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a di(lin£l genus of them, they jcall Alatas. 

 Davila ranks thefe by themfelves in the 

 tliird genus of his Marices, by the name 

 of fimple or not-pronged vviiiged Shells ; 

 and Linnaeus ranks all the winded Shells 

 together in his genus of Strombus. 



This genus is numerous, and contains 

 many fine or beautiful fpecies. 



An elegant and large foffii kind of this 

 genus, not yet difcovered living or from 

 lea, is fbund in Hordell cliffs in Hamp- 

 iliire ; which is accurately figured in Bran* 

 der's Foiiilia Hantonienfia, p. 34. PL VL 



The fourth and laft genus of Murices 

 or Rocks, is the Aporrhais, or winged Shells 

 whofe ed2:es are fet with ftrono- or valid 

 prongs or fiiigers : as the Spiders?, Devil's 

 Claws, &c. PI. I. fig. 65 7. 



Davila makes thefe his fourth genus of 

 Muricei, which he; c^Us winged Murices 



with 



