282 MUREX. ROCK-SHELL. Class VL 



striated ; length three eighths of an inch ; 

 breadth one eighth of an inch; inhabits the 

 sea. 



Found on the Dorsetshire and Dei:onshire 

 coasts. 



10. siNUO- Lin. Tr. viii. 145. Mont. Test. Br. 264. t. g. 



sus. 



/• 8. 



* M. with a shell tapering to a point, six volu- 

 tions, and seven raised transversely striated 

 ribs ; tail very short ; the fore part of the lip 

 divided ; length three fourths of an inch ; breadth 

 a quarter of an inch ; inhabits the sea. 

 Found at Weymouth by Mr. Bryer. 



Jl. SUBAN- M. subantiquatus. Lin. Tr. M. antiquas. Mont. Test. Br , 



TIQUATUS. ^.-^ ^47_ 25-,. 



suuantique. 



M. with eight spires finely striated ; the first 

 very ventricose. Color a dark dirty yellow. 

 Length three inches and a half. 



antique. 



12. ANTi- Lin. Syst. 1222. No. 558. M. antiquus. Liii. Tr. viii, 

 -^!^",^: Gm. Lin. 3546. 145. 



Faun. Suec. No. 2l65. List. M. despectus, 3Iont. Test. 

 Angl. tah. 3. fg. 1. Br. 256. id. Sup. iii. 



M. with eight spires; the first large, ventri- 

 cose, and produced ; the others more promi- 



