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reo obscure fasciata, papillis e sulcis volventibus et longitudinali- 

 bus seque remotis ubique obsita, serie suturali majori : spira 

 conica, anfr. ad 8 planis, declivibus, superne tabulatis, ultimo 

 magno, ventricoso : apertura parva, angusta ; labro acuto pos- 

 tice sinuato, intus 5-6 sulcato ; columella valde concava, pos- 

 tice lamelligera, callo tenui induta ; regione siphonali piano, albo, 

 sinu amplo, profundo; fauce fusco-fasciata. Long, y 7 ^ ; lat. T 4 g- 

 poll. Hab. — ? 



Differs from the shell given by Kiener as young B. margimda- 

 tum by its more ventricose form, much coarser sculpture, less 

 elongated spire, and the presence of the posterior lamina on the 

 pillar. It may be compared with Bucc. Griineri, Dunker. 



Nassa paupera. T. parva, solida, ovato-lanceolata, albida 

 linea rufa unica cincta, longitrorsum 18-costulata, et liris con- 

 tinuis cincta : spira acuto-conica, anfr. 6-7 ventricosis, ultimo 

 brevi, subgloboso ; sutura profunda : apertura parva, subcircu- 

 laris, ^ long, testre adequans ; labro arcuato, intus 10-striato ; 

 columella antice producta, callo granuloso haud appresso parce 

 induta. Long. § ; lat. ^ poll. Hab. Pacific Ocean. 



Much resembling Bucc. coccineUct, but smaller, less ponderous, 

 more slender, the last whorl proportionally larger, the ribs less 

 numerous, but the revolving lines more so. 



Nassa mendica. Testa parva, rudis, solidula, elongata, rufo- 

 cinerea, longitrorsum undato-plicata, spiraliter crebre lirata, epi- 

 dermide tenui lutoso induta: spira elongata, anfr. 6-7 ventrico- 

 sis, ultimo ellipsoideo, dimidiam long, testae superante : apertura 

 parva, alba, ovata ; labro simplici, vix crenulato, intus 10-lam- 

 inato ; columella producta, arcuata, vix callosa ; sinu siphonali 

 amplo. Long, f; lat. f poll. Hab. Puget Sound, Nisqually, &c. 



A somewhat rude shell, very variable in its surface, being the 

 Pacific analogue of N. trivitlata, Say. It is more solid, more 

 undulated, less shouldered, its pillar lip more protracted, and its 

 aperture smaller. It is also closely allied to N. perpinguis, 

 Hinds, from the California coast, though differing essentially from 

 his description and figure. 



Nassa rdbricata. Testa parva, elongata, ovata, granulata, 

 epidermide fulvo lineis interruptis rufis cincto induta, longitror- 

 sum 15-costato-plicata, plicis ad anfr. ultimum obliquis, versus 



