r,n i \. 



B. I'KKIUCINA Menke. I'nfuj Hf"l . 



Shell ellij)tical-ovate, somewhat narroued below, nairowlv iim- 

 bilicated above, solid, opaque, nearly smooth, the longitudinal - 

 scarcely seen, spiral stria- wanting; lip >nl>arcuate, with obtuse mar- 

 gin. Bright rufous-reddish, everywhf i-e \\ith whiti>h bh.t< 

 brown dots articulated and somewhat banded. 



Alt. 10, diam. <rf> lines. (Mke.}. 



d'uineii; tiierra Lron* : H* nyn> In. 



liu/l.t (Hit/lea) perdicin,, MKK., Mai. HI. lr>:i, p. 140. DKI:.. 

 I ml. Moll.Guin. Inf., p. 5. 



The quite egg-shaped form, solidity, opaquem. Mnootline- and 

 light coloring of the shell, distinguish this species from ot: 

 (Jfla.). 



B. soLiDAGmel. PL 43, figs. 1, 2; pi. 38, fig. f>4 : pi. 37, figs. 

 36, 37, 38. 



Shell oval, solid and strong, clouded with purple on <t tl (fused 

 light ground-tint of purple and white, spotted n-itlt <l<n 'i<l- 



ing on the left side, bordered with white on the right side. Sur : 

 smooth with no spiral grooves whatever, but showing under a strong 

 lens, very dense and minute, spiral strive, much wif-d <m<l <>r> mi 

 Vertex rounded, with a moderate apical umbilicus, showing more or 

 less spiral liration within. Outer lip rising but little above the 

 tex, its outer margin a little arcuate, base widely curved : colui; 

 arcuate, with a wide, reflexed whitish or tinted crescent i' 

 parietal callus strong. Interior rather livid, the lip-edge reddish. 



Alt. 35, diam. 25 mill. 



Gulf of Maracaibo (Capt. A. P. Foster!); V> ,M 



(Heilprin Exped., 1890!); St. Thomas (Kn-bs; Ku>,. 

 (Orb.); Martinique (CtndG) ', (;ii<i<l>'/ni>': Hotess.). 



Bullasolid.t GMKL., Syst. Nat. (IS;, p. 8434, founded upon 



Violetfdrbi</ t /v'//"'/ 1 : A'// of KN>I:I:. N'ri-gnuji-n d-r . \ugen und 

 Gemiiths, pt. (',, p. 40, pi. L'l, f. 2. M(.i: n, Mai. Bl. \\ii. p. 1 I 

 II. ampulla OUH., Moll. Cuba, p. PJl : not of Lin: 



This is very distinct from other West Indian species in its solid- 

 ity, rounded contour, entire hick of spiral grooves at base or top, 

 etc. The identification .,f ( imelin's v.-ry inaccurate descripti- 



