NERITA. 979 



Chemnitz, v. p. 246. 1. 186. f. 1856 to 1859- Schroeter 



jEj/j/. ii. p. 279. Gmelin, p. 3671. Schreibers Conch. 



i. p. 315. Donovan, i. t. 20. f. 1. Montagu Test. p. 



469. Maton and Racket, in Lin. Trans, viii. p. 224. 



Dorset Cat. p. 57. t. 21. f. 7. Burrow's Elements, p. 



171. t. 20. f. 6. 

 Cochlea Catena. Da Costa Brit. Conch, p. 83. t. 5. f. 7. 

 La Diorchite. Favanne, ii. p. 281. t. 10. f. K and L. 

 Bonanni Rec. and Kirch. 3. f. 225. Lister Anim. Ang. 



t. 3. f. 10, and Conch, t. 568. f. 19. Petiver Gaz. t. 93. 



f. 7. Gw«//er, t. 67. f. A and B. Argenville, t. 7 . f.V . 



Seba, iii. t. 39. f. I6. Knorr, ii. t. 11. f. 1, and vi. t. 



13. f. 7. 

 Inhabits the coasts of Europe and Africa. Linnaiis. Britain. 

 Lister. Holland. Petiver. Moluccas, and the Isle of 

 France. Favanne. Tranquebar. Chemnitz. 

 Shell about an inch, or an inch and a half long, and the length 

 rather exceeds the breadth ; it has six whirls of a glaucous, 

 3?ellowish-brown, or purplish flesh-colour, and is most com- 

 monly marked with a row of darker spots or short streaks 

 on the shoulders ; the outer lip is thin, and the pillar-lip 

 forms a strong callus, which partly closes the umbilicus. 



viTELLUS. 5. Shell sub-globular, with a perforated 

 equal umbilicus. 



Nerita Vitellus. Linnams Si/st. Nat. p. 10,52. Born Mus. 

 p. 398. Chemnitz, v. p. 255. t. 186. f. 1866 and I867. 

 Schroeter Einl. ii. p. 280. Gmeliti, p. 3671. Schreibers 

 Conch, i. p. SI6. 

 Le Jaune d'CEuf. Favanne, ii. p. 257- t. 1 1. f, D 3. 

 Lister Conch, t. 5Q5. f. 12. Rumphius, t. 22. f. A. Pe- 

 tiver Amb. t. 10. f. 13. Gualter, t. 67. f. L. Seba, iii. 

 t. 38. f. 30. K7iorr, i. t. 7. f. 2, and ii. t. 8. f. 5. Geve, 

 t. 27. f. 292. 

 Inhabits the Asiatic Ocean. Linnceus. Red Sea. ForskaeL 

 Coasts of Amboyna. Rumphius. Bantam and the Isle of 

 France. Favanne. 

 Shell about an inch and a quarter, or an inch and a half long, 

 and the length and breadth are very nearly equal ; it has five 

 whirls, and the spire is only slightly produced ; the colour is 

 orange clouded with yellow, and variegated with indistinct 

 white spots in transverse rows ; the inside and pillar-lip are 

 white. Favanne erroneously considered this shell to be the 

 Linnaean N, glaucina. 



