CYPRAEA. 453 



Cypraea Onyx. Lin. Syst. Nat. p. 1177. Gmelin, p. 3410. 

 Cypraea Pulla. Gmelin, p. 3412. Schreibers Conch, i. 



p. 69. 

 Cypraea adusta. Chemnitz, x. p. 106. t. 145. f. 1341. La- 

 marck in Ann. du Mits. xvi. p. 92. 

 Cypraea, No. 20. Schroeter Einleitung, i. p. 139. 

 JBonanni Rec. 3. f. 255, and Kirch, f. 254. Lister Conch. 

 t. 657. f. 2. Gualter, t. 15. f. N. Martini, i. t. 26. 

 f. 269 and 270. 

 Inhabits the coasts of Asia. Linnceus. 



This shell is of about the same size, and somewhat resembles 

 C. Caput-serpentis, but the colour is still darker, and there 

 are no spots or other markings, except sometimes two obso- 

 lete transverse bands on the back. The base and margin are 

 nearly black, and the teeth brownish yellow. 



SUBFLAVA. 32. Shell ovate, gibbous, smooth, spot- 

 less, yellow on the back, with a paler margin 

 and base. 



Cypraea subflava. Gmelin, p. 3413. Schreibers Conch, i. 

 p. 69. 



Cypraea, No. 54. Schroeter Einleitung, i. p. 148. 



Gualter, t. 13. f. D. 



Inhabits 



Shell an inch and a quarter long, and about two-thirds as broad ; 



much rounded at the sides, and the spire distinctly umbili- 



cated. It has not any spots or other markings. 



clandestina. 33. Shell umbilicated, with very fine 

 yellowish transverse lines every where con- 

 current. 



Cypraea clandestina. Lin. Syst. Nat. p. 1177. Gmelin, 

 p. 3410. 



Inhabits 



This species does not appear to have been noticed by any au- 

 thor besides Linnaeus, who says it is a smooth livid shell of 

 the size of C. Asellus, marked with one or two obsolete pale 

 bands, and yellowish concurrent striae, so extremely minute 

 as to be hardly visible without the assistance of a glass. The 

 base white, and without spots. Dr. Solander supposed the 

 Variety of C. zk-zac, represented by Martini, fig. 236 and 



