240 



The famous purple, or Tyrian dye, has been, amongfl 

 others, extrafted from the animal of this fliell, an account 

 of which is detailed in the Pkilofopkical TranfaElions, 

 No. 1684 by Mr. Cole; and is inferied in Da Costa 

 and the BritiJJi Zoohiry. M Reaumur has alfo written 

 upon it, in the Paris Memoirs for the years 1712 and 1717. 

 It is fuppofed that fingular and beautiful dve is yielded 

 only bv the ovarium; iffo, it is no wonder many have 

 been difappointed in .their refearches for it, as probably 

 it is only to be found at a certain feafonof the year, when 

 that part is dilated by impregnation. 



Reticulatum- Buccinmn reticulatuni. Lin. Syfi. p. 1264. 



Gmel. Syji. p. 3495. 111. 



Martini Conch, iv. 1. 124. f. 1 1 62.tol 1 64- 



Lijier Conch, t. 966. f.21. 



Br Zocl t.72. f. 92. 



Turt. Lin. iv. p 406. 



I)a Cojta p. 131. t. 7. f. 10. 



Piilt. Cat Dorfet. p. 42. 

 / Don. Br. Shells, iii. t. 76. 

 Buccinum vulgatum, Gmel. Syji. p. •5496. 120. 



Martini Conch, iv t 124. f. 1165.1166. 

 Buccinum Pullus. Br. Zool t. 72. f. SS. 



B. with a ftrong, reticulated fhell, with feven or eight 

 collated volutions tapering to a fine pomt, and wrmkled 

 with tranfverfe elevated Itrijc, which rife into tubercles 

 upon the ribs, and gives it a decuflated appearance : aper- 

 ture 



