538 TROCHIDJE. 



P. pullus, Linnaeus. 



Plate LXIX. fig. 1, 2, 3, and (Animal) Plate D D, fig. 5. 



Lister, Hist. Conch, pi. 585, f. 44. 

 Turbo pullus, Linn. Syst. Nat. ed. 12, p. 1233. — Pulteney, Hutchins, Hist. 



Dorset, p. 45. — Donov. Brit. Shells, vol. i. pi. 2, f. 2 Mont. 



Test. Brit. vol. ii. p. 319. — Maton and Rack. Trans. Linn. Soc. 

 vol. viii. p. 162. — Rackett, Dorset Catalog, p. 49, pi. 14, f. 1, 

 3. — Turt. Conch. Diction, p. 201, f. 45, 46. — Brit. Marine 

 Conch, p. 186. — Born, Testacea Mus. Cses. Vind. pi. 12, f. 17, 

 18. — Dillvv. Recent Shells, vol. ii. p. 872. — Lam. Anim. s. 

 Vert. (ed. Desh.) vol. ix. p. 217. 

 „ pictus, Da Costa, Brit. Conch, p. 103, pi. 6, f. 1, 3. 

 Phasianella pullus, Sower by, Genera Shells, Phas. f. 4. — Forbes, Malac. Mo- 

 nensis, p. 21. — Brown, lllust. Conch. G. B. p. 9, pi. 10, 

 f. 42. — PHiLirPi, Moll. Sicil. vol. i. p. 187, and vol. ii. p. 

 158. — Kiener, Coquilles Vivantes, Phasian. pi. 5, f. 1. — 

 Reeve, Conch. Systemat. pi. 223, f. 4. 

 Cingula pulla, Fleming, Brit. Animals, p. 308. 

 Rissoa pullus, Macgii.liv. Moll. Aberdeenshire, p. 151. 



For brilliancy of colouring and diversity of painting, we 

 have nothing comparable among our native shells, to this 

 beautiful little Phasianella. It is ovate-acute, strong, 

 almost opaque when full grown, highly polished, and ap- 

 parently smooth : a lens of ordinary power, however, 

 generally exhibits some longitudinal wrinkles, and the 

 microscope reveals most dense and minutely undulated 

 spiral striulse likewise. Among the more ordinary tints 

 with which its exterior is adorned, purplish-rose, crimson, 

 red, chocolate-colour, and brown, may be specified ; these 

 either form the ground itself (in which case the markings 

 are pallid) or more frequently are profusely disseminated 

 on a sallow or whitish surface. The patterns, which are 

 of almost infinite variety, are composed of small spots and 

 wavy linear streaks (more frequently angulated than not) 

 that are sometimes mingled, sometimes uncombined ; the 



