582 BUCCINUM. 



****** Somewhat polished, and not enumerated 

 in the former divisions. 

 ******* Angulated, and not included in the for- 

 mer divisions. 

 ******** Turreted, subulate, and slightly polished. 



* Inflated, rounded, thin, slightly transparent, and 



brittle. 



OLEARiUM. 1. Shell roundish, transversely ribbed, 

 with an elevated line in the interstices ; aper- 

 ture without teeth. 



Buccinum Olearium. Linnaus Si/st. Nat. p. 1196. Mar- 

 tini, iii. p. 403. t. 117. f. 1076 and 1077. Schroeter EinL 

 i. p. 307. Gnielin, p. 3469. Schreibers Conch, i. p. 138. 

 Britgiiiere Enc. Method, p. 243. 

 Rumphius, t. 27. f- D. Petivpr QnT. t. 99. f. 11, and -4m6. 

 t. 9. f. 7. Gualter, t. 44. f. T. Seba, iii. t. 09. two first 

 figures. Knorr, v. t. 12. f. 1. 

 Inhabits the Indian Ocean. Linnceus. China, and the East 



Indies. Humphreys. 

 Shell two, three, or four inches long, and more than two thirds 

 as broad, pale brown or fawn-colour, and sometimes mark- 

 ed with a few darker irregular spots or streaks ; there are on 

 the body-whirl about eighteen broad ribs, with narrow inter- 

 stices having an elevated line in the middle ; the spire con- 

 sists of five small whhls marked with a distinct groove. 



©ALE A. 2. Shell ovate, transversely ribbed; ribs 

 convex, and becoming double near the edge ; 

 aperture without teeth. 



Buccinum Galea. Einnaus Si/st. Nat. p. 1197. Marti^ 

 ni, iii. p. 393. t. 116. f. 1070. Born Mus. p. 239- 

 Schroeter Eitil. p. 308. t. 2. f. 1. Gmelin, p. 3469* 

 Schreibers Conch, i. p. 138. Bruguiere Enc. Method, p. 

 ^4. 



Dolium Galea. Lamarck Syst. des Anim. p. 79. 



Bonanui Rec. 3. f. 183, and Kirch, f. 179- Lister Conch; 

 t. 898. f. 18. Gtialter, t. 42. Favanne, t. 27. f. B 1. 

 Inhabits the Mediterranean. Linnaus. Coasts of JNaples. 



Ulysses. 



