BUCCINUM.— Plate XII. 



" transverse obtuse granose ridges, lip minutely denti- 

 culated within ; wkitish, longitudinal rows of granules 

 orange-brown. 

 Hab. Island of Masbate, Philippine Islands, (under stones 

 at low water) ; Cuming. 

 The granules at the angle are more prominent than the 

 rest, and of rather darker colour. 



Species 97. (Mus. Cuming.) 



BucciNUM CKOCATUM. Buc. testd suhelongato-fudformi, 

 basi canaliculatd et recurvd, longitudinaliter creierrime 

 plicaid, iransversim granoso-liratd, lahro intus mimite 

 dentktdato ; croceo-aurantid, hie illie albipmictatd, 

 striis inter liras aurantio-fusco saiuratiore. 



The saffron -coloueed Buccinum. Shell somewhat 

 elongately fusifonri, channeled and recm-ved at the 

 base, longitudinally very closely plicated, transversely 

 granosely ridged, lip minutely denticulated within ; 

 saffron-orange, specked here and there with white, 

 stria; between the ridges of a darker orange brown. 



Hab. Island of Capul, Philippines ; Cuming. 



More deeply coloured than either of the preceding species 

 of this form. 



Species 98. (Mus. Cuming.) 



Buccinum trilineatum. Buc. testd abhreviato-famformi, 

 ban subrecurvd, anfractlhus cipicem versics pUcato-no- 

 dosis, ult'mio lavigato, apertnrd subcontractd, fauce 

 sulcatd ; albidd, fasciis duabus, idrdque lineis tribus 

 ciuereo-nigris compositd, cingulatd. 



The three-lined Buccinum. Shell shortly fusiform, 

 a little recurved at the base, whorls pUeately noduled 

 towards the apex, last whorl smooth, aperture some- 

 what contracted, interior grooved ; whitish, encircled 

 by two bands each of which is composed of three 

 ashy-black lines. 



Hab. — ? 



Easily recognised by the bands of lines which are scarcely 

 sufficiently distinguished in the figure. 



