STEOMBUS.— Plate XLX. 



winged, expanded, strougly wrinkled witliin ; whitish, 

 dotted and banded witli reddish-brown, cohmiella 

 and interior of the aperture white. 



GiiAV, Griffith's C\iv. Anim. Kingdom, MoU. pi. 25. 



Uuh. Australia. 



The form of this species is characteristic, and the 



wrinkled sculpture of the aperture and columella is larger 



and stronger than usual. 



Species 56. (Mus. Said.) 

 Stuojibus fasciatcs. Slromb. testa ovato-couica, spird 

 brevi, apice acuta, anfradibus lavibus, supeme con- 

 cavo-declivibus, deinde taberculatis, columella Iceviffatd, 

 uperturd obloiujd, subarigtistd, labro dmplici, supeme 

 siimato ; albidd, rv/escente-fusco subtilissime lenti- 

 fjiiiosd, macidis nigris sagittarm fasciatd, columella et 

 (ipertnrce fauce croceis. 



The banded Strombus. SheU ovate, conical, spire 

 short, sharp at the apex, whorls smooth, concavely 

 slanting round the upper part, then tubercled, colu- 

 mella smooth, aperture oblong, rather nan-ow, lip 

 simple, sinuated at the upper part ; whitish, very 

 delicately freckled vdXh. reddish-brown, and banded 

 with rows of arrow-headed black spots, columella 

 and interior of the aperture saffi-on-yellow. 

 Born, Mus. Vind. p. 278. 



Strombus mtbulatus, Herbst. 

 Slromhus polyfasciatus^ Chemnitz. 

 Strombus Uroeatus, Lamarck. 

 Strombus Persicus, Swainson. 

 Hab. Red Sea. 



Very distinct from all other species of the genus, espe- 

 cially in its peculiarity of colouring. 



