Buccinum decussatum, Linnaeus, 1758

Geiger, Daniel L., 2022, Anton August Heinrich Lichtenstein’s (1794) Catalogus Rerum Naturalium Rarissimarum, pars secunda. Facsimile edition and annotated translation, Zootaxa 5127 (1), pp. 1-126 : 81-84

Buccinum decussatum . Scale Bezoar. Gmelin sp. 16.

Phalium decussatum ( Linnaeus, 1758) : Cassidae . Malayan Archipelago.

559 Two cancellated comforters [= bed sheets] with double hem, Martini vol. 2, pl. 35, figs. 360, 361. Knorr vol. 2, pl. 10, figs. 3, 4.

Buccinum areola . The little garden bed. Gmelin sp. 17.

Phalium areola ( Linnaeus, 1758) : Cassidae . Indo-West Pacific.

560 Two smooth checkered little helmets. Rumphius pl. 15, fig. 1B. Knorr vol. 3, pl. 8, fig. 5.

561 Two of the above.

562 Two furrowed dame boards.

Buccinum pennatum . Feathered storm helmet. Gmelin sp. 21.

Cypraecassis rufa ( Linnaeus, 1758) : Cassidae . Indo-Pacific.

563! Two thin shelled very beautiful feathers. (Turkish paper.) Little helmets, orange colored, 4 inches. Rumphius pl. 23, fig. C. Martini vol. 2, pl. 36, figs. 372, 373.

564! Two of the above, smaller.

Buccinum erinaceus . Knotted little hem. Gmelin sp. 34.

Casmaria erinacea ( Linnaeus, 1758) : Cassidae . Indo-Pacific.

565 Two furrowed little hems, with strongly serrated aperture. D’Argenville pl. 14, fig. G. Martini vol. 2, pl. 35, figs. 364, 365.

Buccinum glaucum . Bezoar-snail. Gmelin sp. 35.

Phalium glaucum ( Linnaeus, 1758) : Cassidae . Indo-Pacific.

566 A smooth crowned bezoar horn. Rumphius pl. 25, fig. A.

567 Two of the same.

568 A cleanly pulled off one of the above.

569 A banded and flamed one of the above. Knorr vol. 3, pl. 8, fig. 3.

570 Two of the above.

571! A cancellated strongly serrated one of the above, (so far still unknown.)

Buccinum vibex . Smooth little hem. Gmelin sp. 36.

Casmaria erinacea ( Linnaeus, 1758) : Cassidae . Indo-Pacific.

572 Two smooth and flamed little hems. Martini vol. 2, pl. 35, figs. 364, 365. Knorr vol. 6, pl. 11, fig. 3.

573 Two of the same broadly hemmed.

The lot number “673” is obviously a printing error, as seen out of the context.

574 Two double hemmed ones of the above. Martini vol. 2, pl. 35, fig. 366.

575 Two speckled little helmets with serrated flews.

576 Two thin shelled ones of the above.

577 Two different finely striated little hems.

578 A thin shelled one of the above, which has a double hem, it is somewhat banded and more elongated, therefore, particularly notable.

579 Two thick-shelled ones of the above with broad flews, of which one is serrated.

580 A thick shelled strongly serrated and cancellated one of the above. (rare.)

Buccinum papillosum . Rice porridge Kink horn. Gmelin sp. 40.

Nassarius papillosus ( Linnaeus, 1758) : Nassariidae . Indo-Pacific.

581 Two clean rice porridges. Rumphius pl. 29, fig. M. Knorr vol. 2, pl. 27, fig. 2.

Buccinum glans . Ruled kink horn. Gmelin sp. 41.

Nassarius glans ( Linnaeus, 1758) : Nassariidae . Indo-Pacific.

582 Two speckled and ruled kink horns. Martini vol. 4, pl. 125, figs. 1196, 1197. Knorr vol. 3, pl. 5, fig. 5. Buccinum arcuaria . Suitcase horn. Gmelin sp. 42.

Nassarius arcularia ( Linnaeus, 1758) : Nassariidae . Indo-West Pacific. Lichtenstein’s arcuaria is a typographic error of arcularia as is evident from the Gmelin reference.

