70 Panama Shells. purpueidje. 



moderately impressed suture : aperture ovate ; labrum rather 

 sharp, thickened behind : with a short recurved canal. 



Mean divergence about 44° ; length .67 inch ; breadth .31 

 inch ; length of spire .4 inch. 



After much doubt respecting the generic characters of 

 this species, we have provisionally referred it to that group 

 of Bucoina, which have a short recurved canal. 



Station. — Under stones at low water mark. 



Habitat. — Panama, and Taboga ; 0. B. A. ! 

 We collected 175 specimens. 



61. Bnccinum pag^odus. 



Synonymy. 



Buccinum pagodus Reeve Conch. Icon. pi. If. f. 60. Dec. 1846. 



Station. — In the clefts of rooks at low water ; Cuming ! 

 Reeve. We found this species in the same sta- 

 tion and also under stones. 



Habitat. — I. of Taboga ; Cuming ! Reeve. 



Panama ; Jay. 



Panama ; E. Jewett ! Gould Mss. • 



Taboga and Panama; C. B. A.! 

 This species is rare. Mr. Cuming obtained only one or 

 two specimens. We obtained 7 adult, and 11 young speci- 

 mens. The color of the young is very intense, almost black : 

 that of some of the adult shells is very dark. 



62. Buccinuiu pristis. 



Synonymy, i 



Buccinum serratum Kiener Iconog. p. 23. pi. 9. f. 28. 



Reeve Conch. Syst. pi. 268. f. 5, 6. 1842. 



pi-istis Desh. in Lam. An. sans Vert. X. 192. No. 69. 1844. 



Reeve Conch. Icon. pi. 6. f. 39. Dec. 1846. 



