TRITON. 



Species 34. (Mus. Cuming.) 

 Triton scaber. Trit. testd ovatd, varicibus tribus vel 

 quaternis, subdepressis ; spird mediocri ,■ anfractibus 

 convexis, longitudinaliter subobsolete costatis, costis 

 liris angustis, subacutis, alternis majoribus, cancel- 

 latis ; albd, epidermide crassd, setosd, indutd ; colu- 

 mella liratd et granosd ; canali brevissimo, recurvo ; 

 apertura fauce albd; labro intus obtuse denticu/ato. 

 The furred Triton. Shell ovate, with three or four 

 rather depressed varices ; spire middling ; whorls 

 convex, longitudinally somewhat obsoletely ribbed, 

 ribs cancellated with narrow, rather sharp ridges, 

 the alternate of which are larger ; white, covered 

 over with a thick bristly epidermis ; columella 

 ridged and granulated ; canal very short, recurved ; 

 interior of the aperture white ; lip obtusely denti- 

 culated within. 

 King, Zoological Journal, vol. v. p. 348. 



Pollia scabra, Gray. 

 Hab. Valparaiso, South America ; King (dredged from 

 the depth of from seven to forty-five fathoms) ; 

 Cuming. 

 This species may be easily recognised by its pecu- 

 liarly bristly epidermis. 



Species 35. (Mus. Cuming.) 



Triton cingulatus. Trit. testd ovato-pyriformi, ventri- 

 cosd, varice unied out mild; spird subacuminatd ; 

 anfractibus superne indistincte angulatis, ad unguium 

 obsolete nodulosis, liris plants equidistantibus undi- 

 que cingulatis ; aurantio-fuscescente ; columella lavi ; 

 canali longiuscu/o, contorto ; apertura inftatd, fauce 

 albd ; labro tenui, subfimbriato, aurantio denticu- 

 lato. 



The encircled Triton. Shell ovately pyriform, ven- 

 tricose, with sometimes a single varix, sometimes 

 none ; spire somewhat acuminated ; whorls indi- 

 stinctly angulated at the upper part, obsoletely no- 

 duled on the angle, everywhere encircled with flat 

 equidistant ridges ; light orange-brown ; columella 

 smooth ; canal rather long, twisted ; aperture in- 

 flated, interior white; lip thin, slightly fimbriated, 

 orange-toothed within. 



Pfeiffer, Revue Cuvierienne, 1843. 



Desha yes, Note in new edit. Aniin. sans vert., vol. ix. 



p. 643. 



Cassidaria cingulata, Lamarck. 



Triton undosus, Kiener (not of Lamarck). 



Tritonium caudatum, Gray. 

 Hab. Island of Negros, Philippines ; Cuming. 



M. Deshayes having fully expatiated in the note above 

 referred to, on the blunders committed by M. Kiener 

 in regard to this shell, it is unnecessary to say anything 

 further on the subject. Mr. Gray's name would have 

 been maintained for this species if he had shown that 

 this and not the Triton canaliferus is the Buccinum cau- 

 datum of Gmelin. 



Species 36. (Mus. Burt.) 

 Triton Spengleri. Trit. testd oblongo-ovatd, planius- 

 cvlo-compressd, varicibus quinis tuberculiferis ; spird 

 rudi, obtuso-elatd ; anfractibus irregulariter convo- 

 lutis, superne angulatis, ad unguium tuberculatis, 

 transversim costatis, costis grandibus, interstitiis e.r- 

 cavatis, costdminutd medio decurrente, costis fortiter 

 crenatis ; spadiceo-fulvd ; columella albd, lavi, callo- 

 sitate pared superne munitd ; canali brevi, contorto ; 

 apertura fauce albd; labro undulato, intus vix denti- 

 culato. 

 Spengler's Triton. Shell oblong-ovate, rather flatly 

 compressed, with five tubercled varices ; spire rude, 

 obtusely raised; whorls irregularly convoluted, 

 angulated at the upper part, tuberculated on the 

 angle, transversely ribbed, ribs large, interstices 

 hollow, with a very small rib running through the 

 centre, ribs strongly crenated ; pale yellowish bay- 

 colour ; columella white, smooth, furnished with a 

 small callosity at the top ; canal short, twisted ; 

 interior of the aperture white ; lip undulated, but 

 slightly denticulated within. 

 Lamarck, Anim. sans vert. (Deshayes' edit.), vol. ix. 

 p. 627. 

 Murex Spengleri, Chemnitz. 



Hab. ? 



The ribs in this species are exceedingly prominent on 

 the varices, and they are well characterized by the pecu- 

 liarly wrinkled or crenated style of the sculpture. 



May 1844. 



