B U L L A 



Species 7. (Fig. n, h, ]\Iiis. Ouiniiig in Brit.) 



Bulla amygdalxjs. Bui. tesid ^oUdd, (Moiigo-nulici/liii- 

 ilntced, siiperne et hiferne npiralik'r dricttd, sn/mi 

 hieilium anymtutd, pallldi nifd et ijriiifu,fiisn> idbo- 

 ([Uf variegatd, iinibilico spirali profiindo, npniiirn xn- 

 penie devatd, acmniiiati'i, supra mi'iViiiin (■niinint'i, 

 mlimielld spirali ad dorsum promhienli. 



The almond Bulla. Shell solid, oblong-subcvlindrienl, 

 spirally striated above and below, narrowed above 

 the middle, pale reddish and grey, variegated with 

 brown and white, spiral umbilicus deep, apertnre 

 elevated above, acuminate, contracted above tlie mid- 

 dle, spiral column prominent at the back. 



Lister, Hist. Conch, t. 714. f. 72. Soiverby's Thesau- 

 rus, sp. 44. pi. 123. f. 63. 

 Bidla driiila, Bruguiere. 



Hah. Gulf of Mexico ; West Indies. 



Species 8. (Fig. a, b, Mus. Cuming in Brit.) 

 Bulla punctulata. Bui. testa ovato-oblongd, solidd, 

 Iffviyatd, palUde rufescenti, macuUs nirjrh alho-punc- 

 talis pictd, fasciis duabus pallide fuscis cinctd, later'i- 

 bi(K coiivexis, aperfnrd snpra medium coarctatd, antice 

 fire acuminatd, labio crasso, antice rectiuacnh. 

 'I'he spotted Bulla. Shell ovate-oblong, solid, smooth, 

 pale reddish, painted with Ijlack, white-pointed spots, 

 girt uilli two pale brown bands, sides convex, aper- 



liddle, anteriorly 



turc narriiwed above 



acuminated in front, 



ther straight. 

 A. Adams, Sowerby's Thesaurus; Bulla, sp. .")3. jil. 123. 



f. 77. 

 Huh. Panama; H. (.'umiug. 



The little black, white-lipped spots give a very pretty 

 appearance to this shell. 



Species 1). (Kig, a. h, c, Mus. Cuuiiiig in Brit.) 

 Bulla OBLONOA. But. tesid oljlovgd, sidiri/lindrnced, 

 poslici atlennatd, antice. suljaruminatd, iuiigiliidiiiuli- 



ter snijslriatd, str 



utissimis sptrulile 



pnllide fulvd, rel rufo-fuscd, maculis et fiisciis iuler- 

 ruptis rel undulutis nigreseentibus ruriegatd. iiitiis 

 albd, labro aruuatu. 



The oblong Bulla. Shell oblong, subcylindrical, pos- 

 teriorly attenuated, anteriorly snbacuminated, longi- 

 tudinally sliglitly striated, girt with very minute 

 spiral stria;, pale fawn or reddish-brown, variegated 

 with blackish spots and interrupted or undulating 

 bands, white within, outer lip arched. 



A. Adams, Sowerby's Thesaurus ; Bulla, sp. ."lO. pi. 123. 

 f. 74. 



Hab. Philippines and Island of Annan, on the reefs; H. 

 Cuming. 



•January, 1868. 



