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BUCCINUM reticosum* 
TAB. C X.—Fig. 2. 
$pec. Char. Shell oblong-ovate, acute,, reticu- 
lated ; whorls six, with the upper and lower 
parts rounded and sides flattish : outer lip 
toothed within. 
T H e reticulated surface of this shell very much resembles 
the impression of some coarse cloth ; it is prominent, formed 
by strong transverse striae, crossing numerous longitudinal, 
rather acute undulations; the transverse striae approach 
in pairs, and are twice as numerous as the undulations % 
the mouth is an oval, pointed at the upper end, and with 
a recurved sinus at the lower. The greatest width of the 
shell is less than half the length, and equal to the length 
of the aperture : the outer lip is toothed and striated within ; 
inner lip plane, covering the columella. 
Mrs. Cobbold favoured me with this well-preserved sp@® 
eimen from Holywell ; it is an hand some- formed shelL 
