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a Wuluta vespertilio.— The Bat. Volute. Plate Ixxiii. fig. 7. Shell emnv. 

 ginated with acute spiiius ou the volutions ; summit slightly obtuse ; coUu 

 mella four plaited. Three iiiehcs long. Inhabits the Indian seas. 



10. Mitra pontifica — The I'ontiflcal Blitra. Plate l.xxiii. fig. 9. Tur- 

 rited, ovate ; covered with a yellow-olive epidermis, beneath which are in. 

 terrupted fillets of orange spots ; spire crowned with tubercles. Inhabits 

 the Chinese sea. 



11. Colombella me rcatoria.— The Merchant Colombella. Plate Ixxiii. 

 fig. 10. Ovate, white, tulcated, transversely clouded with lirowu, or yel- 

 loH'-orange ; outer lip with internal dentations. One inch long. Inhabits 

 the West Indian seas. 



12. Ten-ehra vittata.~The Filleted Terebra. Plate Ixxiii. ng. 12. Pale 

 lawn-coloured, smooth ; body and volutions transversely striated at the 

 lop, and with transverse purplish fillets, occupying nearly its lower half. 

 One inch long. Inhabits the Indian ocean. 



13. Ehurna Zeylanica.— Vhe New Zealand Eburna. Plate Ixxiii. fig. 13 

 Smooth, white, with irregular large purplish spots ; apex acute, tipped 

 with lilac ; sutures with an elevated line. Two and a half inches long. In- 

 habits the South seas. 



14. Buccinum undalum.— The Waved Bucciuum. Plate Ixxiii. fig. 14. 

 Ovato-conical, ventricose ; obliquely sulcated, striated transversely and 

 longitudinally ; covered with a yellow-olivaceous epidermis ; volutions con- 

 vex ; aperture white or yellow. Four inches long. Inhabits the European 

 seas. 



15. DoHiO/i ;)er(?(.r.— The Partridge Doliimi. Plate Ixxiii. fig. 15. Ovate, 

 oblong, thin, reddish brown, clouded and spotted with white ; thickly ribbed 

 and convex. Four inches long. Inhabits the I'ropical seas. 



16. Harpa rosea.— The Roseate Harpa. Plate Ixxiii. fig. IS. Oblong, 

 ovate, flesh-coloured, with roseate interrupted bauds ; ribs remote ; colu- 

 mella of a fine rosy hue. Two inches loug. Inhabits the Indian ocean. 



17. Concholepas Penunanus.— The Peruvian Concholepas. Plate Ixxiii. 

 fig. 17. Tliree inches long, and very thick, with an umber-brown back, and 

 white inside. Inhabits the coasts ot Peru. 



IS. Monoccros cingulatum.— The Banded Monoceros. Plate Ixxiii. fig. 

 18. Cylindrical ; volutions flattened on their upper edges ; with transverse 

 spiral brown bands. Inliabits the coast of Malabar. 



19. Purpura Persica.— The Persian Purpura. Plate Ixxiii. fig. 19. Trans- 

 versely sulcate, and striated between the ridges; dark burnt-umber brown; 

 ridges cream-yellow, with distant spots of very dark umber-brown ; upper 

 ridge and the superior edges of the volutions mueronate; inside sulcated 

 and striated. Inhabits the Isle of France. 



20. Recinula horrida.— The Rugged Recin'ola. Plate Ixxiii. fig. 20. Ex- 

 ternal surface covered with strong, obtuse, black tubercles ; the interstices 

 being white and transversely striated ; inside of both lips of a rich purple ; 

 outer lip with five triangular grooved radii, between which, at their base, 

 the margin is crenulated. One inch aud a half long. Inhabits the East In- 

 dian seas. 



21. Cassis arelola.— The Patched Cassis. Plate Ixxiii. fig. 21. Smooth, 

 shining, white, with square orange tesselated spots ; spire short and conical, 

 with decussated striae ; lower part of columella rugose. Two and a half 

 inches long. Inhabits the Indian ocean. 



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