CYPE^A.— Plate V. 



Kab. Persian Gulf ; coast of Afi-ica. 



The sinuous cliaracter of the aperture, and the anterior 

 concavity of the columella are curiously exaggerated in this 

 species ; its uniform olivaceous cast of colour is also pecu- 

 liar. The younger sheU has a kind of hump-like elevation 

 on the back, and is of an ashy or gi-eyish brown with iive 

 olive bands upon, and anterior to, the dorsal elevation, and 

 one of more indistinct character round the spire. 



Species 16. (Mus. Saul.) 



CypKjEA exanthema. Cypr. testa, elongato-ovatd, crassi- 

 usculd, extremitatihus mbtnmcatis, dorso fidvo-fusco, 

 maculis albidis rotundis, quarum nonmdlis, preecipue ad 

 latera, ocel/atls, ornato ; bad pallide fulvd, dmtibus 

 castaneo-fuscis. 



The measled Cowry. Shell elongately ovate, rather 

 thick, extremities slightly truncated, back fulvous 

 browTi, ornamented wdth round white spots, some of 

 which, especially at the sides, are oceUated, base pale 

 fulvous, teeth chesnut brow^l. 

 Testa junior. 



Testa junior fasciis coeruleo-plumbeis ornata. 



Younger shell ornamented with blueish lead colour. 



LinnyEUS, Syst. Nat. (13th edit.) p. 1173. 

 Testa junior, Cyprcea zebra, Linnaeus. 



Hab. West Indies ; on the reefs. 



The chief peculiarities of distinction between this and 

 the Cypraa cervus, are its more elongated form, solid and 

 heavier gi'owth, more contracted apertm-e and, oceUated 

 chai'acter of the spots. 



