FUSUS.—Puats XIV. 
Species 55. (Mus. Taylor.) 
Fusus rostratus. us. testé fusiformi, anfractibus ro- 
tundatis, longitudinaliter plicato-costatis, liris angustis 
acutis undique spiraliter funiculatis, liris costas super 
submuricatis ; rufo-fulvescente. 
THE BEAKED Fusus. Shell fusiform, whorls rounded, 
longitudinally plicately ribbed, spirally corded 
throughout with sharp narrow ridges, ridges slightly 
prickly on the ribs; reddish fulvous-colour. 
Dersuayss, Enc. Méth. vers. vol. ii. p. 151. 
Murex rostratus, Olivi. 
Fusus strigosus, Lamarck. 
Fusus aciculatus, Delle Chiaje. 
Fusus provincialis, De Blainville. 
Hab. Mediterranean. 
A most delicate and beautifully sculptured species, not 
of frequent occurrence. 
