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for numerous observations upon natural history, collected in a 

 voyage to the East Indies. Deshayes, who had charge of the 

 portion relating to the Mollusca, in the narrative of that voyage, 

 has figured the shell which we have described, under the name 

 ofpolitum, on account of its analogy with the fossil shell of the 

 same name, found by Basterot in the environs of Piedmont. But 

 as this same name, politum, had been already given by Lamarck 

 to a shell of this genus, we have thought proper to substitute for 

 it the name of him who first made known this new species. 



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 36. BUCCINUM VIVERRATUM, NOBIS. The Civet Buccinum. 



(Collect. MASS.) /iTft^W . J/ct*J+\J 



PI. X. fig. 35. ^e*ni V^./*jMJ 



B. testa ovato-elongata, fusifonni, oleaginea; spira acuta; anfractibus 

 convexiusculis, superne longitudinaliter plicatis, inferne transversim 

 striatis, longitudinalibus maculis spadiceis et fusco-albidis ; apertura ovata, 

 elongata, intus caerulescente ; columella albida, tenui; labro dextro tenui, 

 intus striato. 



Shell ovate, elongated, spindle-shaped, of an olive color ; 

 spire pointed, formed of six or seven slightly convex whirls, 

 the lowest larger than all the others together, slightly angular, 

 and flattish above. The edge of the angle in young speci- 

 mens, is more prominent, and bordered by a row of pretty 

 apparent tubercles, which disappear with age. Sutures slightly 

 perceptible. The first three upper whirls are covered with 

 very approximate small longitudinal folds ; the others are or- 

 namented externally merely, with numerous, regular transverse 

 striae, between which are distinguished other very delicate 

 ones. These striae are interrupted by elongated white or red- 

 dish spots, often presenting grayish flammules upon the upper 

 whirls. Aperture ovate, elongated, attenuated at its two ex- 

 tremities. Interior bluish. Columella whitish, smooth, almost 

 straight, and a little twisted at its base. Lip straight, thin, 

 sharp, lightly striated at its inner edge with brown lines. 



Length 14 lines. Width 7 lines. 



