The Natural Heflory of JAMAICA. 
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XII. Baccinum dentatum, roftro tenui produttori infiznitum, minus, alum 
fiviis G» plicaturis eminentibus exafperatum, cancellatum, List. Hyjt. 
Conchyl. Tab. mut. 830. N® 4? 
This is much lefs and hath a prominent hollow Rostrum, is all white 
and hath ips like the former. Ic hath many Ridges and Furrows 
crcffing one another, making it cancellated. 
IT icund it with the former. 
XIII. Baccinum breviroftrum, labrofum, craffum, nodofum, columella lata 
plana. Lift. Hift, Conchyl. Tab. 989. N° 49. Perdicea Famaicenfis nodofa.Pet. 
mem. cur. Ann, 1718. p. 190. No. 22. Cochlea colore cinereo in dorfo 
tonfillas nigricantes geftiens. Bonan. p. 165. Cl. 3. Fic. 368. Mu. Kircher. 
P- 473+ No. 361. 
This Shell is two Inches and a half long, and an IJach and a half 
broad, and an Inch high when laid upon its Mouth. The Mouth is 
very wide and oval, the firft Circumvolution makes the greateft Part 
ofthe Shell, and is ftriated with reddifh brown Fafcie or Belts, on the 
largeft of which are blunt Apéces or Points, tis whitifh in all Places 
except the Strte and Fafcie. In the lefler and younger Shells of this 
Kind the Apices are more in Number and fharper. 
I found thefe on the Shores of Famaica. Dr. Lifter had it from Bare 
bados. 
XIV. Buccinum ampullaceum fafciatum, maricatum, labro patentiore. 
List. Hist. Conchyl. Tab. 904. No. 24. Murex mucronibus brevibus, & 
fine ordine dzfpofitis aculeatis fafctis infuper albes cinctas, ceterum colore tyrio 
in nigrum propendente. Bon. p.154. No. 295. Muf. Karcher. p. 469. 
No. 296. Murex famaicenfis multiformiter {pinofas. Pet. mem. cur, Ana. 
1708. p. 189. Dubbeldegetakte {chilpadstaart of Beddeteyke Rumph, Thef. 
p. 5+ 126. 24. N°- 2. Cochlea fafcrata inter parpuras numeranda. Bon. p. 
135. N% 186. Maf. Kércher. p. 40. N° 186. 
This is about three Inches long, about two broad and as high. 
Tis of a whitifh Colour, and hath many large brown Belts or Fa/- 
ciz upon the firft Circumvolution, which makes the greateft Part of 
the Shel], and is fet with Rows of very large fharp Prickles. The 
windings of the Shell are about fix, and are all brown, with fome- 
times a deep Sulcus between, they are fometimes more, fometimes 
lefs exerted or extant, and at other Times are almoft fimooth, are 
lighter or darker coloured, but have all wide Mouths and are oval fhaped, 
whence the Varieties figured Tad. xxiii. by Ramphias. 
I found them plentifully on the Shores of Famaica, and fometimes 
they had Hermit Crabs in them. 
av Purpura five Murex Pelagins marmoreus. Fab. Col. Obf. p. lx. & 
Ixiv. Buccinum roitratum triplici ordine Muricum canaliculatorum horridum. 
List. Hist. Conchyl. Tab. 946. N°* 41. Murex Americanus valde rugojus. 
Pet, mem. cur. Ann, 1708. p. 190. N°: 8. An Aldrov. Exang. p. 338. fa 
Id. Fr.p. 117. Fig. 8. 9. Species Maricis ramofi, Rumph. Tab. xxvii. N°na. 
Thef. an. p. 5. Purpura triangularis. Bon, p. 151. N°. 276. Muf. Kercher. 'p. 
467, N°, 281. | ; 
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