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6 or 7 fine, minutely crenulated or wrinkled, striae; beak pro- 
duced and slightly reflected. 
Locality . St. Mary’s River, Md. Upper Tertiary. 
FUSUS CINEREUS. Tab. 4, fig. 3. 
Short fusiform, with large longitudinal rounded ribs and spiral 
elevated lines somewhat alternately smaller; beak short and 
slightly reflected. 
Syn. Fusus cinereus, Say. Journ. A. N. S. v. 2, p . 236. 
American Conch. No. 3, t. 29. 
Locality. James River, near Smithfield, Ya. Upper Ter. 
A common species on many parts of our coast, frequenting 
oyster beds, to which it has proved so destructive in Raritan 
Bay, that the owners have been obliged to remove certain beds 
to escape the depredations of this little univalve. 
BUCCINUM PORCINUM. Tab. 4 , fig. 4. 
Subovate acute, thick, with numerous slight longitudinal un- 
dulations, and spiral little elevated striae; body whorl ventri- 
cose; spire tapering and acute at the apex; aperture rather 
small; right lip striated within. 
Syn . Buccinum porcinum, Say , Journ. A. N. S.v. 4, p. 12 6. 
Locality. York Town, Ya. Upper Tertiary. 
BUCCINUM LAQUEATUM. Tab. 4, fig. 5. 
Ovate conical, with spiral striae, and minute spiral lines be- 
tween; ribs or folds elevated, subacute, obsolete on the inferior 
half of the body whorl. 
Locality . James River, near Smithfield, Ya. Upper Tertiary. 
BUCCINUM ALTILE. Tab. 4, fig. 6. 
Subovate, with numerous longitudinal undulations and obtuse 
spiral striae; body whorl rather ventricose; spire conical; apex 
obtuse. 
Locality. James River, near Smithfield, Ya. Upper Tertiary, 
