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Species 8. (Fig. «, b, Mus. Cuming.) 



Strombus BULBULfs. Stromh. iestd ohIoiiijo-cijUmlrncca. 

 T,fn'hdV,Jor,.a, xpini hn-ni,.^,;,h1, pL-cd'ianler ,jil,Imn- 

 hn.ii.hi. ,„l ninr,,,, Ir.iiurunrnsa, „,,fn,rt;i,ii^ hreihii.s 

 imlilis, iillli.io hn^i inrim-sulealo, lahru suhuijlexo, in- 

 tus tenm corruyato ; albidd ant Jlavicaute, castaneo- I 

 rufescente pulclirl manmratd, culumeM et aperiura 

 faiice pw-pHrco-mjricantlhus. \ 



The little-bulb Strombus. Shell oblong-cylindrical, 

 Terebellum-shaped, spii-e rather short, peculiarly gib- 

 bously swollen, finely varicose at the apex, wliorls 

 smooth, polished, last whorl sharply grooved at the 

 l)ase, lip slightly inflected, finely wrinkled witliin ; 

 whitish or yellowish, prettily marbled with light 

 chestnut-red, columella and interior of the aperture 

 purple-black. 



SowERBV, Pro. Zool. Soc. 1843, p. 144. 



Rab. Island of Tieao, Philippines (on the reefs) ; Cuming. 



Mainly characterized l)y the swollen appearance of tlie 

 penultimate wliorl, in which respect the species partakes of 

 the character of S.ijibhvrulm. 



concave round the up]ier part, t1ien tubercularly 

 noduled, nodules gibbous and almost laded in the 

 last whorl, aperture somewhat squarely oljlong, lip 

 rather largely dilated above the columella, much 

 thickened, with the sinus conspicuous ; whitish, va- 

 riously clouded with purple-shaded red-brown, colu- 

 mella and interior of the aperture pale carnclion, lip 

 blotched \\ith pale burnt-brown. 



(iRAY, Sow. Thesaurus Conch, pi. 33. pi. 10. f. 109. 



Kab. Society Islands (on the reefs) ; Cuming. 



This fine species, of which only two or three examples 

 are known, is remarkably distinguished by the sharply 

 noduled pyramidal elevation of tlic spire. The lip is very 

 boldly dilated and the puri)le-shadc(l marking of the bodv- 

 whorl is peculiar. 



Species 11. (Mus. Cuming. j 

 Strombus Thersitks. Slnhub. h'st,! uhlniiiio-nratd,craS' 

 sd, poiiderosil, s/iini /in'ii/inri/ir /ii//;i„/ii/ii/i-iiriiMiiiaid, 

 aci(/i- nodo.sd, iiiifnirlihiis alixoli-lr spiratiirr costutis, \ 

 x/iperue coiwavis, deiiide tuberculato-uodatU, iiodis in \ 

 iiiifraclu ultimo gibbosis, fere evauidis, aperturd .snb- 

 i/iifidrnto-nblongd, tabro supra coliimellam subainpUter 

 dihiliito, piihlr iiicfiissiito, siiiu coHspicuo ; albidd, rufo- 

 fmaj purpitn'ii-uiiibratd, varii nebulatd, colmndld id 

 apertura; faua- palUde carneoUs, labro mtulato-fi(sco 

 pallid}, maculato. 

 The Thersites Strombus. Shell oblong-ovate, thick, 

 ponderous, sjm'e pecidiarly pyramidally acuminated, 

 shaii)ly nodose, whorls obsoletely spirally ribbed. 



Species 10. (Tig. «, b, Mus. Cuming.) 



Strombus terebellatus. Stromb. testa oblongo-cylin- 

 draced, basi truncatd, Terebelliformi, subiiijlatd, spird 

 I'Mi'iid, tin/i/diii.sciild, anfractibus lavibus, politis, id- 

 liiiiii piiiir liihrii,,/ tmiiido, quasi varicoso, cohimeUd 

 subitn-ihild. iijierliirafauce temie corrugatd; Jlavicante- 

 albd, riifo-caduiieo pidchre nebidatd et variegatd, n«jis 

 apertiirrp faucis pnrpureo-nifis. 



The awl-shaped Strombds. Shell oblong-cybndrical, 

 tnincatcd at the base, Terebellum-shaped, rather in- 

 flated, spire exserted, rather swollen, whorls smooth, 

 polished, last whorl swoUen as if varicose, columella 

 sliglitly arched, interior of tiic aperture finely wrin- 

 kled ; yellowish-white, prettily clouded and varie- 

 gated with red-chestnut, wrinkles of tlic interior of 

 the apertm-e purple-red. 



SowERBY, Thesam-us Conch, p. 31 . pi. 1). f. 84, 85. 



llab. Island of Tieao, Philippines (on the reefs) ; Cuming. 

 The apertiu'e of this species is peculiarly cai'ved with 



coloured wrinkles, not extending to the lip as in .S". hul- 



bidm. 



