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seven strongly convex whirls, furnished with longitudinal folds, 

 quite apparent, intersected transversely by numerous, regular, 

 fine striae ; aperture rounded and whitish ; right lip thick, 

 margined externally, and striated internally ; columella arcuat- 

 ed, covered by the left lip, which is polished, and covered 

 with small, delicate, raised striae ; the base strongly folded 

 upon the back. The general color is of an ash-red, with a 

 whitish band which covers the suture, and the middle of the 

 lowest whirl. 



Length 8 lines. Width 4 lines. 



Inhabits the Mediterranean, the coasts of Naples, Sicily, 

 and Barbary. 



The distinction of this shell consists, especially, in the whirls, 

 which are always very convex ; but sometimes the band at the 

 suture, and upon the middle of the lowest whirl, does not exist. 



81. BUCCINUM COCCINEL.L, A, LAM. The Lady-bug Buccinum. 

 (Collect. MASS. LAM.) MONT., Test. Brit., pi. 8^ fig. 4. 



PI. XXV, fig. 98 ; et pi. XX, fig. 77-78, var. 



B. testa parvula, ovato-conica, crassiuscula, longitudinaliter et oblique 

 plicata, transversim tenuissimeque striata, colore varia ; anfractibus con- 

 vexis ; labro margine inflexo, crasso, intus dentato. 



iShell pretty thick, ovate, elongated or conical, reddish, very 

 variable in color, as, more or less deep fawn-color, blackish 

 ferruginous, and sometimes whitish ; whitish or brown spots 

 upon the whirls ; these are seven in number, distinct, inflated, 

 folded throughout their whole length, and crossed by numerous 

 pretty apparent striae ; aperture white, rounded, right lip 

 thick, margined, marked with spots externally, and denticulated 

 internally ; columella arcuated, smooth. Left lip obliterated, 

 flat, and a little raised near the base. 



Length 7 lines. Width 4 lines. 



