CONCHOLOGY. 



and was, during the period of the public display of that collection, a 

 very distinguished object in the conchological department. At the 

 time of the dispersion of that collection by public sale, it produced the 

 sum of eight guineas. We have since that period, occasionally, 

 though rarely, seen examples of the shell, equally fine, but such spe- 

 cimens, when on sale, have ever been objects of competition, and have 

 never failed to realize a price no less considerable in proportion to 

 their excellence. 



The colour of the outside of the shell is brownish, varying from 

 a deep fulvous to a dark chesnut, disposed variously, sometimes ap- 

 pearing partly banded, or clouded, and variegated with white or 

 whitish spots. The aperture, or mouth, together with the pillar lip, 

 as well as inner surface of the wing-like expansion, is usually tinged 

 with red or rose-colour. 



This splendid species is a native of the Indian seas. The 

 specimen delineated is from Amboyna. 



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