S T R lAI B U S . 



Species 



(Mas. Cuming.) 



The 



iTROMiius PULCHELLUS. Slromb. testci subquadfalo-ovatd, 

 ^liird ucuminaio-turntd, anfraclUms radiatm sulcatis, 

 wpenie rotundatis, creberntm nodoso-plicatis, apicem 

 cersus conspiciie varicosis, anfractu nltimo coda tu- 

 middpone lahnm, columella callosd, labro alalo, iulus 

 fortiter radiatlm corrugato ; albidd, rufesceiUe-spa- 

 diceo fasciatd et leutlginosd, columella parte superwri 

 el aperturcB fauce interne ptirpureia. 



PRETTY Strombus. Shbll somewhat squarely 

 ovate, spire acuminately turretod, whorls radiately 

 grooved, rounded at the upper part, very closely 

 nodosely plaited, conspicuously varicose towards the 

 apex, last whorl with a swollen rib behind the lip, 

 columella callous, lip winged, strongly radiately 

 wrinkled within ; whitish, banded and freckled with 

 reddish-iawn, upper part of the columella and in- 

 terior of the aperture deep purple. 



Hab. Island of Ticao, Philippines (on the reefs) ; Cuming. 

 This little species appears to be distinct from all the 



known varieties, and there arc many, of S. lalmus, to 



which it is nearest allied. 



Species 53. (Fig. a, b, Mus. Cuming.) 



Strombus Samaeensis. Stromb. testa fusiformi-oblo7igd, 

 b/isi prolongatd, recnrvd, Terebellifonui, solidiusadd, 

 spird acuminata, apicem versus varicosd, avfractibus 

 lavibus, poUtls, svperne plicato-cosiotis, costis plus 

 minus obsoletis, columella densii callosd, aperturd 

 parvd, fauce profuse corrugatd, labro fortiter trklen- 

 tato ; alba, rufo-fusco tinctd et nebulatd, columvlld 

 alba, apertura fauce hitense purpured, rug is alhis. 



The Sajiar Strombus. Shell fusiformly oblong, pro- 

 longed and recurved at the base, Terebellum-shapod, 

 rather solid, spire acuminated, varicose towards the 

 apex, whorls smooth, polished, plicately ribbed round 

 the upper part, ribs more or less obsolete, columella 

 thickly callous, aperture small, interior profusely 

 wrinkled, lip strongly three-toothed ; white, stained 

 and clouded with red-brown, columella white, in- 

 terior of the aperture deep purple, with thi; wrinkles 

 white. 



Strombus Sahiar, Chemnitz, Couch. Cab. vol. x. p. .321. 

 pi. 157. f. 1503. 



Strombus tridentatus, Lamarck. 



Strombus dentatus, Sowerby (not of Linuceus). 

 Hab. Philippine Islands ; Cuming. 



This species was not known to Linn.Tus, having been 

 first described and figured in the tenth volume of the 

 ' Conchylien Cabinet,' where Chemnitz distinguished it by 

 the name of its habitat, one of the Philippine Islands. 



Species 54. (Mus. Cuming.) 



Strombus epidromis. Stromb. testa ovatd, spird brevi- 

 usculd, apice acutd, anfractibus Icevibus, superne decli- 

 vibns, vix angnlatis, ad angulitm profuse mdulatis, 

 columella callosd, labro subampUter plano-expanso, ro- 

 tundato ; alba, rufescente-spadiceo leutigiuosd, colu- 

 melld et apertura fauce eburneis. 



The sail Strombus. Shell ovate, spire rather short, 

 sharp at the apex, whorls smooth, slanting round 

 the upper pai't, slightly angled, profusely noduled at 

 the angle, columella callous, lip rather largely flatly 

 expanded, rounded; white, freckled with reddish- 

 fawn, columella and interior of the aperture ivory- 

 white. 



LiNX.EUs, Syst. Nat. (12th edit.) p. 1211. 



Hub. Island of Ticao, Philippines (on the reefs) ; Cuming. 



Well characterized by its flatly expanded i-ounded lip, 

 which stands out from the botly of the shell like a 

 spreading sail. 



Species 55. (JIus. Brit.) 



Strombus deformis. Stromb. testa sulfusiformi-ovatd, 

 spird acuminato-turritd, apice acuta, anfractibus trans- 

 versim midique creberrime sulcatis, superne declivihus, 

 ad angulum plicato-nodatis, nodis antice in costis de- 

 scendeulUms, coluuielld callosd, uudlque fortiter cor- 

 riigntd, lubro alato, crpansu, intus fortiter corrugato ; 

 albidd, rufo-fusco puuctnld et fasciatd, columelld et 

 apertura fauce albis. 



The deformed Strombus. Shell somowluit fusiformly 

 ovate, spire acuminately turreted, sharp at the apex, 

 whorls tonsversely very closely grooved throughout, 

 slanting round the upper part, plicately noduled at 

 the angle, nodules descending in front into ribs, co- 

 lumella callous, strongly wrinkled throughout, lip 



