STROM BUS 



Species 2S. (Mus. Ciuniiig.) 

 Sthombi's ^rACl■LAT^:s. Slromb. tedd snbquadrato-ovatd, 

 cnmimri/Ut, .ipird hn-ci, iiruld, siidvaricosd, anfracti- 

 liiia Sjpirabler sh-iafis, niipend' gibboso-tumidis, sub- 

 rude coHvolidk, bctsiii versus coidractis, colmiieUd et 

 aperturm fauce tenue corrngatis ; alba, rufo-fusco len- 

 tiginosd, macuUsque uigricantibus hderruple fascia/d, 

 columella et apertura faiwe albis. 

 The blotched Strombus. Shell somewhat squarely 

 ovate, rather thiek, spire short, sharp, slightly va- 

 ricose, whorls spirally striated, gii)bously swollen 

 romid the upper part, somewhat rudely convoluted, 

 contracted towards the base, columella and interior 

 of the aperture finely wi-inkled ; white, freckled with 

 red-brown, and banded in an inteiTupted manner with 

 blackish blotches, columella and interior of the aper- 

 ture white. 

 NuTTALL, Sowerby Thesaurus Conch, p. 30. pi. 7. f. 53. 

 Hah. Sandwich Islands ; Nuttall. 



This species is well characterized by the swollen gib- 

 bous development of the whorls next the sutures. 



Species 24. (Fig. a, b, c, Mus. Cuming.) 

 Strombus urceus. Slromb. testa subfiisifontd-oblongd, 

 spird exsertd, tiirritd, plerumque varicosd, anfractibus 

 spiraliter striatis, iasi temce snlcatis, snperne declivibus, 

 obtuse angulatis, ad iiiii/iil/ini Hinlum-tidji'rculatis, colu- 

 mella laminatd, parliui cumnjald, njHiinrd oblongd, 

 mihangustd, iidus dt/iiai sidililisshid: corrugatd; albidd 

 aid rufescente, griseo-fusco vdlatd et variegatd, colu- 

 mella et apertura fauce sapissime intense purpureo- 

 nigricantibus, iuterdum rufo vet aurantio tbictis. 

 The pitcher Strombus. Shell somewhat fusiformly 

 oblong, spire exserted, turreted, mostly vai-icose, 

 whorls spirally striated, finely grooved at the base_ 

 slanting round the upper part, obtusely angled, no- 

 dosely tubercled at the angle, columella laminated, 

 partially wrinkled, aperture oblong, rather narrow, 



densely finely wrinkled within ; whitisli or reddish, 

 filleted and variegated with grey-brown, columella 

 and interior of the aperture generally intense pm-plc- 

 black, sometimes tinged with red or orange. 



LiNNJius, Syst. Nat. (12th edit.) p. 1212. 

 Cauarium mtidat/ii/i., Schumacher. 



Sab. Island of Ticao, I'hUi])piues (on the reefs) ; Cuming. 

 Australia. 



This species may generally be recognized by the dark 

 pui-ple-black colouring of the columella and aperture, 

 which in some specimens is, however, only partially indi- 

 cated. 



Species 25. (Mus. Cuming.) 



Strombus laciniatus. Stromb. testa ovatd, spird ex- 

 sertd et coHspicue nodoso-tubercnlatd, anfractibus spi- 

 raliter striatis, tdtimo fortiter tuberculato, pone labrum 

 radiatlm costato, columella callosd, labro late dilatato, 

 snperne usque ad apicem producto, peculiariter cristato, 

 latere crasse replicato ; albidd, aurantio-fusco pulcher- 

 rime variegatd, aperhira fauce intense rufo-purpured. 



The crested Strombus. Shell ovate, with the spu-e 

 exserted and conspicuously nodosely tubercled, 

 whorls spirally striated, last whorl strongly tubercled, 

 radiately ribbed behind the lip, columella callous, lip 

 broadly dilated, produced at the upper part as far as 

 the spire, peculiarly crested, side thickly folded in ; 

 whitish, beautifully variegated with orange-brown, 

 interior of the aperture deep crimson-pm-ple. 



Chemnitz, Conch. Cab. vol.x. p. 223. pi. 158. f. 1506, 7. 

 Strombus cristatus, Lamarck. 



Hab. Islands of Negros and Ticao, Philippines (in coarse 

 black sand at a depth of about eleven fathoms) ; 

 Cuming. 

 There is little or no variation in the form or colour of 



this beautiful species, the finely dilated lip being always 



crested next the apex, while the interior of the aperture is 



remarkable for its very deep crimson-purijle enamel. 



December, 1850. 



