14 BUCCINUM. WHELK. 



whitish with a rufous mixture,, and a broad pale rufous 

 band round the middle of the volutions : length four inches 

 and a quarter ; breadth two and a half. 



The principal differences between this species and the 

 last, consist in the lesser number of volutions, the cari- 

 nated rib which winds round the top of them all, and the 

 consequent flattened appearance of their surface. The 

 above description was taken from a specimen in the cabinet 

 of Mr. O'Kelly, of Dublin, who found it on the strand of 

 Port mar nock, in Dublin bay : another was dredged up at 

 Bray, in Ireland, and is we believe in the possession of 

 Mr. Sower by : and our friend Mr. O'Kelly has lately in- 

 formed us that it has been found by Mr. Tardy, at Bullock, 

 in Ireland. It has also been taken at Exmoutk v. m. 



5. Buccinum Lapillus. Reck Whelk. 



Lister, pi. 965. f. 18 and 19 Pennant, pi. 75. f. 1 Da 

 Costa, pi. 7. f. 1, 2, 3, 4. 9. 12 Donovan, pi. 11 Z)< 

 Cat. pi. 15. f. 14. 9. 1^. 



Shell oval, thick, with five or six spires ending in a fine 

 point, the first very large, all spirally ribbed and crossed 

 with fine .irregular striae; when young rough with raised 

 hollow membra naceous scales, which disappear in its ad- 

 vanced stage of growth ; when old covered with scales dis- 

 posed longitudinally, and sometimes nearly smooth : aper- 

 ture oval, the outer-lip with a very thin edge, more or less 

 indented, with often four or five tooth-like protuberances on 

 the inside ; pillar-lip transversely rugged on the outside, 

 with a slight hollow near the end, and projecting into an 

 angle withinside: color white, yellowish, or greenish, with 

 often a broad band or two of chesnut brown or deep yellow, 

 rarely of light blue : length from an inch to one and a half ; 

 Breadth a third of its length. 



Common on most rocky coasts, v. v. 



(L Buccinum reticulatum. Reticulated JTHielk. Fig. 7-5. 



Lister, pi. 966. f. 21 Pennant , pi. 75. f. 2 Da Costa, 

 pi. 7. f. 10 Donovan, pi. 7 & Dorset Cat. pi. 15. f. 10. 



Shell oblong-oval, pointed, with seven or eight spires, 

 which hardly rise above the line of separation, strongly 

 ribbed longitudinally, and crossed with fmer transverse 



