BULIMUS. 
Plate LXXVL 
Species 648. (Mus. Cuming.) 
Bulimus Bcrchellii. Bui. testa acunwiato-ovatd, vix 
umbilicatd, anfractibus octo, lavibus vel rude obsolete 
striatis, columella, breoiter r^xd, labro simplici; 
albidd, fuscescente pallide sirigatd. 
Buechell’s Bulimus. Shell aouminately ovate, scarcely 
umbilicated, whorls eight in number, smooth or 
rudely obsoletely striated, columella shortly reflected, 
lip simple ; whitish, faintly streaked with brown. 
Geay, Pro. Zool. Soc., 1834. p. 66. 
Had). Cape Natal, South Africa. 
I am not very sure that this is the true B. BurcbelUi, of 
which Mr. Gray describes having seen a number strung 
together as a necklace. Mr. Cuming has the name attached 
to it in his cabinet with a mark of 'doubt, which I am 
unable to clear up. 
Species 549. (Mus. Cuming.) 
Bulimus eeconditus. Bui. testa acuminato-oblongd, 
tenuieuld, umbilicatd, anfractibus octo, lavibus, vel, sub 
lente, minutissimi striatis, columella breviter rejlexd, 
laJbro simplici ; cinereo-albicante, cceruleo-fusco longi- 
tudinaliter punctata et partim strigatd, aperturm 
fauce pallide aurantid. 
The concealed Bulimus. Shell araminately oblong, 
rather thin, umbilicated, whorls eight in number, 
smooth, or, beneath the lens, very minutely striated, 
columella shortly reflected, lip simple; ashy white, 
longitudinally dashed and dotted with blue-brown, 
interior of the aperture tinged with orange. 
Had). ? 
Very prettily marked with dark longitudinal dashes and 
finely dotted lines. 
Species 650. (Mus. Cuming.) 
Bulimus neueicus. Bui. testa aeumhiato-oblongd, vix 
umJbilkatd, anfractibus septem, l<svid)us vel, sub lente, 
minute striatis, columella rejlexd, lod)ro simplici; 
pallide stramined, fascia angustd nigricante-castaned 
linedque inlerruptd cingulald, anfractu ultimo fasciis 
duabus cingulato. 
The gouty Bulimus. Shell acuminately oblong, scarcely 
umbilicated, whorls seven in number, smooth, or 
beneath the lens, minutely striated, columella reflected, 
lip simple; pale straw colmu, encircled with a 
narrow blackish chestnut band and an inteiTupted 
line, last whorl with two bands. 
Had). Taboo, Cape Palmas (near the sea-shore). 
The interrupted line encircles the whorls at about the 
middle, the two bands are round the lower part, the lower 
band being concealed in all but the last whorl. 
Species 551. (Mus. Cuming.) 
Bulimus obliquus. Bui. testa subpyramidali-ovatd, jmbi- 
licatd, crassiuscuM, ad basin obliqtk productd, anfracti- 
bus septem ad octo, Icevibus, aperturd obliqud, columella 
labroque la(e dilatatis ; pallide rosaced, anfractu ultimo 
fascid castaned unicd cingulato. 
The oBLiauE Bulimus. Shell somewhat pyramidally 
ovate, umbOicated, rather thick, obliquely produced 
at the base, whorls seven to eight in number, smooth, 
aperture oblique, lip and columella broadly dilated ; 
light pink, with a single chestnut band round the 
last whorl. 
Hob. Bahia, 
A pink shell of firm structure, encircled with a con- 
spicuous chestnut band round the last ivhorl. 
Species 552. (Mus. Cuming.) 
Bulimus eugatus. Bui. testa subacuminato-ovatd, mn- 
bilicatd, anfractibus septem, subventricosis, subtiliter et 
creberrime longitudinaliter rugatis, aperturd subqua- 
drato-sinuatd, columelld rejlexd, labro paululum dila- 
tato ; olivaced. 
The shetvelled Bulimus. Shell somewhat acuminately 
ovate, umbilicated, whorls seven in number, rather 
ventricose, finely and very closely longitudinally 
shrivelled, aperture somewhat squarely sinuated, 
columella reflected, bp a bttle dilated ; obve. 
Hob. ? 
Chiefly distinguished by its finely shriveUed surface. 
Species 663. (Mus. Cuming.) 
Bulimus gelidus. Bui. testd acuminato-ovatd, sub- 
ampliter umbilicatd, anfractibus octo, convexis, subtilis- 
August, 1849. 
