Mr. Gray's Monograph on the Ci/prceidce. 517 



mouth considerably longer than the shell, narrow, rather broader 

 and concave in front. Teeth rather distant, small, equal, very 

 slightly extended over the lips ; columella deep, plaited, front 

 concave, nearly smooth ; spire flat, rather large. Axis ^, dia- 

 meter t 5 q of an inch. 



The only specimen I have seen of this shell is not complete ; 

 but it apnears to be distinct from the young of the former, by its 

 not being so gibbous. It agrees pretty well with Dillwyn's des- 

 cription, but the figures are all doubtful. 



90. Cypraea Globulus.— The globular Cowry. 

 Testa ovato-globosa, ventricosa, laevis, fulva, punctis rufo-fus- 

 cis sparsis, oruatis ; linea dorsali nulla ; extremifatibus rostratris, 

 submarginatis. 



Cypraea globulus. Lin. Sys.Nat.USl. Martini, j. 388. Born, 

 Mus. 195. Chemnitz, x. 104. Gmelin, 3419. Schreiber's 

 Conch, j. 77. Lamarck, Ann. du Mus. xvi. 99. Hist. vii. 398. ' 

 Cypraea affinis. Gmelin 3420 



Rumphius, t. 39. f. L. Petiv. Gaz. t. 97. f. 14. Amb. t. 16. 

 f. 19. Gualt. t. 14. f. N. Knorr, vi. t. 21. f. 7. Chemnitz, x. 

 145. f. 1339, 1340. Born. Mus. t. 8. f. 20. Ency. Method, t. 

 356. f. 2. 



Inhabits Asiatic Ocean, Linnceus. Amboyna, Rumphius. 

 Shell ovate globose, ventricose, smooth, polished, yellowish ful- 

 vous, ornamented with scattered reddish brown spots, the dorsal 

 line imperceptible, except just over the posterior extremity, where 

 there is a very slight concavity ; the base convex, orange, with 

 margin rather tumid and rounded, except at the hind extremity 

 where it is slightly produced ; the aperture narrow, linear; teeth 

 close, small, with the grooves extended half-way over the base ; 

 the columella obscurely plaited, very deep, and slightly concave in 

 front; inside purplish white. Axis |, diameter | of an inch. 



I have seen several specimens of this, and C. cicercula, which 

 had been painted with yellow rings ; and I have also an obscure 

 recollection of having seen a specimen of a very similar species to 

 C. Globulus, with natural reddish-brown rings, which I sup- 

 pose the former were intended to represent ; and 1 have in a MSS. 



