FUSUS. 
Puatr XIX. 
Species 71. (Mus. Metcalfe.) 
Fusus rracosus. us. testa gracili-fusiformi, spire 
suturis tmpressis, anfractibus rotundatis, longitudi- 
naliter plicato-costatis, carinis numerosis, costas super 
leviter nodulosis, cingulatis ; albidd. 
Tue rouGH Fusus. Shell slenderly fusiform, sutures 
of the spire impressed, whorls rounded, longitudi- 
nally plicately ribbed, encircled by numerous keels 
which are slightly nodulous upon the ribs ; whitish. 
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Hab. 
A delicately sculptured species with the keels very dis- 
tinetly and neatly carved. 
Species 72. (Mus. Cuming.) 
Fusus Maroccanus. us. testa fusiformi-turritd, sinis- 
trali, canali subcontorto, anfractibus rotundatis, concen- 
tricé plicato-costatis, liris angustis subconfertis cingu- 
latis, interstitiis excavatis, lird minutissind interve- 
niente ; ferrugineo-fusca. 
Tue Morocco Fusus. Shell fusiformly turreted, sinis- 
tral, canal somewhat twisted, whorls rounded, con- 
centrically plicately ribbed, encircled with narrow 
rather close-set ridges, the interstices being excavated 
with a very minute ridge intervening ; rust-brown. 
Murex Maroccanus, Chemnitz, Conch. Cab. vol. iv. p. 62. 
pl. 105. f. 896. 
Fusus sinistralis, Lamarck. 
Hab. P 
The name given to this species by Chemnitz must have 
priority. 
Species 73. (Mus. Cuming.) 
Fusus rrouta. Fus. testd subpyriformi, spird breviusculd, 
anfractibus longitudinaliter costatis, costis subdistan- 
tibus, superné obtuse carinatis, deinde concavis, infra 
lineis elevatis funiculatis ; fuscescente, lineis rufo-fus- 
cescentibus. 
Tue LITTLE FI@ Fusus. Shell somewhat pyriform, spire 
rather short, whorls longitudinally ribbed, ribs some- 
what distant, obtusely keeled round the upper part, 
then hollow, and corded beneath with raised lines ; 
light brown, lines reddish-brown. 
Hab. Manila; Cuming. 
Besides the raised lines noticed above as encircling the 
shell, a very minute one may be discerned in the interstices 
between each. 
Species 74. (Mus. Cuming.) 
Fusus craticunatus. Fus. testd Muriciformi, anfracti- 
bus medio ventricosis, infra planulatis, undique sca- 
broso-lineatis, infra angulum liratis, longitudinaliter 
plicatis, ad angulum compresso-nodosis ; rufo-fusces- 
cente, intus albida. 
THe Grarep Fusus. Shell Murex-shaped, whorls ven- 
tricose in the middle, flattened above, scabrously 
lineated throughout, ridged beneath the angle, longi- 
tudinally plicated, compressly noduled at the angle ; 
reddish brown, interior whitish. 
Dz Buarnvite, Faun. Francaise, p. 87. pl. 4. D. f. 3. 
Hab. Mediterranean. 
An extremely delicate and pretty species of compara- 
tively rare occurrence. 
Species 75. (Mus. Belcher.) 
Fusus acus. us. testé lanceolato-fusiformi, gracillimi, 
solidiusculd, anfractibus longitudinaliter plicato-costa- 
tis, spiraliter sulcatis, sulcis subtilibus, confertis, pecu- 
liariter plano-excavatis ; aperturé pared, canali fere 
clauso ; rufo-ferrugined. 
THE NEEDLE Fusus. Shell lanceolately fusiform, very 
slender, rather solid, whorls longitudinally plicately 
ribbed, spirally grooved, grooves fine, close-set, 
peculiarly flatly excavated; aperture small, canal 
almost closed; reddish rust-colour. 
Apams and Rrnve, Moll. Voy. Samarang. 
Hab. China Sea off Borneo; Adams. 
A very narrow lanceolate shell of peculiar solid growth. 
Species 76. (Mus. Cuming.) 
Fusus ciaturatus. us. testa oblongo-fusiformi, canali 
subcontorto, anfractibus rotundatis, levibus, undique 
concentricé lamellatis ; alba. 
Tue tarricep Fusus. Shell oblong-fusiform, canal 
slightly twisted, whorls rounded, smooth, concentri- 
cally lamellated throughout; white. 
Tritonium clathratum, Miller, Zool. Danica. 
February, 1848. 
