440 CYPR^A. 



argus. 5. Shell oblong, sub-cylindrical, marked 

 with brown rings above, and four dark spots 

 on the base. 



Cypraea Argus. Lin. Syst. Nat. p. 1173. Martini, i. p. 

 365. t. 28. f. 285, 286. Schroeter Bird. i. p. 97. Born 

 Mm. p. 174. Chemnitz, x. p. 109. t. 145. f. 1344 and 

 1345. Gmelin, p. 3398. Schreibers Conch, i. p. 54. 

 Shaw's Nat. Misc. xv. t. 619. Lamarck in Ann. du 

 Mas. xv. p. 448. 

 Bonanni Rec. and Kirch. 3. f. 263. Lister Conch, t. 705. 

 f. 54. Rumphius, t. 38. f. D. Petiver Gaz. t. 97. f. 6, 

 and Amb. t. 5. f. 9- Gualter, t. 16. f. T. Klein. Ost. 

 t. 6. f. 101. Knorr, iii. t. 11. Lb. Regenfuss, t. 5. f. 

 57. Favanne, t. 29- f. B 2. Enc. Method, t. 350. f. 1. 

 Inhabits the coasts of Amboyna. Rumphius. Madrass, Java, 

 and Borneo. Petiver, African Ocean. Linnceus. Fre- 

 dericksburg on the coast of Guinea. Regenfuss. 

 Shell usually about three inches long, and rather less than half 

 as broad ; fawn-coloured, sprinkled all over the upper part 

 with brown rings varying in size and thickness, and marked 

 on the base with four large blackish spots. The teeth are 

 brown. Till the last coat of enamel has been thrown over, the 

 young shells have not any rings, and are marked with brown 

 transverse bands. 



testudinaria. 6. Shell oblong, sub-cylindrical, 

 depressed at the extremities, and variegated 

 like Tortoise shell. 



Cypraea testudinaria. Lin. Syst. Nat. p. 1173. Martini, 

 i. p. 354. t. 27. f. 271, 272. Schroeter Lint. i. p. 98. 

 Born Mas. p. 175. Gmelin, p. 3399. Schreibers 

 Conch, i. p. 55. Shaw's Nat. Misc. xviii. t. 734. La- 

 marck in Ann. du Mus. xv. p. 448. 

 Lister Conch, t. 689. f. 36. Rumphius, t. 38. f. C. Petiver 

 Amb. t. 8. f. 7- Knorr, iv. t. 27. f. 2. Favanne, t. 30. 

 f. O. Enc. Method, t. 351. f. 2. 

 Inhabits the Persian Gulf. Linnccus. Coasts of Amboyna. 



Rumphius. Ceylon. Humphreys. 

 Shell four or five inches long, and not quite half so broad ; 

 whitish or yellowish, with russet brown clouds, and large 

 black spots freckled with minute specks of white ; the aper- 

 ture is white. 



