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nearly smooth forming the papilla, the 2nd and 3rd short, the last 

 lengthened, somewhat ventricose ; aperture oblong, posteriorly acu- 

 minated, narrower anteriorly, entire ; columella with two nearly 

 obsolete folds. 



This very singular species approaches nearest to V. fulminata, 

 its locality is unknown ; it was lent to me many years since by 

 M. Roussel, and we have not a single specimen in England. 



41. Voluta Vexillum (pi. 1. f. 54, 55, 56.). 



Testa ovata, subfusiformi, crassa, lsevi, nitente, albida, fasciis 

 seu tseniis aurantio-rubris plus minusve numerosis cincta; spira 

 subconica, apice muricato-papillari, anfractuum 2 ad 2^- composito ; 

 anfractibus 4 casteris obsoletissime tuberculiferis, ultimo postice 

 tuberculis subcompressis remotiusculis coronato, columellas plicis 

 6 ad 8, tribus posticis minimis, anticis 2 ad 3 plerumque crassis. 



Shell ovate, subfusiform, thick, smooth, sliining, whitish, with 

 more or less numerous orange red narrow bands or fdlets ; spire 

 somewhat conical, with a small pointed papillary apex, of from 2 

 to 2^ volutions ; the four remaining volutions very obsoletely tuber - 

 cidated, the last posteriorly crowned with rather remote and com- 

 pressed tubercles ; columella with from six to eight folds, of which 

 the tliree posterior are very small, and the two or tlnee anterior 

 generally thick. 



This is commonly called the Orange Flag, we have given two 

 varieties, of which the more slender has been distinguished as a 

 species by some French collectors. 



42. Voluta indica (pi. li. f. 68, 69, 70.), nob. ; V. Lapponica 

 auctm. 



Testa ovata, subfusiformi, crassiuscula, laevigata, pallida, maculis 

 punctis lineoliscpie castaneis varie picta; spira subacmninata, apice 

 papillari anfractmun 2 ad 2|- sistentej anfractibus tertio quartoque 

 longitudinaliter costatis, quinto subcostato, sexto subventricoso, 

 lsevi, ultimo magno, ovali, antice transversim obsolete striato ; aper- 

 tura longiuscula, postice acuta, antice latiusculaj labio externo 

 intiis subincrassato, postice subdecurrente, cohunella 6- ad 8- plicata, 

 phcis anticis maxime majoribus, posticis parvis. 



Shell ovate, subfusiform, thickish, smooth, of a pale brownish 

 flesh colour, variously marked with chesnut spots, dots, and lines ; 

 spire subacuminated, Math a small papillary apex of 2 or 2-i- volu- 

 tions, the 3rd and 4th volutions longitudinally ribbed, 5th sbghtly 

 ribbed, 6th rather ventricose, smooth, last large, oval, and obso- 

 letely transversely striated anteriorly ; aperture rather long, acute 



