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changed the specific name of Lamarck's H. imperialis 

 to H. multicostata, which, notwithstanding its ex- 

 cellence, only adds yet more to the confusion of sy- 

 nonyms. 



Harpa imperialis Harpa articularis 



ventricosa rosea 



conoidal is minor 



nobilis striata 



[And one fossil species.] 



DOLIUM. 



BUCCINUM DOLIUM. LlUUCBUS. \ 



Mawes Linn. pi. 24, fig. 3. 



Dargenville, struck with the analogy existing be- 

 tween the species of this genus, first classed them to- 

 gether under the name of Dolium, which name La- 

 marck has preserved. Linneeus and many other na- 

 turalists have blended these with the G.Buccinum, 

 as are also the G. Harpa, Terebra, Eburna, &c. in the 

 same arrangement, (notwithstanding their great dif- 

 ference of form), which has probably been occasion- 

 ed by their considering the notch at the base of the 

 aperture a sufficient guide. The shape of the Dolium 



