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caufe of its obfcurity, for it is by no means uncommon 

 under decayed v;ood, particularly the bark, in damp 

 places. The ftriae with which it is furnifhed are regular, 

 but fo extremely fine, as to render a good lens neceflary 

 to difcover them. 



MuLLER, who has divided his fliells into genera, from 

 the ftrufture of the animal inhabitant, has called this a 

 Caryfhium, genus xxv. where this fpecies ftands alone ; 

 the chara6ters are " tentaculis duobus truncatis, oculis ad 

 bafin pojiice" 



This author Is perfeflly correft ; the animal is of a 

 yeliowilh-white, with only two fhort, cylindric, obtufe, 

 or truncated tentacula; at the bafe of which between, or 

 nearly behind them, are placed tv/o very confpicuous, 

 approximating, black eyes. 

 62. -««&— 



JuNiPERi. Schrcstcr Erdcotwh. p. 140. t. 1. f. 6. 



T.'.b. 12. f. 12. Chan. Conch, ix. t. 135. f. 1236. a. b. 



T. with a fub-cylindric, opaque, brown (hell, with 

 eight or nine fpires ftriated longitudinally-oblique: the 

 volutions are not rounded, or much raifed, but well de- 

 fined by the feparating line; the four firft are cylindric, 

 the reft taper to an obtufe apex : aperture fub-orbicular, 

 marginated, reflexed, white, furnifhed with feven teeth, 

 three on the outer lip, and four on the Columella :* at 



the 



* Thsfe projections, ufually called teeth, are not properly denticles or 

 .:oc>th-fhape protuberances, but arc fuie white lamina,- or ridges, running 



