498 Mr. Gray's Monograph on the Cypraeidxe. 



concave, and rather deep, plaited nearly the whole length; in- 

 side pale brown. Axis ^§, diameter ^ of an inch. 



This shell has not been taken notice of by any of the French 

 writers, although it is not uncommon in old collections. It varies, 

 sometimes, in being of a very pale yellowish brown. 



66. Cyprcea Algoensis. — The Algoa Cowry. 



Testa ovata, oblonga, carnea ; punctulis fulvis adspersis, basi 

 albida, sub-punctata ; labiis incrassatis, superne fusco-nigro-punc- 

 tulatis ; columella lsevi, plana. 



Icon. Zool. Journal, t. f. 



13. edentula. Apertura. edentula. 



2. Decorticata. Testa lutea velluteo-fusca; marginibus albidis, 

 supra sub-punctata. 



Inhabits Cape of Good Hope. Veillet. Mus. Brit. Nost. 



Shell ovate, oblong, flesh-coloured, with the back speckled 

 with small fulvous dots ; the spire flat, partly covered ; the base 

 white, convex j the margin thickened, slightly extended, rounded 

 on the inner lip ; thickened and margined, on the outer, where 

 the upper part of it is variegated with small, round, dark 

 brown spots, which usually run together just over the spire ; the 

 aperture rather large, extended beyond the spire ; teeth small, 

 close, slightly extended over the outer lip; the columella smooth, 

 flat, the anterior part of the base, just by the slit, rugulose ; 

 inside pale yellowish brown. Axis T ' s , Diameter -^ of an inch. 



When this shell is young, the base of the outer lip is sulcated, 

 and the back of the shell exhibits three very obscure, broad, 

 darker bands. The teeth of both the lips are very small, and 

 in some otherwise perfect specimens, they are entirely want- 

 ing, and the lips are rounded. When the shell is worn, it is pale 

 yellowish or fulvous brown. 



67. Cyprma piperita. — The Peppered Cowry. 



Testa ovato-oblonga, castanea, obscure quadri-fasciata ; basi 

 albida, marginibus sub-incrassatis, albidis, fusco-punctatis ; labiis 

 supra margiuatis; columella concava, plicati. 



Cypraja piperita. 4 " Colander's Mss." Humphrey. Mus. Nost-. 



