BULLIA. 



Plate III. 



Fig. 14 proves to be a variety of the BulUa Mauritiana 

 Sp. 12. For Sp. U see Plate JX . 



Species 15. (Mus. Curaiug.) 



BuLLlA TRUNCATA. Bul. testd suhulatd, basi pecidiariter 

 tnmcatd, anfractlbus minutmime spiraliter striatis, 

 striis numerosis, creberrimis ; colimielld subobsolete cor- 

 ruf/atd et verrucosa, callosd siiperne munitd, aperturd 

 brevi, parvd, fauce sulcatd, labro incrassnto, marghia- 

 to ; lutexmte-ttlhd. 



The truncated Bullia. Shell subulate, pecidiarly 

 truncated at the base, whorls very minutely spirally 

 striated, stria; numerous, very close set ; columella 

 rather obsoletely wrinkled and warty, furnished with 

 a callosity at the upper part, apertiu-e short, small, 

 interior grooved, lip thickened margiuated ; yellowish 

 white. 



Hah. ? 



Of very peculiar structure at the aperture. 



Species 16. (Mus. Cuming.) 



Bullia turrita. Bui. testa am/ustd, suhulatd, niifracti- 

 bus lavibus, e suturis subtilissiim et irregulariter pUca- 

 tis ; columelld sulcatd, subcontortd, aperturd parvd, 

 labro tenui ; lutescente-albd,fusco basi exiliter tinctd. 



The tukreted Bullia. Shell narrow, subulate, whorls 

 smooth very finely and ii'regulai'ly pkiited from the 

 sutm-es ; columella grooved, somewhat twisted, aper- 

 tm'e small, lip thin ; yellowish-white, faintly stained 

 round the base with brown spots, 



Gray, Zoology of Beechey's Voyage, p. 136. 



Hab. ? "" 



The form of this shell at the base approaches that of 

 Terehra, but it is of Lighter gi'owth and readily distinguised 

 as belonging to the present group. 



Species 17. (Mus. Cuming.) 



Bullia sejiiflajimea. Bui. testd ovato-turritd, lavigatd, 

 aut striis mmutissime decussatd, basi sulcatd ; columelld 

 callosd, basi mucronatd; lutescente-albd, maculU rubi- 

 di-s quadratis longitudinaliter Jiammatis medio cingu- 

 latd. 



The half-flamed Bullia. Shell ovatelytm-reted, smooth. 

 or very minutely decussated with striae, grooved round 

 the base ; columella callous, pointed at the base ; 

 yellowish white, encu-cled round the middle with a 

 row of ruddy square spots which are flamed down- 

 wards. 



Ilab. ? 



This species is strongly characterized by its spii'al chain 

 of longitudinally flamed ruddy spots. 



Species 19. (Fig. a, b and c. Mus. Cuming.) 



Bullia semiplicata. Bui. testd ovato-turritd, spird 

 acute aciculatd, anfractibus loiiyitudbialiter fortifer 

 plicatis, costd callosd spirali subconspicud juxta sutu- 

 rani, atifractu ultimo Icevigato, plicis evanidis; colu- 

 melld callosd; albidd ant lutescente, fasciis duabus, 

 rufo- aut violaceo-fuscis iutcrdum. cingulatd. 



The half-plaited Bullia. Shell ovately tmrcted, 

 spire sharply aciculated, whorls longitudinally strongly 

 plaited, with a rather conspicuous spiral callous rib 

 next the suture, last whorl smooth, the plaits fading 

 away ; columella callous ; wliitish or yellowish, some- 

 times encu-cled with two reddish or violet-brown 

 bands. 



Gray, Zoology of Beechey's Voyage, p. 137. 



Hab. ? 



Distinguished by the strongly plaited growth of the 

 fii-st few whorls, and prominent spiral callous rib next the 

 suture ; the spire is also peculiarly aciculated. 



Species 19. (Mus. Cuming.) 



Bullia polita. Bui. testd ovato-oblongd, subventricosd, 

 spird breviuseuld, acutd; anfractibus lesvigatis, vitreis, 

 nitidis, ad apicem exiliter plicatis ; columelld brevi, 

 excavatd, basi contortd, aperturm fauce peculiariter 

 corrngatd, labro tenui, acuto; livido-olivaced, fascia 

 nigricante-fuscd obscu?-d prope suturam cingulatd. 



The polished Bullia. Shell ovately oblong, rather 

 short, shai-p; whorls smooth, ntreous, shiniug, faintly 

 plaited at the apex ; columella short, excavated, 

 twisted at the base, interior of the aperttire peculiarly 

 wrinkled, lip thin, sharp ; livid oKve colom-, encircled 

 with an obscure blackish-brown band near the suture. 



Buccinum politum, Lamarck, Anim. sans vert. vol. x. p. 130. 



December, 1846. 



