BUCCINIDJE. 



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FAMILY III. BUCCINID.E. 



Shell swollen, notched in front ; hinder part of 

 the lip entire. Animal with a broad foot ; eyes 

 seated on the tentacles, without stalks ; tongue 



long, narrow ; central teeth single, comb-like ; 

 lateral hooks single, notched. 



Purpura (Lamk.). Purple, or Dog-winkle. Shell 

 thick; spire short ; aperture large, slightly notched ; 

 inner lip flattened ; operculum plaited. 



P. lapillus. Fig. 203 ; n. s. 



Nassa (Lamk.). Dog-whelk. Shell solid, few- 

 whorled ; spire rather long ; whorls swelling ; inner 

 lip expanded, forming a projecting tooth near the 

 canal. Animal with the foot cleft behind, and 

 forming two diverging horns in front. 





S". reticulata. Fig. 204 ; n. s. 

 incrassata. 

 pygmsea. 



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