388 MURICID^. 



This extensive genus, abounding in pretty shells, the 

 majority of which are of small dimensions, is one of the 

 best marked and most easily recognised groups, both as to 

 shell and animal, among the Muricida, though some con- 

 chologists strangely persist in mingling it with Buccinuni. 

 Its members have a wide range in depth, but the majority 

 are inhabitants of the shallower zones. They are lively 

 and active animals, and, when confined in vessels of sea- 

 water, show themselves freely. 



N. RETICULATA, Liunseus. 



Whorls not rounded ; mouth whitish ; no labial varix ; no 

 dark spot at the canal. 



Plate CVIII. fig. 1, 2, and (Animal) Plate L L. fig. 3. 



B'cccinum reticulaiiwi, Linn. Syst. Nat. Hist, ed. 12, p. 1205, — Penn. Brit. 

 Zool. ed. 4, vol. iv. p. 122, pi. 72, f. 92. — Pulteney, 

 Hutchins, Hist. Dorset, p. 42. — "Donov. Brit. Shells, 

 vol. iii, pi, 76. — Mont. Test. Brit, vol, i. p, 240. — 

 Maton and Rack. Trans. Linn, Soc, vol. viii. p. 137. 

 — Rack. Dorset Catalog, p. 45, pi. 15, f. 10. — Turt. 

 Conch. Diction, p, 14. — Peach, Annals. Nat. Hist, 

 vol. xiii. p. 203 (nidus) ; vol. xv, p. 446, — Brit, Marine 

 Conch, p, 21 1. — Born, Test. Mus. Vind. p. 260, pi. 9, 

 f. 16. — ScHRoT. Einleit, Conch, vol. i, pi. 2, f. 5. — 

 DiLLW. Recent Shells, vol. ii. p, 637 (not var.) — Wood, 

 Index Testae, pi. 23, f. 117. — Lam. Anim. s. Vert, (ed, 

 Desh.) vol, X, p, 161. — Blainv. Faune Franq. Moll, 

 p. 172, pi. 7, a, f. 1 ; Man, Malacol, pi. 24, f. 2.— 

 KiENER, Coq. Vivant. Buc. pi. 23, f. 91 ; transl. Storer, 

 p. 65.— Encycl. Edin. pi. 203, f. 12.— Delle Chiaje, 

 Poll, Test. Sicil. vol. iii. pt. 2, pi. 47, f. 1,2.— Phimppi, 

 Moll, Sicil. vol. i, p, 220; vol, ii, p, 188, 

 „ pullus, Penn, Brit. Zool, ed, t, vol, iv. p, 118, pi. 72, f. 88 (young, 



teste authors). 

 „ recur cirostrum reticulutum. Da Costa, Brit. Conch, p. 130, pi. 7, f. 10. 



Nassa, <^c. Chemnitz, Conch. Cab. vol. iv. p. 42, pi. 124, f. 1 162. 



Buccinuni tessidutum, Olivi, Zool. Adriat. p. 144. 



