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deep,. and as many fmall narrow ones down the middle of each 

 ridge ; three other fmall ones crofting them, circular and wavy. 



31, 32, 33. ; The common Univalve Shell-FiJJjes, the Neritx (n), 

 the fmall Turbines (o), the Paiell<e or the Mammillares (p), are nume- 

 rous upon our lliores ; the two former well tailed and whole- 

 fome, when boiled, and frequently fold for the table on the 

 more fouthern coafts ; the other only ufed by the fiihermen to 

 bait their hooks. The JVmY-ihells are fome of them a pale red, 

 and others yellow. Some of the Turbines are white, ftriated with 

 purple ; and others a dark brown, ftriated with white ; the apices 

 of fome fhort, and obtufe; others acuminated. The Patell* are 

 of various fixes, fhapes, and colours ; fome flattifh, fome high- 

 topped or coniform ; fome blue and pellucid on the exterior fur- 

 face, with fine capillary Radii from the vertex to the margin, 

 and of a pearl-colour within ; fome with acute rays, filleted 

 without with blue and white alternately, and of a glofly Sattin- 

 white within ; fome white, with red and purple fillets, dotted; 

 fome red and orange externally, and white within ; fome with 

 more iharp and acute Radii, with a Iharp apex, brown without, 

 and powdered with white ; within, ftriated with blue, yellow, 

 and red ; refembling the pips of fome<beautiful Auriculae. 



34. The fmall purple Murex, Turbo, or Whelk, yielding a purple 

 Sanies, is in great abundance among -the fea-rocks. The Britijb 

 ladies antiently marked their linen with the purple Sanies or juice 



(n) WINKLES. Hantoniens. 

 (a) WHELKS. lifdem. 



(p) LIMPETS. 



PAP-SHELLS. >Zj/?. Angl. p. 195. t. 5. f. 40. 



FlIIHfcRS. 



found 



