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Tills fpecles is common on (lones, fhells, and algcs, 

 on mod parts of our coaft. 



A variety is not unfrequent with the mouth ereft, 

 and fometimes one or two volutions turning a Httle fpi- 

 rally upwards. Thefe, however, mull be confidered as 

 accidental diftortions, by being obflrufted in their gene- 

 ral growth. 



Animal a Terebella, with branched, ciliated tevtacula, 

 and a clavate, or fub-funnel (haped probofcis, ufually of 

 a pale colour. 



2. 

 Serpula Spirillum. Lin. Syft. p. 1264. Spirillum. 



Gmel. Syfi. p. 3740. 

 Martini Conch, i t, 3. f. 20. C. D. 

 Tur.t. Lin. iv. p. 602- - 



S. with a fub-pellucld, glofTy, white (hell, with two 

 or three fub-cylindric whirls a little wrinkled : thefe are 

 moft commonly placed laterally ; umbilicated in the 

 centre, and fometimes pervious ; but frequently the 

 mouth turns upwards, and not uncommonly the volu- 

 tions rife fpirally upon each other, attached by the 

 fmaller end. Diameter one line. 



This fpecies has much the habit of the preceding, but 

 is diftinguilhed from it, by its glofTy appearance, being 

 more cylindric, and not fpreading at the bafe. It is 



S s s 2 - found. 



