Mr. Gray's Monograph on the Ci/prceidos. 517 



mouth considerably longer than the shell, narrow, rather broader 

 and concave in front. Teeth rather distant, small, equal, very 

 slightly extended over the lips ; columella deep, plaited, front 

 concave, nearly smooth ; spire flat, rather large. Axis -j^, dia- 

 meter -^-^ of an inch. 



The only specimen I have seen of this shell is not complete ; 

 but it appears to be distinct from the young of the former, by its 

 not being so gibbous. It agrees pretty well with Dillwyri's des- 

 cription, but the figures are all doubtful. 



90. Cyprcea Globulus. — The globular Cowry. 



Testa ovato-globosa, ventricosa, laevis, fulva, punctis rufo-fus- 

 cis sparsis, ornatis ; linea dorsali nulla j extremitatibus rostratris, 

 submarginatis. 



Cyprsea globulus. Lin. Sys.NiU. 1181. Martini,'}. 388. Born, 

 Mus. 195. Chemnitz, x. 104. Gmelin, 3419. Schreiher's 

 Conch, j. 77. Lamarck, Ann. du Mus. xvi. 99. Hist. vii. 398.' 



Cyprsea affiuis. Gmelin 3420 



Rumphius, t. 39. f . L. Petiv. Gaz. t. 97. f. 14. Amh. t. 16. 

 f. 19. Gualt.t.\AA. '^. Knorr,\\. t.^l.f. 7. Chemnitz, x. 

 145. f. 1339, 1340. Born. Mus. t. 8. f. 20. Enci/. Method, t. 

 356. f. 2. 



Inhabits Asiatic Ocean, Lhmceus. Amboyna, Rumphius. 



Shell ovate globose, ventricose, smooth, polished, yellowish ful- 

 vous, ornamented with scattered reddish brown spots, the dorsal 

 line imperceptible, except just over the posterior extremity, where 

 there is a very slight concavity; the base convex, orange, with 

 margin rather tumid and rounded, except at the hind extremity 

 where it is slightly produced ; the aperture narrow, linear; teeth 

 close, small, with the grooves extended half-way over the base ; 

 the columella obscurely plaited, very deep, and slightly concave in 

 front ; inside purplish white. Axis |, diameter -| of an inch. 



I have seen several specimens of this, and C. cicercula, which 

 had been painted with yellow rings ; and I have also an obscure 

 recollection of having seen a specimen of a very similar species to 

 C. Globulus, with natural reddish-brown rings, which I sup- 

 pose the former were intended to represent ; and I have in a I\]SS. 



