CASSIS. 



Species 15. (Mus. Cumiug.) 



CHASSIS viBEX. Cass, testa ehngato-ovatd, basi pecuUarUer 

 effitsa, spird suhacimvimtd ; anfractibus evaricosk, coti- 

 vexis, suboblique convolutis, l/eviffaiis, politis, columella, 

 incrassatd, basi uniplicatd, labro basi quadrispinoso ; 

 carneo-cinerascente, obscure fasciafd, flammis fulves- 

 ceiifibiis longitiidmalUer pictd, linekque indutincte 

 fit-sco-piindatii ciiigidatd ; coltmelld eburmd, labro cas- 

 taiieo intense luaculato. 



The striped Helmet. Shell eloiigately ovate, peciiliarly 

 efFused at the base, spii-e somewhat acuminated; 

 whorls destitute of varices, convex, somewhat ob- 

 liquely convoluted, smooth, polished, columella thick- 

 ened, one-plaited at the base, lip four-spined at the 

 base; fleshy ash-colour, obscurely banded, painted 

 l()nij;itudinally with light fulvous flames and encircled 

 with indistinctly brown-dotted lines ; columella ivory- 

 wliite, lip intensely spotted with ehesnut. 



Lamarck, Anim. sans vert. (Deshayes' edit.) vol. x. p. 38. 

 Biirciiiiiui ri/iej; Linnanis. 

 Cussidea rdiKi; Bi"iiguii)rc. 



Variety /3. (Fig. 15, /i.) 



Testa minor, valde incrassatn, anfrnrtihns siipente iiodosis, 



nodis in plicis sape descendentibiis. 

 Shell smaller, veiy much thickened, with the whorls uo- 



duled round the upper part, nodules fi-equently 



descending in folds. 



Buccinum erinacetis, LinmBus. 



Burrininn nodiihmm, Gmelin. 



Bnvciniiui l,iiir„iiiln„i, Dillwyn. 



Casnidcii rriiiiifi'iis, Bruguicre. 



Cassis ri-iniiiT/ix, Lamarck. 

 Hab. Philippine and Pacific Islands ; Cuming. 



The species C. vibex and toi-qmta were confounded in- 

 discriminately by Linnseus, Lamarck, and others, to judge 

 by the reference made to Martini's figures, the smooth 

 specimens being set apart under the specific title of vibex, 

 the noduled variety under that of eriuaceiis; it will, 

 however, be seen that there are two very distinct 

 species, both equally distinguished in having the upper 

 portion of the whorls sometimes rounded, sometimes 

 strongly noduled or plicately tubercled. The name eri- 

 naceus is therefore suppressed, as being founded on the 



thickened noduled variety of either species, and that which 

 had not been recognised is named C. torquata. 



Species 16. (Mus. Cuming.) 



Cassis recurvirostrum. Cass, testd ovatd, lemucidd, 

 spird subaeimiinatd, anfractibus evaricosis, lavibm, 

 superni concavo-declivibus, plicis temibus interdmn 

 obsoleti-s e ■mturis descendentibus ; columella subampUter 

 uniplicatd et obtuse granosd, labro subtiliter dentato- 

 lirato ; pallide fuho-spadiced, maculis parvi.i rufes- 

 cente-fnscis subquadratii distantibus seriatim notatd. 



The recurved-beak Helmet. Shell ovate, rather thin, 

 spire somewhat acuminated, whorls destitute of va- 

 rices, smooth, concavely slanting round the upper 

 part, with thin plaits, sometimes obsolete, descending 

 from the sutures ; columella somewhat largely one- 

 plaited and obtusely grained, lip finely dentately 

 ridged ; light fulvous bay, marked with rows of small 

 rather square distant reddish brown spots. 



Buccinum recurvirostrum, Wood, Index Test. pi. 23. {. 30. 



Hob. Kaines' Island, Toitcs Straits ; Capt. Ince. 



JI. Kiener figures this shell as the young of C. in/lata 

 {C. granulosa, Lamarck), from which, it is scarcely neces- 

 sary to add, it is perfectly distinct. The shell here repre- 

 sented, from Mr. Cuming's collection, is one of mature 

 growth ; and I take it to be the Buccinum recurvirostrvm 

 of Wood, founded on Lister's figm-e. Hist. Couch. 1. 1016. 

 f. 75. It may be observed that this species is from New 

 Holland, whilst the C. inflata is a native of the West 

 Lidies. 



peeies 17. (Mvis. Cuming.) 



Cassis fi.MBRIata. ''»•«•. Ii-xid ohlongo-omtd. iderumque 

 tenuiculd, spini .s/di/in>dii,-tii, npi,-,' p,ijitlli,ri, anfrac- 

 tibus univaricosis, lungitadinaliler irnyuhtnter teiiui- 

 plicatis, striis transversis prope apicem baMnque decus- 

 safis, parte superiori dorsali cinguUs nodosis tribus 

 nrmutd, noJix /las/icr rnmpri'ssi.'i ; ridiijiu'lld urcuatd, 

 h'nirr nni„hi, Inhru rxlvntn ri.r uhs.d.-li' dmlato ; pal- 

 ll,di larled, faxnix s,'.r f„h-r.,cei,ld,iis, I masque fusci.s 

 interriiplis, ucto ant plnribus cingnluld, mriciiusfiisco- 

 nmculatis. 



SeptemhcT, ISImS. 



