PART II. 



PURPURIN^. 



•BUGGING. 



301 



CoNCHOLEPAS Lam. Patelliform ; spire lateral, nearly- 

 obsolete ; pillar none. 



C. Peruviana. Sow. Gen. {fig- 71. a.) 



MoNCGEROs Lam. Spire moderate ; a 



strong tooth-like process^at the base of 



the outer lip. (^fig. 6^. ) 



M. imbricatum. Sow. Gen. f. 1. 

 cinffulatum. lb. fisr. 4. 



MicROTOJiA Sw. Pillar very broad and 

 curving inwards ; aperture effuse ; 

 the notch at the base small^ and nearly- 

 obsolete ; spire very short. 



patula. Mart. 69. f. 758, 759. persica. En. Meth. 397. f. 1. 



unicolor 5'u\ Cheni. f. 1449. 



Purpura Lam. Spire more prominent ; 

 inner lip flattened ; the basal notch 

 wide and distinct.* {fig- 10, 11. h.) 



coronata. En. Meth. 397. f. 1. 

 succincta. lb. 398. f. 1. 



SuB-FAM. 5. BUCCININ.E. 

 Spire always as long as the aperture, and 



» United to Ricinula by P. columellaris., Ency. Meth. 598. fig. 3., and 

 Ricinuia morus, Ency. Meth. 395. fig. 6. 



