WORMS. TESTACEA. 51. Cypraea. 16T 



Shell minute, arched on the back, with 7 joints. 



334. M . semililuus; Opaie, brown, elongated, slfghlly 

 arched, incurved at the tip> witli raised joints: uper- 

 tare with a small produced siphon. 



Adams After, t. 14.7, 3^ Walker I. 73, Minute. 



335. N.Legwnen. Subconic, nearly straight, compressed, 

 jointed, margined on one side, with a lateral 

 siphon. 



Montag,ue Br. Shells, supplemen. tab ig.f.6. 



Shell minute, cultrate at the tip on one side, slightly curved oa 

 the other. 



33$, N. rectus. Opake, brown* nearly straight, smaller 

 at the end; with smooth depressed joints: aperture 

 a small siphon, 



Walker minute sfreiis f. 74. Montagu* p. 197. 



33! N. Radicula. Opake, brown, stibconic, nearly 

 straight, with 8 or 9 smooth subglohular joints. 



Montague Erit. shells, t. \\.-f* 6. t. 6*f. 4. 



Shell with sometimes from 2 to 5 joinst, the terminal-one 

 sometimes much produced, sbmetinues short : aperture a small 

 siphon. 



333. N. sbarcuatus. Glossy- white, pellucid, subcylin- 

 drical, slightly curved, with 3 globular joints, the 

 rest hardly denned. 



Montague Brit, Shells. p. 198. t. 6./. 5. Minute. 



Shtll often covered with a brown skin, and varying in having 

 sometimes 10 distinct.joints. 



339. N. jugosus. Opake, brown, subcylindrical, slightly 

 curved, with 9 subglobular ridged joints. 



Montague Brit. Shells, t. 14. /. 4. Minute. 



310. N. costatus. Subcylindrical, straight, with 12 raised 

 joints furnished with 4 equidistant strong ribs running 

 the whole length of the shell. 



Montague t. 14-. f. ,5. Joints sometimes only 6. 



51. CYPR/EA. Cowry, 



3-11. C..Pedicuhis. With numerous transverse furrows, 

 some of which are forked. Nun* 



Borl. Cornw. t, 28./. 12. Donov. t. 43. Da Cofta t. %./ 6. 



2. Smaller, pale, purplish or flesh-colour, without spots. 

 Borl. Cornw. t. 28. /. 13. Br. Zool. t. 70. /. 82. 



Shell above half an inch long, glofsy, tumid on the back, pale 

 purple or whitish, and generally marked with 2 or 3 dark spots 

 down the back, but sometimes without them, crofsed with 

 transverse raised striae some of which are divided by interrae- ' 

 diate shorter-ones. 



342. C. bullata. Smooth, white, thin, pellucid, slightfy 

 produced at the top into 2 or 3 small convolutions. 



Ifontaguc Brit, Shell f. p* 202. tab. 6. /. i . 



Shell reiembling the last, sometimes without transverse striae ; 

 sometimes faintly striate half way from the back to the inner- 

 lip, the other half finely striate longitudinally ; margin of the 

 outer lip not thickened. 



