71 



carinas versus arcuato, in canali alta supcrne desinentc, 

 intus subslriato, pallide carneo; spira mediocri. 



Long. 3i poll, lat. 2| poll. 



Legit H. Cuming in fissuris rupium, ad portum St. 

 Elenae. 



Proceedings. 1832. p. 126. 



2. P u r p u r a x a n t h o s t o m a W\ J. Broderip. 



P. testa ovato-acuta, ventricosa, tuberculifera , longi- 

 tudinaliter subplicata, transversim costata et interstitialiter 

 striata, anfractibus angulatis; apertnra flava, nitente; labro 

 intus substriato et denticulato, striis distantibus, dentibus 

 intermediis. 



Long. 31 polL, kt. 2| poll. 



Legit H. Cuming ad Valparaiso. 



Proceedings. 1833. p. 8. 



3. Purpura granatina G. P. Deshayes. 



P. testa ovata, apice acuta; anfractibus couvexiusculis, 

 ullimo majore, biseriatim tuberculato; tuberculis acutis, in- 

 terstitiis sfriatis; apertura ovata, alba; columella contorta, 

 basi acuta; margine dextro intus striato; coIofc extemo 

 fusco-nigricante. 



Long. 20 millim- 



Legit Cli. Belanger in mari ad Ceylanum insulam. 



Belanger voyage, zoologie. p. 425. et pl. HI. fig. 8. 9. 



4. Purpura squamigera G. P. Deshayes. 



P. testa ovato-turbinata, nigosa, transversim costata 

 et striata; spira acuta, contabulata; costis spinis sqnamae- 

 formibus instructis; striis rugosis; apertiu-a ovato-acuta, 

 ridescente; cobmiella recta, basi plana et perforata; colorc 

 cxterno rufo - griseoque - variegato. 



Long. 32 millim. 



Legit Ch. Belanger ad insulas Sundaicas. 



Belanger voyage, zoologic. p. 426. ci pl. HI. fig. 

 10. 11. 12. 



