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two obfolete broken line? are to be traced round the bafe 

 of the {hell. 



Whether thefe markings are permanent chara6ler.?, we 

 dare not determine, as only one fpecimcn of this new fiieli 

 has come under our examination : but in other refpefts 

 is fo very different from any Britijli fpecies of Buccinum 

 hitherto defcribed, that it cannot be confounded. 



Found by Mr. Bryer on the fliore near Weymouth, to- 

 gether with feveral other new and rare fliells, which will 

 enrich this work. Length barely a quarter of an inch, 



11. 

 B. with a ftrong fliell, with five reticulated, taper fpires : Minimum. 

 the ribs that run longitudinally are confiderably raifed. Tab. S.iV2. 

 v/hich being cut by the tranfverfe ftrije, gives it a decuf- 

 fated appearance: aperture oval ; both lips fmooth : co- 

 lour varying from light to dark chefnut-brown, without 

 any fpots or markings. Length fcarce two-tenths of an 

 inch, and more than double its breadth. 



"We found this fpecies in confiderable abundance on the 

 fouth coafl of Devon, at the mouth of the Aim, amongft 

 the drifted fand ; and rarely alive by dredging at Salcovib 

 and Torcrofs. 



It does not appear to be noticed before by any concho- 

 logifl and is probably a local fhell. 



Buccinuja 



