VOLUTA. 533 



Shell half or three-quarters of an inch long, and rather more 

 than half as broad, with broad transverse somewhat nodu- 

 lous stria?, and the inside of the outer lip becoming thicker 

 towards its middle. The colour is generally white, and va- 

 riously spotted, fasciated, or clouded with yellow, black, or 

 brown. The Variety with black or dark chocolate mark- 

 ings has the elevated striae less nodulous, and has been ar- 

 ranged by Schreibers as a distinct species with a reference to 

 Kuorr, vi. t. 16. f. 7. 



rustica. 75. Shell sub-ovate, smooth, with a pro- 

 minent spire ; pillar retuse, toothed ; outer 

 lip gibbous and denticulated. 



Voluta rustica. Linnceus Syst. Nat. p. 1190. Martini, 



ii. p. 137. t.44. f. 462, and 468 to 471. Born Mas. p. 



222. Schroeter Einl. i. p. 216. Gmelin, p. 3447. 



Schreibers Conch, i. p. 117. 

 Lister Conch, t. 824. f. 44, t. 825. f. 45, and t. 827- f. 49, 



a and e. Petiver Gaz. t. 45. f. 13. Gualter, t. 43. f. 



C, E, G, and H. Knorr, vi. t. 18. f. 4. Favanne, t. 



26. f. C 2. Eric. Method, t. 375. f. 2. 

 Inhabits the Mediterranean. Linneeus. Barbadoes. Petiver. 



Goree. Adanson. 

 This species is very nearly allied to V. mercatoria, but is some- 

 what larger, and differs in being perfectly smooth. It varies 

 infinitely in its colour and markings ; sometimes the ground 

 is brown, red, yellow, or of a chocolate-colour with longi- 

 tudinal interrupted streaks, waved stripes, or spots of white, 

 and other shells are white with varied markings of the other 

 colours. 



torva. 76. Shell oval oblong, smooth, obsoletely 

 striated at the base; spire elevated, sub-ven- 

 tricose ; pillar retuse, slightly toothed ; outer 

 lip gibbous and denticulated. 



Voluta torva. Solander's MSS. 

 Voluta rustica, Var. y. Gmelin, p. 3447. 

 Voluta, No. 113. Schroeter Einleitung, i. p. 274. 

 Buccinum punctatum. Bruguiere Enc. Meth.p. 281. 

 Lister Conch, t. 826. f. 48 and 49- Gualter, t. 43. f. D. 

 Martini, ii. p. 134. t. 44. f. 465 and 466. Erie. Method. 

 t. 375. f. 7. 

 Inhabits Barbadoes. Lister. 

 This species differs from the preceding in being faintly striated 



