572 Mr. Gray's Monograph on the Cj/prceidce. 



Length 1 inch, breadth ^ of an inch. 



This shell is very well described by Lamarck, under the name 

 of C. Om'sciiSj but his synonyma do not refer to it, and he has 

 confounded it with the figures of C. radians. A worn specimen 

 was also well described by Mr. Swainson, in the catalogue of Mrs. 

 Bligh's Collection of Shells. I do not remember to have seen 

 any perfect specimen, except those that were sold at the disper- 

 sion of the African collection, brought to this country by Capt. 

 White, and disposed of by auction in Piccadilly, in 1823, and 

 some Avhich formed part of another African collection, brought 

 home by Capt. Heaviside, and lately sold in the same maimer. 



110. Cyprcea lota. — Washed Cowry. 



'' Testa ovata, subturgida, lajvissima, albaj margine exteriore 

 supra crenulato." Lam, 



Cypraea lota. Lamarck, Ann. Mas. xvi. 99. Hist. 397. excl. syn' 



Inhabits the Asiatic Ocean. Lamarck. 



" Length 7\ lines." Lam. 



I have an apparently worn shell of this division, which agrees 

 well with Lamarck's character above quoted. The figures repre- 

 sented in Born, t. 8. f. 4. 5. and Martini, i. t. 30. f. 322. and 

 referred to by Lamarck, are certainly those of worn, or young 

 shells, of the denticulated division, probably of C.spurca. 



111. Cyprcea albella. — Whitish Cowry. 



" Testa ovata lateribus dilatata, laevi ; dorso ventreque albis ; 

 marginibus flavidis ; infima facie plana." Lam. 



Cypraea albella. Lamarck, Hist. vii. 404. 



Inhabits the Isle of France. 



Rather shield-shaped ; the teeth shortened. 



*' Length 7\ lines." Lamarck. 



I have not seen any shell which appears to be referrible to this 

 species. 



