CASSIS— Plate IX. 



Willi the hands of unoqual oblong-square chesnut-red 

 spots. 

 Hah. China and Japan (on the sands) ; Siebold. 



A beautiful species strongly characterized by its close 

 groonng and deeply excavated trench behind the varices ; 

 it is moreover distinguished by its light purple tinge of 

 colouring and by the oblique disposition of the spots. 



Species 24. (Mus. Ci 



C.'vssis AUEOLA. Cass, testa ovata, spira acuminata, apice 

 acuta; aiifractihus wiivaricosis, supeme concavimculk, 

 infra giibosis, lavibus, nitidis, apicem versus decussatisj 

 columella, plicatd el interrwptl rtigatd, lahro acute den- 

 tato-lirato, medio tiimidinsculo ; caruleo-alhicanie, ma- 

 culis grandihtts r/uadrntis fulvescente-fuscis quinque- 

 fasciatd. 



The DKAUr,HT-BOAKD Helmet. Shell ovate, spire acu- 



minated, sharp at the apex ; whorls ont-varicosc, 

 rather concave round the upper \^s.x\, gibbous 

 beneath, smooth, shining, decussated towards the 

 apex ; columella painted and interruptedly wrinkled. 

 Up sharply dentately ridged, rather swollen in the 

 middle ; bluish white, encircled by five bands of 

 large square fulvous-brown spots. 



Lamarck, Anim. sans vert. (Deshayes' edit.) vol. x. pi. :!7. 

 Buccinum areola, Linnaeus. 

 Cassidea areola, Bruguiere. 

 Bezoardica areola, Schumacher. 



Hob. Island of Negros, Philippines (on mud bauiis) ; 

 Cuming. 



The tessellated painting of this weU-known species is so 

 peculiar, that little need be added to the characters above 

 detailed. In form it is mainly distinguished liy its 

 elevated gibbous sTowth. 