583 Two strongly folded suitcase snails. Martini vol. 2, pl. 41, fig. 412. Knorr vol. 6, pl. 22, fig. 3.

584 Two different knobbed ones of the above.

Buccinum gibbosulum . The hump. Gmelin sp. 44.

Nassarius gibbosulus ( Linnaeus, 1758) : Nassariidae . Mediterranean.

585 Six dropped [with drop shaped markings] small colorful can snails. Martini vol. 2, p. 41, figs. 414, 415. Knorr vol. 6, pl. 22, fig. 6.

Buccinum harpa . David’s harp. Gmelin sp. 47.

Harpa harpa ( Linnaeus, 1758) : Harpidae . Indo-Pacific.

586 Two large David’s harps. Martini vol. 3, pl. 119, fig. 1090. Knorr vol. 2, pl. 19, figs. 1, 2.

587 Two of the above.

588 Two red speckled ones of the above. Knorr vol. 1, pl. 9, fig. 3.

589 Two of the above.

590 Two pale red ones of the above.

591 Two white speckled ones of the above.

592 An entirely red one of the above.

593 Two of the above.

594 Two different David’s harps.

595 Four of the above.

596 Four of the above.

597 Two red speckled ones of the above.

598 Four of the above.

599 Four of the above.

600 Four of the above

600 a) Two white ones of the above.

601 Two of the above.

602! Buccinum harpa ; Gmelin sp. 47. New variety; the dark shell is banded with alternating undulating paler and more saturated bands; the keeled ribs are again variegated with pale and strong threads; the exquisite magnificence is emulated in polished agate. A rare David’s harp, which differs entirely from the usual ones. The ruling color is dark brown and alternating light and even darker marbled bands, the elevated ribs are separated again with light and dark bands, and is overall similar because of the polish to the beautiful agate. 3 inches.

Harpa harpa ( Linnaeus, 1758) or Harpa davidis Röding, 1798 : Harpidae . Indo-Pacific. The species name is given with species epithet “ harpa ”, but in the text it is referred to as “David’s harp”. The brown coloration rather suggests H. davidis .

603! An equally rare harp, its color is rust yellow with fine ribs, broad folds and multiply banded. (rare.)

604! A small exquisitely rare white harp with narrow closely together standing ribs and light yellow spots. (rare.)

Buccinum costatum . Precious harp. Gmelin sp. 48.

Harpa costata ( Linnaeus, 1758) : Harpidae . Indian Ocean. It is strange that the following lot is not marked with one or two exclamation marks, because H. costata is still today a sought after shell. Most likely this identification refers to lot 604, which is described as having closely spaced axials, being of light color, and is marked with an exclamation point.

605 A large liver colored precious harp with black and white partitioned ribs. Martini vol. 3, pl. 119, fig. 1093. 4

inches.

606 A somewhat smaller one of the above, equally beautiful.

607 One of the above, of the above.

608 Two elongated harps. (little lover) Martini vol. 3, pl. 119. fig. 1097.

Lot 608 is Harpa amouretta and not Harpa costata as indicated under the species header. Hence, the concept of Harpa costata was somewhat looser than what is understood today by that name.

609 Two of the above.

610 Four of the above.

611 Two banded varieties with broad, closely spaced ribs. (rare.)

612 Two particularly yellow ones.

Buccinum persicum . Rudolph’s snail. Gmelin sp. 49.

Purpura persica (Linneaus, 1758) : Muricidae . Indo-West to E Pacific.

613 Two Rudolph’s with elevated crossband-threads. Chemnitz vol. 10, pl. 154, figs. 1467, 1468. Knorr, vol. 3, pl.

2, fig. 5.

Buccinum monodon . Serrated Rudolph. Gmelin sp. 50.

Acanthina monodon ( Pallas, 1774) : Muricidae . SE Pacific.

614 A very beautiful Rudolph with the tooth. Chemnitz vol. 10, pl. 154, figs. 1469, 1470. Knorr vol. 4, pl. 30, fig. 1.

615! One of the same, somewhat reddish.

Buccinum patulum . Wide mouth. Gmelin sp. 51.

Purpura patula ( Linnaeus, 1758) : Muricidae . Caribbean.

