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leaning to the left. Linn. Syst. 324. 

 Plate 8th, fig. 25th. 



Linne divides the Strombi into four 

 families : *lip projecting into linear 

 divisions or claws ; **lobed ; ***di- 

 lated ; ****tapering, with a very long 

 spire. 



Habitation. The shells composing 

 this genus, have only been found to 

 inhabit the ocean ; and are in general 

 found on rocky shores. The Strom- 

 bus Gigas is to be seen, when the 

 water is clear, crawling on the large 

 flat rocks which surround many of the 

 West India islands, at the depth of 

 from fifteen to twenty feet. 



The young shells of this genus want 

 the dilated lip, which is one of the 

 most essential characters of the Strom- 

 bi, and are in consequence often con- 

 founded with the Buccinum and Mu- 

 rex. 



The French ConchoWists divide 

 the Linnean Strombi into three ge- 



