GENUS BUCCINUM. 79 
seven strongly convex whirls, furnished with longitudinal folds, 
quite apparent, intersected transversely by numerous, regular, 
fine strie ; aperture rounded and whitish; right lip thick, 
margined externally, and striated internally ; columella arcuat- 
ed, covered by the left lip, which is polished, and covered 
with small, delicate, raised strie ; the base strongly folded 
upon the back. The general color is of an ash-red, with a 
whitish band which covers the suture, and the middle of the 
lowest whirl. 
Length 8 lines. Width 4 lines. 
Inhabits the Mediterranean, the coasts of Naples, Sicily, 
and Barbary. 
The distinction of this shell consists, especially, in the whirls, 
which are always very convex; but sometimes the band at the 
suture, and upon the middle of the lowest whirl, does not exist. 
81. BUCCINUM COCCINELLA, Lan. The Lady-bug Buccinum. 
(Collect. Mass. Lam.) Mownv., Test. Brit., pl. 8, fig. 4. 
Pl. XXV, fig. 98; et pl. XX, fig. 77-78, var. 
B. testa parvula, ovato-conica, crassiuscula, longitudinaliter et obliqué 
plicata, transversim tenuissimeque striata, colore varia; anfractibus con- 
vexis; labro margine inflexo, crasso, ints dentato. 
Shell pretty thick, ovate, elongated or conical, reddish, very 
variable in color, as, more or less deep fawn-color, blackish 
ferruginous, and sometimes whitish; whitish or brown spots 
upon the whirls ; these are seven in number, distinct, inflated, 
folded throughout their whole length, and crossed by numerous 
pretty apparent strie; aperture white, rounded, right lip 
thick, margined, marked with spots externally, and denticulated 
internally ; columella arcuated, smooth. Left lip obliterated, 
flat, and a little raised near the base. i 
Length 7 lines. Width 4 lines. 
