MALACOZOA. GASTEROPODA. TECTIBRANCHIATA. 67 



1. Chiton fasciculdris, — Shell elliptical, moderately 

 convex, subcarinate ; the valves shagreened ; the mar- 

 ginal band with eighteen tufts of greyish hairs. Fasci- 

 cular is, having fasciculi or tufts. 



2. Chiton margindtus. — Shell elliptical, moderately 

 convex, subcarinate; the valves shagreened, varying in 

 colour; the marginal band granulated, with alternate 

 dusky and whitish spots, and edged with minute spinclets. 

 Margindtus, having a margin or edging. 



3. Chiton cinereus. — Shell elliptical, moderately con- 

 vex, carinate ; the valves shagreened, with distinct growth- 

 lines ; the marginal band narrow, minutely reticulated, 

 with the edge spinulose. Cinereus, ash-grey. 



4. Chiton fuscdt us. — Shell oblon go-elliptical, a little 

 narrower anteriorly ; carinate, the valves shagreened with 

 irregularly disposed granules ; the marginal band granu- 

 late, with a membranous border. Fuscdtus, dusky. 



5. Chiton Icevigdtus. — Shell broadly elliptical, a little 

 narrower anteriorly, subcarinate ; the valves minutely 

 granulato-striate; the marginal band smooth. LcBvigdtus, 

 smoothed. 



ORDER VI.— GASTEROPODA INFEROBRANCHIATA. 



ORDER YII.— GASTEROPODA TECTIBRANCHIATA. 



Respiratory organs composed of branched or pecti- 

 nated laminae, attached along the right side, or on the 

 back, and covered by the mantle, which generally con- 

 tains a shell. 



Gasteropoda Laplysia and BuUcea, Lamarck. Mono- 

 pleurohranchidta, Blainville. Tectihranchidta, Cuvier. 

 Tectus, covered; hrdnchice, gills. 



Family I. — BuLLiEiNA. 



Body divided into two parts, the anterior often with 

 lateral lobes ; tentacula none or minute ; shell veiy thin 



