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17- Strombus (Canarmm) tirceus Linne. 



LiNNE. Syst. Nat. Ed. X, p. 145, N° 440. 



RUMPH. Amb. Rariteitkamer, p. in, PI. 37, fig. W. 



KlENER. Coq. Viv. Vol. Ill, Strombus, p. 63, PI. 32, fig. i (floridus). 



KUSTER. Martini-Chemn. Conch. Cab. Ed. II, Vol. IV, Strombus, p. 53, PI. 9, fig. 8 — 10 (floridus). 



Reeve. Conch. Ic. Vol. VI, Strombus, fig. 1 1 « (floridus). 



Tryon. Man. of Conch. Vol. VII, p. 119, PI. 7, fig. Jt, — ■/& (floridus). 



BOOG Watson. Challenger Reports, Gastropoda, p. 417 (note). 



Stat. 53. Bay of Nangamessi, Sumba. Up to 36 M. Coralsand. I Spec. 



Stat. 58. Seba, Savu. Reef. 2 Spec. 



Stat. 81. Pulu Sebangkatan, Borneo-bank. Reef, i Spec. 



Stat. 174. Waru-bay, North coast of Ceram. 18 M. Mud. 2 Spec. 



Stat. 193. Sanana-bay, East coast of Sula Besi. Reef, i Spec. 



Stat. 250. Kilsuin, West coast of Kur-island. 20 — 45 M. Coral and Lithothamnion. i Spec. 



Stat. 279. Roma. Reef, i Spec. 



This is the species better known as S. floridus Lam., which after Hanley (cfr. Boog 

 Watson 1. c.) ought to bear the Linnean name of S. urceus. Linn£ himself quotes fig. T of 

 RuMPH, which is certainly not 'LKyi.kKC'K s floridtis., but probably S. dentatus Lin. if not 5". muri- 

 catus Martini; as the fig. G of plate 32 of Gualtieri (Index testarum conchyliorum), likewise 

 quoted by Linn^, is however quite another species of Strotndtis., the original specimen is the 

 only safe source, and so this shell must bear the name tirceus., how inconvenient it may be to 

 alter long familiar names. 



18. Strombtts (Canarium) gibberulus Linne. 



Linne. Syst. Nat. Ed. X, p. 744, N" 433. 



RUMPH. Amb. Rariteitkamer, p. in, PI. 37, fig. V. 



Kiener. Coq. Viv. Vol. Ill, Strombus, p. 37, PI. 28, fig. I. 



KOSTER. Martini-Chemn. Conch. Cab. Ed. II, Vol. IV, Strombus, p. 48, PI. 8, fig. 3 — 9, 11. 



Reeve. Conch. Ic. Vol. VI, Strombus, fig. 15. 



Tryon. Man. of Conch. Vol. VII, p. 121, PI. 8, fig. 85. 



Stat. 37. Sailus Ketjil, Paternoster-islands. 27 M. Coral and coralsand. i Spec. 

 Stat. 60. Haingsisi, Samau-island. Reef, i Spec. 

 Stat. 225. South of Lucipara-island. Reef. 2 Spec. 

 Stat. 279. Roma. Reef, i Spec. 

 *Java (N. A. M.). 2 Spec. 



Very variable in size, shape and colour of the outer and inner surface of the shell. 



19. Strombus (Canarium) bulbuhi-s Sowerby. 



Sowerby. Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. 1842, p. 144. 



Reeve. Conch. Ic. Vol. VI, Strombus, fig. 8. 



Tryon. Man. of Conch. Vol. VII, p. 121, PI. 8, fig. 86. 



Stat. 40. Pulu Kawassang, Paternoster-islands. 12 M. Coralreef. i Spec. 



Though the only specimen is still rather young and approaches by its shape 5. terebellatus 

 the columella is brown and agrees with that of the rare 5. bulbulus, also with the figures of 



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