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Triton LATiVAnrroi?rs. Trit. teatd ohiongd, snliild, snhcoinprfssd, 

 vnricihiis tribun vol quatuor lat'iS ; spird suhobtvsd ; unfractibus 

 loiigitudinnliter concvntrivi' costcllatis, costellis so/idis, subdistan- 

 tibiis, ttausccr.sim cieberriin'r ilriiUis ; canu/i brevissimo. 



Cunch. Icon.. Triton, pi. 1.9. f. 90. 



'J'he varices of this s-hell are unusually broad, and the ribs are 

 wider ajjart ou the back of the whorls than on the side. 



TuiTON' TE?.eiiLLATCs. Trit. testd eloiigatd, varice nulto ; spiri 

 acuminata, acuta ; anfractibus slriis loiiyitudinuUbus et trnnsvprsii 

 subtilissinrf reticulotiii ; albidn, macuiis grandibus rubido-fasci.t 

 subirregulariler tessellatd ; cunuli brvui, subrecurvo. 



Conch. Icon., Triton, \A. ID. f. 91. 



//(lb. Inland of Buria!;, Hiilippiues (found under stones at low- 

 water) ; Cuming. 



This shell may be easily recognised by its rude tessellated spot«. 



Triton bacillum. Trit. testd elongato-clavaformi, solidd, variri- 

 bus duobus ; spi7-d elongatd, suhretusd ; anfractibus obtuso-granu- 

 losis ; carulescente-atbd ; canali brevissimo, recurve ; apertard 

 breviusculd. 



Conch, Icon., Triton, pi. 19. f. 94. /lab. ? 



This is the only species of Triton I have noticed with a single 

 varix on each side. 



Triton cardvus. Trit. testa ghbosd, leniricosd, varice nullo ; 

 spird brevi, aculissimd ; anfractibus longitudinaliter costatis, trans- 

 versim striatis, striis valde ehvatis, castas super subinuricato- 

 tiodosis ; albidd, fuscescente varid ; columella excavatd ; canali 

 brevi. 



Conch. Icon., Triton, pi. 19. f. 95. //ab. ? 



A rather thin shell, of very sharply cancellated sculpture. 



Triton pagodvs. Trit. testd pyramidali-ovatd ; spird acuminato- 

 turritd, varice nullo ; anfractibus subventricosis, suj^erne angulatis, 

 transversim creberrime elevato-lineatis, longitudinaliter costatis, 

 costis compressiusculis, subdistantibus ; albidd, rubido-castaneo 

 viultifasciatd ; canali brevi. valde recarvo ; aperturd rotunda ; labro 

 intus clevato-striato. 



Conch. Icon., Triton, pi. "20. f. 97. 



//ub. Bay of Montija, West Columbia ; Cuming. 



This species partakes more of the character of Xassa than the pre- 

 ceding ; it might be referred indeed to that genus with almost as 

 much propriety as to Triton. 



Triton pictus. Trit. testd oblongo-ovatd ; spird subacuminatd, 

 varice nullo ; longitudinaliter creberrime costatd, transversim ele- 

 vato-striatu ; rubido-fusco alboque tessellatd ; canali brevi ; aper- 

 turd parvd , fauce alba. 



Conch. Icon., Triton, pi. '10. f. 97. 



//ab. Gallapagos Islands (found under stones at low water) ; Cu- 

 ming. 



An interesting species tessellated with white and ver}' rich dark 

 brown, in which the latter colour greatly preponderates. 



Triton decipiens. Trit. ttstd elongato-ovatd, subfusiformi, dis- 

 Aim. ^- Mag. N. Hist. Vol. xv. Q 



