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Il. Spondylus fere ruber muricatus, Lift. Hiff. Conchyl. Tab. 206. N° 
40. Spondylus gravior leviorg; ejufd. Tab, 207. N°: 41. Ax Spondylus Aldro- 
pand. Rondelét. p. 41? Oftreum echinatum. Rumph. Tab. 47.1it. E. Offreuns 
echinatum fanguinenm. Fj. Tab. 88. N°: 1. 
This, which was the upper Valve, is very ftrong, thick and heavy 
about three Inches long from the Hinge or Cardo to the Circumference, 
about two Inches broad at the broadeft Part oppofite to the Cardo. It hach 
many pretty large Strie from the Cardo to the Circumference, on whic!: 
are placed Marsces or extant Prickles, hollow’d upon their underfices, 
fome of them are half an Inch long, others fhorter, and. fometimes -the 
Ribs or Série are fmooth, either naturally or by Accident. Ie is of 2 
red Colour above on the Convex, and white on the Concave, about half 
an Inch deep, and very often hath fmall white Tzba/i for Worms, fticking 
upon it. The under valve is the fame, only hath a Neck or round Point 
jetting out a little crooked, varioufly fhaped and hollow. 
I found it on the Shores of Famaica. 
Thefe Shells are alfo found and have been {ent to me from Suratte, Mada- 
gafcar and Siam in the Eaff-Indies. Mr. Salvadore hath fent me fome 
dug up near Barcelona, from a Bed of grey Clay, which hath made 
them heavy by filling their Infides, and coloured them, and _ their 
Murices with the fame Colour without. 
III. Spoxdylus minor fubruber, tenuis, imbricatus, apice difforto, cavitate 
snteriore auriculam referens, Tab. 241. Fig. 4, 5, 6, 7. 
The greater Valve of this Shell was about an Inch diameter, had an 
‘Apex very much diftorted towards the right Hand when the infide 
ot the Shell is turn’d downwards. The outward fide all over was co- 
ver'd with extant Scalesand hollow Apices of a reddifh white Colour, 
feveral extraneous Bodies ftick to it, andthe Sediment of the Sea. It 
was reddifh within and fmooth, very hollow at leaft three quarters of 
an Inch. The fmaller Valve was almoft flat, and in the infide, refembled 
a human Ear. It had one long Hollow to receive a Protuberance of the 
other Valve to ferve fora Hinge. Both Valves were very light, con- 
trary to what is ufualin this fort of Shell. 
I found it on the Shores in famaica. 
bi Colour varies being fometimes whitifh at other Times yellowith or 
reddifh. 
IV. Spondylus major eraffiffimus, [caber, anguftus, e cénerco fubruber, apice di- 
florto, cavitate intersore auriculam referens. Tab. 241. Fig. 8, 9. 
This is very thick, narrow and ponderous, of a whitifh or reddifh 
Colour, of various Magnitudes, and three or four Times bigger than 
the Precedent and like it only not fet with Prickles but rough. 
I found it with the former, and of great Varieties. 
V. Spondylus craffus, minimus, albus, firits vel fafctis extantibas, imbricatas. 
Tab. 241. Fig. 10, 11. 
This is about half an Inch long, half as broad towards the farther 
End where broadeft, thick and white, It hath fcveral concentric extant 
Strie ot Fafcie over the Breadth of the Shell as if drawn by a Com- 
pafs from the Hinge ot Cardo which is pointed like che Bill ofa Bird. 
I found it in Femeaice on the Shores of that Mand. CHar 
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