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The fnout is ftrong and mufcular, and is ufed in 

 crawling to hold by, in order to bring forward the body ; 

 it is alfo of confiderable fervice in removing obftacles, 

 efpecially the earth when it retires to its hibernaculum. 



The tentacula are fomewhat contraftile, but not tu- 

 bular ; of courfe the animal is incapable of withdrawing 

 their tips into the interior part, like the more commoa 



limaces. 



64. 

 Fasciatus. Turbo fafciatus. Br. Zool. t. 82. f. 119. 



Da Cojia. p. 90. ^Favan. t. 65. A. 1. 

 Don. Br. Shells, i. t. IS. f. 1. 1. 

 Lifter Conch, t. 19. f. 14. 

 Tiirt. Lin. iv. p. 4S1. 

 Helix bifafciata. Piilt. Cat. Dorfet. p. 49. 



T. with a thin, fub-pellucid, taper fliell, with nine 

 fpires a little rounded, but not much raifed : apex mo- 

 derately pointed : volutions not regularly ftriated, but 

 wrinkled acrofs the whirls ; colour white, longitudinally 



ftreaked 



(for fome wife piirpofe; formed to be conftantly exerted, fo it became necelTa- 

 ry to proteft fa delicate a part by a corneous covering, as in the Cancer tribe. 



With fubmifTion therefore to the anatomical abilities of Dodlor Lis- 

 . • TER, who certainly did not confidcrihat part to be ocellated, we think it right 



to remark that, whoever, well qualified for the nice operation of the difTcdioh 

 of thofc partP, may hereafter undertake the invefligation, we have little doubt 

 but our conjeftures will be afcertained to be jufl, and that the animal will 

 really be found to podefs four eyes, two on the tips of the tentacula, and 

 two at their bafc. 



