BUCCINUM. 



Plate IX. 



Species 62. (Mus. Taylor.) 



BucciNUM CoKOMANDELiANDM. Buc. testdmatd, crassd, 



subcompreisd, spird hrevimcidd ; anfractibus supenie 



depressis, infra iiodoso-plicaiis, tramversim siMiliter 



liratis et striatis, columella labroque itdus sulcatis et 



corrugatis ; alhidd, mirantlo-fmco tinctd et macidatd. 



The CoRoiiANDEL BtcciNUM. Shell ovate, thick, some- 

 what compressed round the upper part, nodosely pli- 

 cated beneath, transversely ridged and striated, lip 

 and columella grooved and wrmkled within ; wliitish, 

 stained and ijlotched with orange-browni. 



Lamarck, Anim. sans vert. (Deshayes' edit.) vol.x. p. 169. 



Hob. Coromandel ; Panama : Cummsr. 



The specimen here figui-ed is remarkable for its bright 



blotches of colouring, the species generally having a much 



more sombre appearance. 



Species 63. (Mus. Taylor.) 



BucciNCM lautum. Buc. tesld ovatd, anfractibus tram- 

 versim liratis, liris conspicuis, angustis, subdistantibus, 

 longitudinaliter fortiter costatis, costis nodosis ; colii- 

 melld labroque corritgatis et sulcatis; alba, rubro- 

 aurantio castas super vivide macidatd. 



The gay Buccinum. Shell ovate, whorls transversely 

 ridged, ridges conspicuous, narrow, rather distant, 

 longitudinaUy strongly ribbed, ribs nodose ; lip and 

 columella wrinkled and gi-ooved; white, vividly 

 blotched with red-brown upon the ribs. 



Hab. ? 



A prettily coloured species, in which the scidpture is 

 developed with pecidiar force. 



Hab. ? 



Of a character simQar to that of the gi-oup figured in 

 Plate II. 



Species 64. (Mus. Cuming.) 



BucciNUM FusoiDES. Buc. tesid fusifornu, bad contortd 

 et recurvd, spird acuminatd ; anfractibus medio obtuse 

 angulatis, ad angulum eleganter nodosis, transversim 

 creberrimi liratis, liris suMilibm, leviter undulatis ; 

 fuscescente,fiisco Jdc illic fammulatd. 



The Pusus-like Buccinum. Shell fusiform, twisted 

 and recurved at the base, spire aciuninated ; whorls 

 obtusely angled in the middle, elegantly noduled at 

 the angle, transversely very closely ridged, ridges fine, 

 slightly midulated; light bro^vu, stained here and there 

 with brown flames. 



December 



Species 65. (Mus. Taylor.) 



Buccinum effusum. Buc. testd ovato-conicd, tenia, in- 

 flatd, spird brevinsculd autem elevatd ; anfractibus 

 obscure planiUratis et minute striatis, labro simplici, 

 effuso ; castaneo-fuscd. 



The effused Buccinum. Shell ovately conical, thin, 

 inflated, spii-e rather short but elevated, whorls ob- 

 scm-ely flatly ridged and minutely striated ; lip simple, 

 eff'used ; chesuut-brown. 



Hub. ? 



The ridges of this species are of quite a superficial cha- 

 racter. 



Species 66. (Mus. Taylor.) 



Buccinum testudineum. Buc. testd ovatd, basi subcon- 

 tortd, spird -lubobtusd, anfractibus superne depressius- 

 culis, IcBvigatis ; cinered, nigerrimo-fusco tessellatd et 

 fiammatd; colunielldrufescente-aurantid,apertwrcefauce 

 purpureo-nigricante. 



The tortoise-shell Buccinum. Shell ovate, somewhat 

 t\visted at the base, spire rather obtuse, whorls rather 

 depressed at the upper pai-t., smooth ; ash-colour, tes- 

 sellated and flamed with black-brown ; columella red- 

 dish orange, interior of the aperture purple-black. 



Martyn, Universal Conch, vol. i. pi. 8. 



Hab. New Zealand. 



The B. maculatum has been regarded by most writers 

 as a variety of this species, but M. Deshayes considers that 

 the animals vary sidficiently with the shells to allow of 

 their being separated. 



Species 67. (Mus. Cuming.) 



Buccinum modificatum. Buc. testd subobeso-fusiformi, 

 basi contortd et recurvd, anfractibus superne subangu- 

 latis, ad angulum. ehganter plicato-nodosis, tramversirn 

 creberrimi liratis, liris parvis, angustis, leviter undu- 

 latis ; pallide luteo-fuscescente. 



The modified Buccinum. Shell somewhat stoutly 



fusiform, contorted and recui'ved at the base, whorls 



slightly angulated towards the upper part, elegantly 



plicately noduled at the angle, transversely veiy 



•, 1846. 



