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AURICULA, Lamarck. 
Type, A. Jude. Pl. XII, Fig. 35. 
Etymology, Auricula, a little ear. 
Synonyms, Cassidula, Fér. (not Lam.). Marinula (pepita) 
King. Geovula, Sw. 
Shell oblong, with thick, dark epidermis ; spire obtuse ; aper- 
ture long, narrow, rounded in front, with 2 or 3 strong folds on 
the inner lip; outer lip expanded and thickened. 
Distribution, 94 species. Philippines, Celebes, Feejees, Aus- 
tralia, Peru. 
Fossil, 28 species. ? Neocomian—. France. 
Fig, 152. A. auris-felis. (From Eyd. and Soul.) 
A. Jude has truncated tentacles; the typical species are met 
with in the brackish-water swamps of tropical islands, on the 
roots of mangroves, and by small streams within the influ- 
ence of the tide. One species has been observed by Mr. Adams 
in nearly 2 fathoms water. 
Sub-genera, Polydonta, Fischer, P. scarabceus, Pl. XII., Fig. 
36. (Scarabus imbrium, Montfort). 
Shell oval, compressed; spire pointed, many-whorled, with 
lateral varices; aperture toothed on both sides. 
Distribution, 34 species. India, Borneo, Celebes, Pacific 
Islands. Inhabits moist spots in woods near the sea, and is 
wholly terrestrial, feeding on decayed vegetables. (Adams.) 
1 Tertiary species. 
Pedipes (afra), Adans. 
Shell ovate, spirally striated, aperture denticulated on both 
sides; the animal loops in walking, like truncatella. 
Distribution, West Indies, Africa, Philippines, Pacific Islands. 
Under stones on the sea-shore. 
Fossil, 5 species. Hocene—. Britain, France. 
ConovuLus, Lamarck. 
Type, C. coniformis, Brug. Pl. XII., Fig. 37. (= Voluta 
coffea, L. 7?) 
Synonyms, Melampus, Montfort. Rhodostoma, Sw 
