NASSARIA. 



angustis. — Thinner, narrower, and more finely striated than N. 

 mturalis, which it resembles in the grooved suture. China seas. 



9. nivea (f. 1, 2), Gmel. (Buccinum niveum). — N. testa ro- 

 tundato-ovata, pallida, sparsim varicosa, crebre longitudinaliter 

 eostata, spiraliter liris elevatis ad costas tuberculatis cincta; an- 

 fraetibus brevibus, sutura canaliculate ; canali valide recurvo; 

 varice post aperturam indistincto. — The oral varix is very indis- 

 tinct, the shell rounded, and the ribs numerous. Malacca and 

 China seas. 



10. multiplicata (f. 6, 7), Sowb. T/ies. — N. testa pallide fulva, 

 i'usiformi, crebre longitudinaliter eostata, spiraliter liris elevatis 

 teuuibus cincta; anfractibus distinctis, sutura impressa; canali 

 recurvo, varice post aperturam indistincto, apertura subquadrata, 

 labio externo supra et infra subaugulato. — More fusiform than 

 N. nivea, with the spiral ribs much finer, and the aperture more 

 epiadrate. China seas. 



11. fusiformis (f. 11, 12). Sowb. Tkts. — N. testa, elongata, 

 fusiformi, pallide rubra, leviter fasciata, longitudinaliter crebre 

 eostata, spiraliter liris teuuibus ad costas elevatis cincta; spira 

 products, anfractibus distinctis; varice post aperturam indistincto, 

 canali elongato, recto. — More elongated than N. multiplicata, 

 with a straight caudal canal. China seas. 



12. turrita (f. 19, 20), Sowb. Thes. — N. testa pyramidali, 

 pallida, rubro pallide fasciata, longitudinaliter crebre eostata; 

 spiraliter liris tenuibus ad costas elevatas cincta ; spira elongata, 

 turrita ; anfractibus distinctis, numerosis, rotundis ; canali rec- 

 tiusculo ; varice post aperturam indistincto. — Of an elongated, tur- 

 reted form, sculptured like the last. Malacca, Dr. Trail. 



13. carduus (f. 14), Reeve (Triton, Conch. Icon. Triton, pi. 19. 

 /'. 95. — N. testa ovali, pallida, fusco variegata, scabrosa, liris 



scabrosis cincta, longitudinaliter costis crebris cincta ; spira acu- 

 minata ; anfractibus rotundis, penultimo tumido, costis magnis, 

 ultimo subcontracto ; varice post aperturam valido ; canali brevi. 

 — Having more of the usual form of Triton, with a similar ine- 

 quality in the whorls. Philippines, Cuming. 



