BUCCmUM.— Plate X. 



The Triton-shaped Buccinum. Shell elongately ovate, 

 rather ventricose, truncated at the base, whorls smooth 

 or obsoletely transversely engraved, lip somewhat 

 effused, crenulated ; blotched and variegated through- 

 out mth dark red. 



Hab. Island of Ticao, Philippines ; Cmaing. 



AUied in form to the species figm-ed above it, but quite 

 distinct in detail. 



Species 78. (Mas. Cuming.) 



Buccinum t^niatum. Buc. tustd oblongo-ovatd, sp'ira 

 brevmimd, anfractu ultimo perobloiigo, tramvermn 

 tenuissime elevato-driato, columella plano-excavatd, 

 caUositate parvd supenie mmiitd, labro intus mimite 

 denticidato ; castaneo-fmcd, taniis anr/ustis fitlvo- 

 aurantiis regulariter cingulatd. 



The filleted Buccinum. Shell oblong-ovate, spii-e 

 very short, last whorl very oblong, transversely very 

 finely elevately striated, columella flatly excavated, 

 furnished at the upper part with a small callosity, 

 Up minutely denticidated within ; chesnut brown, 

 regularly encircled with narrow fidvous orange fiUets. 



Purpura tauiata, Powis, Proceedings Zool. Soc, 1 83.5 . p. 96. 



Hab. Maldon Island, Pacific Ocean; Fi-emblv. 



I refer this species to Buceinnm on account of the callo- 

 sity and denticles at the upper extremity of the apertMC 



Species 79. (Mus. Cuming.) 



Buccinum vexillum. Buc. testa obhngo-ovatd, spird 

 brevimmd, acuta, anfractu ultimo peroblonr/o, laviyatd 

 aid tramverdm minutissitne incisd; colimwlld plauo- 

 excavatd, caUositate pared aupeme munitd, labro intus 

 minute denticulato ; rufo-aurantid, fasciis anffustis 

 nigris regulariter dngulatd. 



The flag Buccinum. Shell oblong-ovate, spire very 

 short, sharp, last whorl very obloug, smooth or very 

 miiuitely transversely engraved ; columella fiatly ex- 

 cavated, furnished at the upper pai-t with a small cal- 

 losity, Up minutely denticulated within; reddish- 

 orange, regularly encircled with narrow black bands. 



Strombiis vexillum, Chemnitz, Conch. Cab. vol. x. p. 223. 

 pi. 157. f. 1504, 1505. 

 Purpura vexillum, Lamarck. 

 Camdaria vexillum, Kiener. 



Hab. Island of Ticao, Philippines ; Cuming. 



Authors have been somewhat divided as to the generic 



situation of this singular species, which I have refered to 



Buccinum for the same reason given in reference to the 



preceding. M. Kieuer's appropriation of it is inconsistent. 



