Monograph on the Cj/prceidece, hy Mr. Gray. 75 



CypR-sovula. Shell, when young, polished, inner lip simple, 

 outer lip involute, plaited, back costato-striate. 



OvuLA. Shell, when young, striated, inner lip simple, smooth, 

 outer lip involute, back polished. 



CYPR/EA. 



Shell smooth, polished. 

 ♦Columella front deeply concave. 



**Columella front nearly even. 

 ***Shell, edge above denticulated, columella front even. 

 ****Shell, back ribstriatedortubercled, columella front concave. 



*Cypr^^ Ver^. Shell, when young, smooth, banded ; when per- 

 fect, polished, smooth, edge entire, columellar front deep, distinctly 

 concave, mostly plaited, aperture rather dilated, concave. 



CyprcBU Princeps. Testa orbiculato-ovata, gibba, albida, dorso 

 lineolis fuscis ornato, linea dorsali central!, simplici,basi planulato, 

 lateribus rotundatis, gibbis, palllde incarnatis, fusco-maculatis, 

 extremitatibus concentrice fusco-lineatis. 



Persian Gulph. Mus. Sowerby. 



Shell orbicular, ovate, gibbous, M'hite, back ornamented with 

 variously curved, brown lines ; on the upper part of the sides 

 near the centre, are two somewhat square brown blotches, the 

 dorsal line is nearly central, straight ; sides rounded, gibbous, pale 

 flesh colour, with various sized brown spots, the extremities mar- 

 gined, rather j)roduced, with several coucentiic brown lines, base 

 white, rounded, slightly shelving towards the mouth. Teeth 

 of the inner lip small, close ; columellar front deep; plaits, of the 

 outer lip rather larger, more distant ; whorls partly visible, conical, 

 convex ; inside white, — axis 4, diameter 3 inches. 



1 have only seen one specimen of this beautiful shell, which is 

 called ])y IJumphrey the lirimUed Coicry from the Pt^rsian Gulph. 



It appears intermediate between the Maps ai)d the Tigers. 



Cifprcea Mupjxt. 



Testa ovato-elliptica, albida vel flavescens, lineolis fulvis, gatiis- 

 (juc ali>idis sparsis ornata ; V\\\v\ dorsali ramos^k. ; ba,si plaiiA ; nKir- 

 ginibus rotundatis incnuisatis, gullatis; dentibus lutcis. 



rt, — Testa llavescentc, lineolis fulvis ornata, linea dorsali aur 

 fusla lutcrali,^ Juleribas bruimeo-subgultatis. 



