TESTACELLUS. 



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Tand. Moll. Franc, ii. 39. t. 5. Testacella haliotidea. Drop, 

 t. 8. fig. 44, 45. ; Forbes and Hanley, J3. M. iv. 26. t. GG G. 

 f. 1. Testacella scutulum. Sow. Gen. f. 3. 3. ; F. D. Mag. 

 N. Hist. vii. 229. f. 41. ; Lukis, Mag. N. H. vii. 224. f. 29. 

 Testacella europaea. Roinsy. Biiff. v. 252 Testacellus 

 europeus. Montf. C. S. ii. 95. fig. Testacella Galliae. 

 Oken, Lehrb. N. iii. 212. t. 9. f. 8. 1815. Testacellus Medii 

 Templi. Tapping, Zoologist, xiv. 1856,5099. Testacella 

 Companyonii. Dupuy. Moll. Franc, i. 47. t. 1. f. 3. Testa- 

 cellus bisulcatus. Risso, Eur. Mer. iv. 58. Testacella 

 bisulcata. Dupuy. 1. c. 44. t. 1. f. 2. 



Inhab. France. The " Coquillade" was recorded 

 as living near Dieppe by M. Dugul, in 1740. Na- 

 turalised in gardens. 



Animal yellowish, reddish, or grey, sometimes 

 spotted on the sides beneath ; tentacles cylindrical. 



The shell is broad in proportion to its length, and 

 the pillar, near the upper end, is broad and nearly 

 flat. 



This animal is common in the island of Guernsey, 



Fig. 16. 



Testacellus haliotideus. 

 c, head retracted when depositing the eggs. 



where it was first observed in the garden of Mr. 

 Lukis, in 1801. The late Mr. Sowerby afterwards 



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