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52. Cypreea pallida. This species appears to be permanent, as I 

 have seen many specimens in which the distinguishing characters have 

 not varied. 



53. Cyprcea zonata. The reference to Chemnitz is doubtful. 



55, Cypr(sa sanguinolenta, add. 

 Icon. Wood's Cat. t. 17, /. 15. 



When young the central band is broad, waved, and interrupted with 

 narrow paler cross-bands. 



55*. Cyproeanigro-punctata. Black dotted Cowry. 



Testa ovato-oblonga, albido-fulva, obscur^ quadri-fasciata, punctis 

 fulvis nebulata; basi lateribusque albidis, punctis minutis nigro-fuscis 

 notatis; extremitatibus nigro-bipunctatis ; dentibus antice majoribus. 



Junior. Testa purpurea lurida, fasciis sex castaneis ornata. 



Inhabits Africa, Mr. Stutchbury, Pacific Ocean Capt. Lord Byron. 

 Mus. Brit., Stutch., nost. 



Shell ovate-oblong, pale fulvous, with four obscure purplish brown 

 bands, back ornamented with numerous minute fulvous specks ; the spire 

 conical, concealed; the base and sides white, with small round purplish 

 spots; the edge thickened, especially on the sides of the extremities, which 

 are slightly margined, and marked with two large black spots; mouth wider, 

 and shelving inwards in front; teeth large, distant, those on the front of 

 the columella large and deep. When young the shell is livid purplish, 

 with three broad dark chesnut double bands which are interrupted by small 

 cross lines; spire conical, small. When decorticated it is nearly similar, 

 but the base is white and minutely dotted, and the extremities are marked 

 with two large black spots. 



This species is very like C. sanguinolenta, but it is perfectly distinct 

 and easily known by the large size of the teeth, by the front ones being 

 extended over the columella, by the base being white with dark brown 

 dots, and the extremities marked with two black spots. 



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