616 Two knobbed broad banded wide mouths. Martini vol. 3, pl. 69, figs. 758, 759. Knorr vol. 6, pl. 24, fig. 1.

617 Two large wide mouths with finely elevated threads and smooth whorls. (Rudolph’s thread breasts [= corsette?]. 3 1/ 2 inches. Martini vol. 3, pl. 69, fig. 760.

618 Two of the same smaller.

619 One of the same even more beautiful than the previous, the whorl is ornamented to the outermost tip with threads and pearls, 3 inches. D’Argenville pl. 17, fig. E.

620 One of the same, somewhat smaller.

621 Two knobbed thick shelled wide mouths. (Aape [?] spouse.)

Buccinum haemastoma . Red mouth. Gmelin sp. 52.

Thais (Stramonita) haemastoma ( Linnaeus, 1767) : Muricidae . Mediterranean to Caribbean.

622 Two humped metal horns with yellow aperture. D’Argenville pl. 17, fig. H.

623 A banded red mouth. Knorr vol. 4, pl. 5, fig. 4.

624 Two of the same more elongated and ornamented in between the humps with yellow vertical streaks, they are as the previous ones serrated at the flews.

Buccinum lapillus . The little stone. Gmelin sp. 53.

Nucella lapillus ( Linnaeus, 1758) : Muricidae . N Atlantic.

625 Two brown finely striated little stones. Martini vol. 4, pl. 122, figs. 1136, 1137. Knorr vol. 3, pl. 14, fig. 5. 626 One of the same with a white band.

626 a) Two Batavian farmer boys. Martini vol. 3, pl. 121, figs. 1107, 1108. Knorr vol. 4, pl. 5, fig. 5.

Buccinum scala . The stairs. Gmelin sp. 61.

Trochia cingulata ( Linnaeus, 1771) : Muricidae . SE Atlantic.

627 A small white boats stairs. (Bordestrap. [?]). Martini vol. 3, pl. 118, figs. 1089a&b.

628 Two particularly large bordestraps. Knorr vol. 3, pl. 7, fig. 2.

Buccinium spiratum . Smooth stairs. Gmelin sp. 70.

Babylonia spirata ( Linnaeus, 1758) : Buccinidae . Indian Ocean.

629 Two stairs shaped yellow tigered fish weir-baskets. Martini vol. 4, pl. 122, fig. 118. Knorr vol. 2, pl. 65, fig. 5. 630 Two of the above.

631 Two umbilicated, banded ornamented with vertical spots ones of the above. Martini vol. 4, vignette 37, figs. 1, 2.

632 Two large elongated umbilicated and violet-serrated fish weir-baskets. Rumphius pl. 39, fig. C. Knorr vol. 3, pl. 3, fig. 4. Martini vol. 4, pl. 122, fig. 219.

633 Two of the above smaller.

Buccinum glabratum . Bitter orange kink horn. Gmelin sp. 81.

Eburna glabrata ( Linnaeus, 1758) : Ancillariidae . Caribbean.

634 A high yellow banded and umbilicated fish weir-basket. (Gladde Kuiperboor.) 3 inches. Martini vol. 4, pl. 122, fig. 117. Knorr vol. 2, pl. 16, figs. 4, 5.

635 One of the same smaller.

Buccinum rusticum . Farmer’s boy. Gmelin sp. 84.

Columbella rustica ( Linnaeus, 1758) : Columbellidae . Mediterranean, SE Atlantic.

636 Two brown and yellow furrowed farmer’s boys. Martini vol. 3, pl. 120, figs. 1104, 1105. Knorr vol. 2, pl. 14, fig. 5.

637 Two of the same somewhat folded. Martini vol. 4, pl. 122, figs. 1126, 1127. Knorr vol. 2, pl. 14, figs. 4, 5. 638 Two larger ones of the above, light brown furrowed with yellow bands.

639 A pale brown furrowed one of the above. Rumphius pl. 29, fig. O. Martini vol. 4, pl. 123, fig. 1146.

640 Two different ones of the above from Tranquebar. Martini vol. 4, pl. 123, figs. 146, 147.

Tranquebar was a Danish-Norwegian settlement in south-east India, accordingly, this lot cannot be the

Mediterranan-Atlantic C. rustica . Given the columbellid diversity in the Indo-Malayan region, no better identification can be provided.

