SdO Mr. Grray's Monograph on the Cj/prceidce. 



are violet brown on the upper part ; mouth rather wide, purplish 

 white ; teeth of the inner lip small, close, except the four an- 

 terior ones, which are larger and more distant ; teeth of the outer 

 lip larger, rather distant, blunt ; columella rather convex, smooth ; 

 inside purple ; axis i§, diameter ^^^ of an inch. 



When the shell is worn, the back is pale purple, with three 

 fulvous brown bands, the two end ones of which are narrow, and 

 the central one broad, or sometimes slightly divided longitudi- 

 nally into two; the base and teeth are like those of the former, 

 only a little paler. 



This species is very distinct from any other, and does not appear 

 to be uncommon in its worn state, although I have seen only 

 two perfect specimens. 



55. Cyprcea sanguinolenta. — The bloody-spotted Cowry. 



Testa ovato-oblonga, cinereo-caerulescente, obscure trifasciata, 

 punctulis fulvis nebuiata; basi lateribusque incarnato-violaceis, 

 punctis minutis purpureis notatis ; dentibus subaequalibus ; colu- 

 mella laevi. 



Cypraja sanguinolenta. Gmelin 3406. Schreiber^s Conch.']. 59. 

 Liumarck Ann. Mus. xvi. 97. Hist. vii. 395. Dillwyn R. S. 445. 



" Cypraea purpurata. Solcmder^s Mss." Dillwyn. 



Cypraja n. 15. Schroder Einl. j. 137. 



Cypraea purpurascens. Swainson Phil. Mag. LXI. 376. 



Icon. Bonanni Rec. Sf Kirch, iii. f. 234. Argenville i. 18, f. 11. 

 Martini; t. 36, f. 265, 266 ! Encyc. Method, t. 356, f. 12 ! 



1. Junior. TestS, ovata, gibbosa, purpurascente, purpureo late 

 trifasciata, punctulis fulvis sparsis ornata, basi albido-violacea, 

 subpunctata. 



2. Decorticata. Testa ovato-oblonga, fusca, trifasciata ; mar- 

 ginibus violaccis, punctatis. 



Inhabits African Seas ? Mus. Nost. 



Shell ovate oblong, blueish grey, with three obscure broad darker 

 bands; the back ornamented with numerous minute fulvous 

 specks, and often with a large perforated irregular fuscous spot in 

 the centre ; the spire conical, covered ; the base and sides violet 

 flesh colour, with scattered small round purplish spots ; the edge 



