530 VOLUTA. 



castanea. 67. Shell ovate, shining, slightly stri- 

 ated longitudinally ; pillar four-plaited, and 

 the outer lip thickened, and toothed within. 



Voluta castanea. Solander's MSS. 

 Martini, ii. p. 112. t. 42. f. 430. 



Inhabits the coasts of Brazil. Martini. 



Shell about three-quarters of an inch long, and half as broad, 

 thick, strong, shining, obsoletely striated longitudinally, of a 

 chestnut-colour, often more or less mottled with blotches of 

 white, and sometimes marked irregularly with white spots 

 at the sutures. The aperture is more contracted towards 

 the base, and more channelled, and the outer lip is toothed 

 and more thickened inwards than in either of the preceding 

 species. 



strigata. 68. Shell ovate, smooth, obtuse ; pillar 

 five-plaited, and the outer lip marginated, 

 thickened, and toothed within. 

 Voluta glabella, Var. $. Gmelin, p. 3445. Schreibers 



Conch, i. p. 115. 

 Voluta glabella undulata. Chemnitz, x. p. 166. t. 150. f. 



1423 and 1424. 

 Encyclopedie Methodique, t. 377. f. 7- 

 Inhabits the coasts of Guinea. Chemnitz. 

 Shell an inch and a quarter long, and half as broad, greyish 

 white, with blackish longitudinal waved stripes. 



prunum. 69. Shell oblong, entire, smooth, with a 

 small conical spire ; outer lip thickened and 

 angulated at top ; pillar four-plaited. 



Voluta Prunum. Gmelin, p. 3446. 



Voluta plumbea. Solander's MSS. 



Voluta, No. 97- Schroeter Einl. i. p. 269. 



L'Egouen. Adanson Senegal, p. 59. t. 4. f. 3. 



Lister Conch, t. 817. f. 28. ? Martini, ii. p. 110. t. 42. f. 

 422 and 423. Enc. Method, t. 376. f. 8. 

 Inhabits the Island of Goree, plentiful. Adanson. 

 Shell from three-quarters of an inch to an inch and a quarter 



long, and half as broad, very smooth, of an uniform bluish 



or greenish grey colour without any markings, and the inside 



brown. 



