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fish. We have here depicted two of them, namely, 

 the Figured Olive, Fig. 3 (Oliva textilina), from 

 the Latin textilus, which is woven or plaited ; and 

 the Buddy Olive, Fig. 4 (0. sanguinolenta) , from 

 sanguis — blood. 



We must now bring our notice of the Univalves 

 to a conclusion. There are several genera and 

 many very curious and beautiful species which 

 we have been unable to notice at all, and of those 

 which we have, a short account only could be 

 given — sufficient, however, as we trust, to interest 

 our readers in the subject, and induce them to 

 continue the study of it into larger works. Before 

 leaving this division of shells, we would call their 

 attention to one of its greatest ornaments — that 

 is, the Ventricose Harp Shell (Harpa ventricosa), 

 from the Latin ventriculus — the stomach, applied 

 to this shell on account of its swelled or inflated 

 shape. Nothing, however, can be more elegant 

 than the whole form, nor more beautiful than the 

 markings of this lovely species (see Plate VI., 

 Fig. 5), which belongs properly to the Whelk 

 family. 