Buccinum undatum . Dutch kink horn. Gmelin sp. 93.

Buccinum undatum Linnaeus, 1758 : Buccinidae . N Atlantic.

641 Two white kink horns. Rumphius pl. 290, fig. H. Martini vol. 4, p. 126, fig. 1207. Knorr vol. 4, pl. 19, fig. 1. 642 A white more elongated one of the above. (Rare.)

Buccinum reticulatum . Reticulated kink horn. Gmelin sp. 111.

Nassarius reticulatus ( Linnaeus, 1758) : Nassariidae . NE Atlantic, Mediterranean.

643 Two small reticulated blue kink horns. Martini vol. 4, pl. 124, fig. 1164.

644 Two of the same.

Buccinum scalare . Stairs railing. Gmelin sp. 113.

Epitonium scalare ( Linnaeus, 1758) : Epitoniidae . Indo-West Pacific.

645 A saffron yellow stairs railing, 2 inches. Martini vol. 4, pl. 122, fig. 1130. (Rare.)

646 A white one of the above, with recurved flews. (Very rare.)

Buccinum maculatum . The knitting needle. Gmelin sp. 130.

Oxymeris maculata ( Linnaeus, 1758) : Terebridae . Indo-Pacific.

647 A large very beautiful thick tiger leg/bone. 7 inches. Martini vol. 4, pl. 153, fig. 1440. Rumphius pl. 30, fig. A. Knorr vol. 3, pl. 23, fig. 2.

648 One of the above, 6 3/ 4 inches.

649 One of the above, 4 1/ 2 inches.

650 One of the above, 4 inches.

651 A tiger leg/bone. Rumphius pl. 30, fig. D. Martini vol. 4, pl. 153, fig. 1442.

The lot number “551” is obviously a misprint, as shown by the context.

652 One of the same smaller.

653 One of the above, of the above.

Buccinum subulatum . Tiger needle. Gmelin sp. 131.

Terebra subulata ( Linnaeus, 1767) : Terebridae . Indo-Pacific.

654 A thin tiger leg/bone. 5 inches. Rumphius pl. 30, fig. B. Martini vol. 4, pl. 153, fig. 1441.

655 One of the above, smaller.

Bucciun crenulatum . Grooved needle. Gmelin sp. 132.

Terebra crenulata ( Linnaeus, 1758) : Terebridae : Indo-Pacific.

656 A white finely dotted awl, crowned. Rumphius pl. 30, fig. E. Martini vol. 4, pl. 154, fig. 1445. Knorr vol. 1, pl. 8, fig. 7.

Buccinum vittatum . Banded needle. Gmelin sp. 134.

Bullia vittata ( Linnaeus, 1767) : Nassariidae . Indian Ocean.

657 Two violet banded screws with grooved suture. Martini vol. 4, pl. 155, fig. 1462.

Buccinum strigilatum . Brushed Needle. Gmelin sp. 135.

Hastula strigilata ( Linnaeus, 1758) : Terebridae . Malayan Archipelago, Western Pacific.

658 A granulated needle. Rumphius pl. 30, fig. H. Martini vol. 4, pl. 155, fig. 1456.

Buccinum duplicatum . Steel needle. Gmelin sp. 136.

Duplicaria duplictum ( Linnaeus, 1758) : Terebridae . Indo-West Pacific.

659 Two steel needles with double spire. Martini vol. 4, pl. 155, fig. 1455.

660 Two of the above more speckled. D’Argenville pl. 11, fig. R.

661 Two of the above, of the above.

Buccinum lanceatum . Lancet needle. Gmelin sp. 137.

Hastula lanceata ( Linnaeus, 1767) : Terebridae . Indo-Pacific.

662 A lancet needle. Martini vol. 4, pl. 154, fig. 1450. D’Argenville pl. 10, fig. Z.

Buccinum dimidiatum . Wound around needle. Gmelin sp. 138.

Terebra dimidiata ( Linnaeus, 1758) : Terebridae . Indo-Pacific.

663 A clean orange wound around needle. 5 3/ 4 inches. Martini vol. 4, pl. 1454, fig. 1444. Knorr vol. 1, pl. 23, fig. 5.

664 Two of the same smaller, equally beautiful.