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first forming the papillary apex, the 3rd, 4th, 5th, and 6th, with 

 obtuse longitudinal ribs, the last large, oblong, attenuated ante- 

 riorly ; aperture oblong, outer lip slightly reflected ; columella with 

 five folds, the posterior of which are small and obtuse. 



I have only seen a single specimen which is in Mr. Civming's 

 extraordinary collection; it is probably the same as Kiener's V. 

 hjriformls, but it is not the same as Broderip's, which is identical 

 with Swainson's Mitra lyriformis. Its papillary apex closely re- 

 sembles that of V. fuhninata. 



39. YoLTJTA FULMINATA (pi. 1. f. 51, 52, 53.). 



Testa oblonga, fusiformi, tenuiuscula, plerumque transversirn im- 

 presso-striata, carneo-fulvescente, lineis longitudinalibus castaneis 

 flexuosis pictaj spira, acuminata, apice papillaris lfevi, anfractuum 

 duorum coinposito; anfractibus cseteris quatuor longitudinaliter 

 costato-subtuberciuatis ; ultimo postice obtuse angulato, subtuber- 

 culato, antice coarctato, acuminato, dense transversirn costato; 

 apertura elongata, labio externo, subefi'uso, subincrassato, antice 

 margine subdenticulato ; columella antice acuta, 6- ad 10- plicata, 

 plicis varus. 



Shell oblong, fusiform, rather thin, generally with transverse 

 impressed strife, yellowish flesh coloured, with flexuous, longitudinal 

 ehesnut lines ; spue acmumatecl, with a smooth papillary apex of 

 two volutions, the four remaining volutions longitudinally ribbed, 

 and tuberculated, the last posteriorly obtusely angidar, subtuber- 

 culated, anteriorly contracted and acuminated, closely transversely 

 ribbed ; aperture elongated ; outer hp somewhat effuse and thick- 

 ened, with the anterior edge slightly toothed ; columella sharp an- 

 teriorly, with 6-10 variously prominent folds. 



We have represented tluee varieties of this not uncommon spe- 

 cies ; of these fig. 62 shows the ordinary character. 



40. Volutia dtjbia (pi. lv. f. 115.), Brod. -j Zool. Journ., 

 vol. hi. p. 81. pi. hi. f. 1. 



Testa, fusiformi, longitudinaliter snbcostata, transversirn striata, 

 flavicante, maculis fulvis subquadratis, fasciatim tligestis, ornataj 

 spira brevi ; apice acuto-papillari ; anfractibus 4, prhno laeviusculo, 

 papulam efformante, secundo tertioque brevibus, idtimo elongato, 

 subventricoso, apertura oblonga, postice acuminata, antice subat- 

 tenuata, integra; columella? plicis duabus obsoletiusculis. 



Shell fusiform, slightly ribbed longitudinally, transversely striated, 

 yellowish, with somewhat square fulvous spots arranged in bands ; 

 spire short, with an acute papillary apex; volutions 4, the first 



