14 MARINE SHELLS OF SOUTH AFRICA. 



species from the Cape, but it is common in various localities, 

 from Madagascar eastward. 



PURPURA CINGULATA, Linne (Buccinum), Eeeve, Conch. 

 Icon. fig. 76. Cape, Natal coast, and Port Elizabeth. This 

 curious species appears to be peculiar to the South African 

 coast. 



PURPURA CATARACTA, C r Aem?i / ii0(Buccinum), Reeve, Conch. 

 Icon., Purpura, sp. 40. Port Elizabeth, Simon's Bay, &c. 



PURPURA CAPENSIS, Petit, Journ. de Conch. 1852, pi. 7, 

 fig. 6 ; Kiister, Purpura, pi. 23a, fig. 6. See Journ. of 

 Conch, vol. v. p. 7. Having seen an undoubted specimen of 

 Purpura luteostoma collected at Port Elizabeth by Mr. 

 Crawford, I am not sure that this is not a variety of the 

 same, although, taking the typical forms, the differences are 

 very great. 



PURPURA LUTEOSTOMA, Deshayes, Lamarck, torn. x. p. 98 ; 

 Reeve, Conch. Icon. sp. 35. Port Elizabeth (Crawford). 



PURPURA SCOBINA, Quoy, Zool. Voy. Astrolabe, pi. 38, 

 figs. 19-21. Port Elizabeth. See Journ. of Conch, vol. vi. 

 p. 148. 



PURPURA TRIGONA, Reeve, Conch. Icon. Purpura, sp. 53. 

 -Port Elizabeth. 



PURPURA MANCINELLA, Lamarck, Reeve, Conch. Icon, 

 pi. 2, fig. 7. Natal coast (Krauss). This species, common 

 in the Indian Ocean and East Indian Archipelago, I have 

 not met with from the Cape. 



PURPURA BUFO, Lamarck, Reeve, Conch. Icon. pi. 2, 

 fig. 7. Natal coast (Krauss). I have had this common 

 species from China, Philippines, Travancore, and Madagascar, 

 but not yet from South Africa. 



PURPURA ZEYHERI, /ircm.ss,Wiegmann's Archiv fiirNatur. 

 1852, p. 35. Cape Coast (Krauss). This species is unknown 

 to me. 



PURPURA PERSICA, Lamarck, Reeve, Conch. Icon, pi, 2, 

 fig. 7. Natal coast (Krauss). 



PURPURA RUDOLPHI, Lamarck, Reeve, Conch. Icon. fig. 10. 

 -Natal coast (Krauss). 



