WORMS. TESTACEA, 63, Spondyte. 24$ 



I 63. SPONDYLUS. AmmaUTethys: JIuU 



hard, folid, with unequal valves; one of 

 the valves convex, the other rather flat: 

 hinge with 2 recurved teeth feparated by 

 a fmall hollow, 



G^danpus, Shell (lightly eared and fpioous. 



Lifter conch* tab. 206— -209. Barbut, tab. 5, //£• ?<» 



Adanf. Seneg. 1. /^£. 14. fig. 6, 7. 



Benan.recr. and Ma/I Kirch, z, fig. 20-— 2 2„ 



Rumpf. Muf tab. 47. E. /«£. 4$. I. 



Peti-v. Amb. aq. tab. ZO y f. 6. 



Guah, tefi. tab. 99, F. /«&, tor, A, E, 



Argents, conch, tab. 2 a, B, E. 



Arg$n<v. Xconiy tab. 12. y A, 



Klein oftr. tab. 8, f 23. /„ 9,/. 37. 



&fe Muf. 3. /. 8S,/. i — is, /. §9,/. 1— -7, 



Rcgcnf. conch, tab. 4,. y. 48. 



Knorr Delic. tab.B> iv. £ I. 



AWr Vergn. I. tab. J. f I, £. /. 9,/^ 1. 



Murray teft. tab. 2. _/I 14. 



Ifore. M«/". C^yC /-^W. /<?/?. 76. TO£ff. 



Chemn. conch. 7. ta£. 44./^ 459- -462. t. 45. /*. 4^3—470. /a5, 

 46./. 472. /. 47. £ 474-478. 



Inhabits Mediterranean, Indian and other feas, and is found in 

 infinite varieties as to fize, thicknefs and colours; fometimes" 

 entirely purple, orange, white or bloom-colour, fometimes 

 marked with various llreaks, (pots, dots or bands. 



Regius, Shell without ears and fpinou?* 

 Argenville conch, tab. 20, fig. G. 

 Chemn. tonch. 7, tab. 46, fig, 471. 



2. Knorr Vergn. 5. tab, 6, fig, 2. 



3. Knorr Vergn t 5. tab. I $, fig. 1. 



4. Aroenvilk conch, tab. 20, J /Sg. L ? M ? 



Inhabits India, 3) near Malta: very rare. 



&W/fubglobular, within white, without purplilh, fcarlet, flame- 

 colour, orange or white : fpines generally 2 inches long, fome- 

 times cylindrical, with a crenate margin. 



Plicate* Shell without ears or fpines, plaited. 

 Adanf. Seneg. tab. 14, fig. 2. 

 Lifter conch, tab. z\o,fig. 44. tab. 1 059, f. t. 

 Gualt. tefi, tab. 99, E. tab 104, F? 

 Scbrcet. litter at* 1. ta£. I, /$£■. 7. 



H h 3 Chemn* 



