WORMS, TESTACEA. 61. Donax. 215 



► Dentkii' Shell very* obtufe in front, the lips tranfverfely wrinkled, 

 lata. finely ftriate longitudinally, the margin denticulate, 



Donovati s Brit. Shells . i. tab. 24. . 

 Liter. Conch, tab. 376 fig. 218,219. 

 Lift. An. Angl. tab. $.fig. 3$. Barbut.t. 4./. 4. 

 CW/. tcfl.tab. SgPKnorr. Vergn. 2. /«£. 23. fig. 2, 3, 

 Chemn. conch. 6. ft&. 26, fig. 256, 257. 

 2. Knorr. Vergn. 2. ta£. 2^. jig. 4* 5. 



Inhabits European and American Seas', larger than D. trunculus; 

 &W/ wedge- ftiaped, longitudinally ftriate generally whitiih or 

 blueifh with different fhades of brown and varioufly coloured , 

 rays or bands, within whitilh, 



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Zuntata. Shell wedge-fhaped, the margins very entire. 

 Lifter Conch, tab. Z9 Z% fig* 2 %1. 

 Knorr Vergn. 6. tab. 7 .fig* 3. 

 Born Muf. Cess. Find, teft. p. 52. Vign. 

 Chemn. conch. 6. tab. 26. fig. 260. 

 2. Knorr Vergn. 6. tab. J. fig. 7. 

 3» Chemn. conch' 6. /<z£. 26. fig. 267. 



Inhabits Tranquebar ; an inch long, 1 -| broad. 

 Shell white, often radiate with blue, 2 ) yellow or rufous with a 

 violet margin; tranfverfely wrinKled in front with perpendi- 

 cular lines croffing the wrinkles, with fine decuflate ftrbe 

 elfewhere: within violet and white, 



Fabd. Shell gibbous, very finely ftriate tranfverfely, fpotted with 



yellow: tip of the umbo or crown and entire band at 

 the outer margin blueiih, the former intercepted by a 

 white ray. 



Chemn y conch. 6. tab. z6.fg< 266. 



Inhabits ■ refembles the next, but i c thicker and the beaks arc 

 bent towards the anterior margin and is clofed at each iide. 



Scripta. Shell ovate compreffed ftiiooth, marked with purple waved 



lines ; margins crenulate. 

 Lifter conch, tab. 379. fig. 2 2 2. t. 28c, f 223. 

 Adans Seneg. tab. 17. fig. 31. Bar but. t. 4./. 5. 

 Bonan. recr. 2. fig. 43.* Muf. kirch. 2. fig. 42. 

 Rumpf. Muf. tab. 43. L, M. Gualu tell. tab. 8$. Q2 

 Petvu. Amb.Aq.tab. 2. fig. 7. t. lS,f 5, 

 Klein oft. tab. 11. fig. 59. Murr.teft. t. z.f 5, 

 Knorr Vergn. 6. tab. J-fg' 4> 5. 

 Chemn. conch. 6. tab. 26. fig. 261 — 265. 

 2. Lifter Conch, tab. 38 1 »/*§"• 1 24, 



Inhabits the Malabar Coasts t elegantly painted with angular 



reddifli blueifh or brown lines : the hinge fomething relem* 



bles that of a Venus. 



Muricata* 



