CYPRiEA. 



Plate XXI. 



Species 113. (Mus. Cuming.) 



Cypb^ea SoLANDTii. Cijpr. testa ovatii, stibventricosd, had 

 lateribusqtte rotundatis, dorso medio impresso, idnnqtie 

 nodosa, costis e nodis divei-gentibus, dentibus exterioribus 

 mimdissimis ; cinereo-fnscd. 



SoLANDEu's CowREY. Shell ovate, rather ventricose, 

 base and sides rounded, back impressed down the 

 middle, noduled on each side, with ribs diverging 

 from the nodides, outer teeth very minute ; ash- 

 brown. 



Gray; Sowerby, Conch. Illus. Cat. Cyprseadse, no. 12S. 

 f. 43. 



Sab. California. 



This species may be easQy distinguished from the C'l/- 

 praa radians by its miiuite row of outer teeth, there being 

 an intermediate one between each of those terminating 

 the ribs : it is, moreover, distinct in form, being imi- 

 formly smaller and more rounded at the base. ]\Ii'. 

 Sowerby says " it is impossible to know which of the two 

 is the radians of Lamarck "; but I think Lamarck's ex- 

 pression " lateribus dUatatis depressis, ventre piano " fuUy 

 decisive. 



Species 114. (Mus. Cuming.) 



Cypr^a annulata. Cypr. testa ohlongo-ovatd, crassa, 

 soUdd, extremitatibus subrostratis, lateribus basique 

 rotundatis, aperturd suhfiexuosd, angustd, dentibus 

 minntissimis, ebiirned, dorso maculis rotundis luteis 

 saturate annulatis, irregulariter picto. 



The ringed Cowrey. Shell oblong-ovate, thick, solid, 

 extremities somewhat rounded, apertm-e slightly flex- 

 uous, narrow, teeth very minute, concavity of the 

 columella deep ; ivory-white, back ii-regularly painted 

 with round yellow spots encircled with rings of a 

 deeper yellow. 



Gray, Zool. Journal, vol. iv. p. 88. 



Hab. Isle of Annaa, Pacific Ocean (on the reefs); Cimiing. 



Distinguished from all other species by its solid obesity 

 and very characteristic style of painting. 



Species 115. (Mus. Cuming.) 



Cypr.^a Childreni. Cijpr. testa cylindraceo-oblonyd, 

 imdique transversini crebricostatd, basi subdepressd. 



aperturd amjusta, dentibus minutis, dorso medio exiliter 

 impresso, extremitatibus rostratis, infra carinato-alatis ; 

 pallide luteo-fuscescente, costis saturatioribus. 



Children's Cowrey. Shell cylindi-ically oblong, trans- 

 versely closely ribbed tlu-oughout, base a little de- 

 pressed, aperture narrow, teeth minute, back faintly 

 impressed down the middle, extremities beaked, cari- 

 nately winged beneath ; pale yellowish brown, ribs 

 darker. 



Gray, Zool. Journal, vol. i. p. 518. 



Hab. Isle of Annaa, Pacific Ocean (on the reefs) ; Cuming. 



This is the only species at present known with the pe- 

 culiar wing-like appendages, above described, at the base 

 of the extremities. 



Species IIG. (Mus. Cimiing.) 



Cypr^ea cicercula. Cjjpr. testa ovatd, turgidd, dorso 

 pecuUariter elevato, granuloso, medio sulco lineari im- 

 presso, aperturd angustd, dentibus siibelongatis, extre- 

 mitatibus rostratis, productis ; luted aid fulvo-albi- 

 cante, dorso fusco irregulariter maculatd, lateribus 

 fusco-punctatis, basi maculis quaternis castaneis con- 

 spicue pictd. 



The chick-pea Cowrey. Shell ovate, turgid, back pe- 

 culiarly elevated, gi-amdous, impressed with a linear 

 gi-oove down the middle, aperture narrow, teeth 

 rather elongated, extremities beaked, produced ; yel- 

 low or fulvous white, back irregularly blotched with 

 brown, sides dotted with brown, base conspicuously 

 painted with fom- chesnut spots. 



LINN.EUS, Syst. Nat. (13th edit.) p. 1181. 



Hah. Isle of Annaa, Pacific Ocean (on the reefs) ; Cuming. 

 The back of tliis species is pecidiarly elevated and 



"•ranulous, whilst the base presents a characteristic feature 



in the four chesnut spots. 



Species 117. (Mus. Cmning.) 

 CYPRiEA radians. Cgpr. testa rotundato-ovatd, lateribus 

 dilatatis, basi depressd, extremitatibus retusis, dorso 

 medio latiuscule impresso, utrinque nodoso, costis e no- 

 dis divergentibus ; cinereo-fuscd, dorso maculd iiigri- 

 cante tincto. 

 The radiating Cowrey. Shell rotundately ovate, sides 



February 1816. 



