NASSA. 



Plate XXIX. 



Species 190. (Mus. Cuming.) 



Nassa kingens. Nass. testa ovatd,fitsco-aurantid; spird 

 breviuscidd, sicturd angulato-impressd, basi pecidiariter 

 contorts, et coniracid; anfraciibus convexis, ttndigue 

 nodoso-reticulaid ; cohimelld arcuatd, verrucosd; aper- 

 turd parvd, fatice verriicoso-Uratd, labro simplici, su- 

 perne appresso. 



The grinning Nassa. Shell ovate, brownish-orange; 

 spire rather short, angularly impressed at the sutures, 

 peculiarly twisted and contracted at the base ; whorls 

 convex, nodosely reticulated throughout; columella 

 arched, warty ; apertui'e small, interior wart-ridged, 

 lip simple, appressed at the upper part. 



Besnmulea ringens, A. Adams, MS. in Mus. Cuming. 



Hob. ? 



The species represented in this Plate constitute Mr. 

 Gray's genus Besmoulea, and form a very natural and in- 

 teresting group. 



Species 191. (Mus. Cuming.) 

 Nassa ptramidalis. Nms. testd ovato-conicd, pallide 



aurantid ; spird acuminatd, apice obtuso, violascenie ; 



longiiudinaUter evanide plicatd, transversm sulcata ; 



columelld fused, subcallosd, simplici, labro extus mar- 



ginato, intus lirato. 

 The pyramidal Nassa. Shell ovately conical, pale 



orange; spire acuminated, apex obtuse, violet- tinged; 



longitudinally faintly plaited, transversely grooved ; 



columella brown, rather callous, simple, lip margined 



outwardly, ridged within. 

 Desmoulea pyramidalis, A. Adams, Pro. Zool. Soc. ]\Iarch 



1851. 

 Hah. ? 



The typical character of the spire in this gi-oup is to be 

 short and obtuse, but in this species the spu-e is acumi- 

 nated. 



Species 192. (Mus. Cuming.) 



Nassa Japonica. Nass. testd ovatd, lavi, nitidd, antice 

 tranwersim sulcata, fulvescente, maculis lineisque trans- 

 versisfascis ornatd, alba variegatd ; columelld cullosd, 

 antice tuberculis tribus instructd, labro extus incras- 

 sato, intus lirato. 



March 



The Japan Nassa. Shell ovate, smooth, shining, trans- 

 versely grooved in front, light fulvous, ornamented 

 with brown transverse spots and Hues, variegated 

 with white ; columella caUous, funiished with three 

 tubercles in front, lip thickened without, ridged 

 within. 



Desmoulea Japonica, A. Adams, Pro. Zool. Soc. March 

 1S51. 



Sab. Japan; Dr. Siebold. 



Less acuminated than the preceding species, though 

 partaking of its form. There is generally a smaU wart- 

 like callosity on the body-whorl at the upper part of the 

 apertui'e. 



Species 193. (Mus. Cuming.) 



Nassa pinguis. Nass. testd globosd, ahbreviatd, ventri- 

 cosd, lutescente, albo variegatd, epidermide fused vil- 

 losd tectd ; spird brevi, ad suturam impressd, apice mu- 

 cronato ; anfractibus gibbosis,transversim striatis ; co- 

 himelld lavi, callosd, antice tuberculo unico, uniplicatd, 

 labro intus lirato. 



The plump Nassa. Shell globose, short, ventricose, 

 variegated with yellow and white, covered with a 

 brown haii-y epidermis ; spire short, impressed at the 

 suture, apex sharp-pointed ; whorls gibbous, trans- 

 versely striated ; columella smooth, callous, with a 

 single tubercle, one-plaited in front, lip ridged 

 within. 



Besmoulea pinguis, A. Adams, Pro. Zool. Soc. March 1851. 



Hub. Senegal. 



A peculiarly globose species, with an impressed suture 

 and raised pointed apex. 



Species 194. (Mus. Cuming.) 



Nassa abbreviata. Nass. testd globosd, ventricosd, al- 

 bescenievel castaned, albo et fulvo fasciald, transversim 

 Uratd ; spird brevi; suturd canaliculatd ; aperturd 

 alhd, sttbrotundatd, labro columellari tenui, expan-so, 

 arcuato et rugoso, labro externa simplici, intus fortiter 

 lirato. 



The shortened Nassa. Shell globose, ventricose, 

 whitish or chestnut, banded with white and fulvous, 

 transversely ridged ; spire short ; suture channelled ; 

 aperture white, nearly round, columellar lip thin, ex- 



1854. 



