GENUS BUCCINUM. In} 
55. BUCCINUM ELEGANS, Nosis. The Elegant Buccinum. 
(Collect. Mass.) 
Pl. XXIV, fig. 97. 
B. testa ovato-conica, crassiuscula, nitida, levi, albescente, lineis longi- 
tudinalibus distincti; anfractibus convexis, superné plicatis et inferné 
maculatis ; apertura alb4 : labro dextro crasso, intus striato. 
Shell ovate, conical, thick, shining, smooth, whitish, orna- 
mented with numerous undulated and reddish longitudinal 
lines ; spire composed of eight or nine convex whirls: the 
upper ones plaited, and the others marked at their upper part 
with white and brown spots or blotches, alternately disposed, 
and surrounding the suture; a band a little deeper colored 
covers the body of the lowest whirl, the base of which is fur- 
nished with pretty distinct transverse strie or furrows, five or 
six in number. Aperture white, ovate, terminated above by 
a sort of canal, indicated by a transverse ridge upon the left 
lip; right lip thick, slightly denticulated towards the base, and 
deeply striated within. Columella arcuated, the base spirally 
folded ; the left lip covers it, extends slightly upon the body 
of the shell, and forms a small, projecting keel, terminated by 
small drops, and a raised point. 
Length 11 lines. Width 6 lines. 
Inhabits the Indian Ocean. 
Not being able, from a single specimen, to point out with 
precision the place this shell should occupy, it is with diffidence 
that I establish it as a species; it has striking resemblances to 
the B. suturale ; yet it is distinguished from it by peculiar charac- 
ters; it has no nodosities, appears to be much thicker, and has 
the whirls of the spire less distinct. Finally, there are upon the 
internal part of the lip very close and very apparent striz, 
which are not found in the B. suturale.* 
