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MOLLUSKS : GASTROPODS. 



three hundred thousand of this kind were carried from 

 the West Indies to Liverpool in a single year. The 

 interior of the Conch is of the richest rosy hue. 



Murex Shells. 



The Murex and its relati\'es are marine, and prey upon 

 other mollusks. The Spiny Murex of the Moluccas, 



Fig. 363. — Scorpion Shell, or Pteroceras. Much reduced. 

 Chinese Seas. 



Fig- 365- — Stromb, or Conch. 

 Much reduced. West Indies. 



Fig. 364. — Aporrhais. 

 Coast of New England. 



