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lines, and several more at the base of the body-whorl; otherwise 
smooth and polished, or with microscopic revolving strie ; 
chocolate-color, sometimes yellowish or orange-brown. 
Length, 1°6 inches. 
W. Africa. 
This species is equally well known as P. buccinata, Lam. P. 
albocincta, Petit (fig. 6), is a variety with a median white band; 
P. Recluziana, Petit (fig. 5),is a light-colored variety; P. grandis, 
A. Ad., an unfigured species, is evidently synonymous with the 
latter. 
P. Miuuetr, Petit. Pl. 31, figs. 7, 8. 
Shell whitish, or yellowish flesh-color, or brown, more or less 
decussated by longitudinal and revolving engraved lines, some- 
times forming granulations—especially on the spire; the revolv- 
ing lines prominent on the body-whorl, where the longitudinal 
ones are usually subobsolete. Length, 1:5—2 inches. 
W. Africa. 
P. subgranulata, Petit (fig. 8), is a synonym, as are also prob- 
ably the unfigured P. lirata, A. Ad., and P. lupinus, Phil. 
P. RAPULUM, Reeve. PI. 31, figs. 11, 12. 
Shell oblong ovate, the whorls compressedly gibbous, forming 
a round shoulder, constricted and with revolving striz towards 
the base ; otherwise smooth, except that the upper whorls of the 
Spire are slightly longitudinally plicate; whitish, under a very 
thin, smooth, yellowish brown epidermis, often yellowish brown 
within the aperture; a heavy, white callous deposit at the upper 
extremity of the inner margin of the aperture. 
Length, 1:5 inches. 
Malacca (Cuming) ; Java (Petit). 
P. Wallaysi, Petit (fig. 12), is a synonym. 
P. Nirat (Adanson) Bruguiere. PI. 31, figs. 13, 14. 
Whorls usually narrowly shouldered above, whitish under a 
light olivaceous, thin epidermis, with several revolving series of 
Square chestnut spots; base constricted, with a few engraved 
strie. Length, 1-5-2-25 inches. 
W. Africa; Algiers. 
Weinkauff dredged living specimens off the Algerian coast. 
This is the Buccinum pusio of Born and Gmelin, but not of 
