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Genus XII. Pectuncxjlus. 



887. Fuliginofus — La Fuligineufe — Smoky— China. 



888. Marmoratus — La Marbree — Marbled— China — Very rare. 

 This is artificially painted and gilt within by the Chinefe, and we 

 have feen feveral others of this kind, that have been ornamented iu 

 a limilar way by thofe people. 



8 S9. Rubefcens — La Rouge— Ruddy — Weft Indies-^Venus Ru« 

 befcens Soland. 



890. Cancellatus — La Treilliflee — Latticed — Weft Indies — 

 Venus Cancellata Linn. j 



891. Cingulatus — La Ceinte — Girdled — Normandy. 



892. Vetula— La Vieille Ridee— Old Lady— Weft Indies- 

 Venus Paphia Linn. 



893. Rugofus — La Ridee Aigue — Sharp Ridged — Guinea--* 

 Very rare. 



894. Aculeatus — L'Epineufe — » Thorny — Weft Indies — Ex- 

 tremely fcai ce when perfect. Venus Dione Linn. 



895. Lentiginofus — Les RoufTeurs-*-Freckled — China — Rare. 

 890. Pectinaiiis — Le Peigne — Scolloped — China. 



897. Nodulofus — Le Neueufe — Knobbed — China — Venus No- 

 dulofa Soland. 



898. Scriptus — Le Deffinee — Pencilled — Tranquebar — Venus 

 Scripta Linn. 



899. V errucofus — La Verrue — Warted — Normandy — Venus 

 Verrucofa Linn. 



900. Rigid us — La Ridee — Wrinkled — Weft Indies — Venus 



Rigida Soland. 



901. Favus — Le Rayon de Miel — Honeycomb — Weft Indies. 



902. Cribrum — Le Crible — Sieve — China. 



903. Reticulatus — Le Filet — Netted — China — Venus Reticulata 

 Linn. 



004. Panariolum — a. a fmgular one — Le Cerbillon — Bread 

 Bafket — China — Venus Fimbriata Linn. 



905.. Concentricws — La Concentrique — Concentric — Brafil — 

 Venus Concentrica Born. — Venus Dllatata Soland. 



906. Ciypeatus— native ftate; b. uncoated, 1. white, 2. pink 

 and white, 3. yellow. 4. pink and yellow — Le Boucher — Shield — 

 Weft Indies — Venus Tigrina Linn. 



907. Burrus — a. native ftate; b. uncoated — La Cramoifie h 

 Zone — Crimfon Zoned — New South Wales— Venus Punctata 

 Soland. 



908. Maculatus — La Mouchetee — Spotted •— Weft Indies — 

 Venus Maculata Linn. 



909. Giaber — L'Unie — Smooth — Mediterranean — Venus 

 Chione Linn. Pe&unculus Giaber Da Cofta.^^^^^^y 



910. Vittatus — Le Rufean— Ribband— China — Venus Gallina 

 Linn. 



on. Mercenaries — Le Wampum — Wampum — North Amen- 



ca Venus Mercenaria Linn. Of this fpecies the Indians of -North 



America form their purple and white beads, with which their 

 Wampum, or Treaty Belts, are ornamented. 



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