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^nella at the bafe, in old fliells a little twifted ; tail, or ca- 

 nal, a little reflefted; infide yellowifli. Length five in- 

 ches. Young (hells fometimes of a ferruginous-brown. 



This, the largefl turbinated (hell of the Britijh feas, 

 is local, but not uncommon in fome parts. Inhabits the 

 deep; fometimes dredged up with Oy/lers, and eaten by 

 the poorer people ; but more frequently ufed as a bait for 

 jCod and other fifli. 



Da Costa fays, it is found in EJfex, YorhJJiire, Scot- 

 land, and Ireland. Do6lor Pulteney mentions it on the 

 Dorjet coafl:, but not plentiful. It mufl be extremely rare 

 on the more weftern fhores, as not a fingle fpecimen has 

 ever occurred in DevonJIiirs, or Cornwall: and we are 

 affured by Mr. Bryer, it is a perfeft flranger to the coaft 

 about Weyviouth. Is fometimes taken in Kent. 



Murex antlquus. GmcL Syji. p. 354.6. 73, ANTi;guus, 



Don. Br. Shells, iv.t. 119. 



Martini Conch, iv. t. 13S. f. 1293. & 1296. 



Br. Zool. No. 97. — Turt. Lin. iv. p. 445. 

 Murex carinatus. Br. Zool t.77.f.96. — Turt. Lin. iv. p43S. 



Don. Br. Shells, iv. t. 1.09. 



M. with a firong fhell of a pale brown colour: voluti- 

 ons eight, flriated tranfverfely, marked with faint longi- 

 tudinal ftrise: the middle of each volution rifinj^ into a 

 firong, undulated, carinated ridge; fometimes two, but 



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