TRITON.— Plate X. 



varicibus albo exiliter tinctis; columella auranlio- 

 rnhenlc, albirugastl ; canal i subelongato, ascendente, 

 contorto ; aperturx fauce ceeruleo-albd ; labro hit Its 

 aurantio-rubente, for titer albidentato. 

 The pear Triton. Shell pear-shaped, ventricose, with 

 four solid varices ; spire rather obtusely raised ; 

 whorls angulated at the upper part, compressly tu- 

 bercled at the angle, transversely ribbed, ribs flat 

 and rather obsolete, interstices sculptured with 

 raised strise ; yellowish red, varices faintly stained 



in places with white; columella orange-red, wrinkled 

 with white ; canal rather long, twisted upwards ; 

 interior of the aperture bluish white ; lip orange- 

 red within, strongly toothed, teeth white. 



Lamarck, Anim. sans vert., vol. ix. p. 633. 

 Murex pyrum, Linnaeus. 



Hub. Island of Ticao, Philippines (found under stones 

 at low water) ; Cuming. 



This species may be distinguished chiefly by its colour, 

 which is a peculiarly bright orange-red. 



