70 Panama Shells. PURPURID^:. 



moderately impressed suture : aperture ovate : labrum rather 

 sharp, thickened behind : with a short recurved canal. 



Mean divergence about 44 ; length .67 inch ; breadth .31 

 inch ; length of spire .4 inch. 



After much doubt respecting the generic characters of 

 this species, we have provisionally referred it to that group 

 of Buccina, which have a short recurved canal. 



Station. Under stones at low water mark. 



Habitat. Panama, and Taboga ; C. B. A. ! 

 We collected 175 specimens. 



61. ISucciimm pagodas. 



Synonymy. 

 Buccinum pagodus Reeve Conch. Icon. pi. 7. f. 50. Dec. 1846. 



Station. In the clefts of rocks at low water ; Cuming ! 

 Reeve. We found this species in the same sta- 

 tion and also under stones. 



Habitat. I. of Taboga ; Cuming ! Reeve. 



Panama ; Jay. 



Panama; E. Jewett! Gould Mss. 



Taboga and Panama; C. B. A.! 



This species is rare. Mr. Cuming obtained only one or 

 two specimens. We obtained 7 adult, and 11 young speci- 

 mens. The color of the young is very intense, almost black : 

 that of some of the adult shells is very dark, 



62. llnccifiiuiu pristis. 

 Synonymy. 



Buccinum serratum Kicner Iconog. p. 23. pi. 9. f. 28. 



Reeve Conch. Syst. pi. 268. f. 5, 6. 1842. 



-- pristis Desk in Lam. An. sans Vert. X. 192. No. 69. 1844. 

 --- Reeve Conch. Icon. pi. 6. f. 39. Dec. 1846. 



