Genus XLV. Pvgmjea. 



488. Tuber— a. native ftate ; h, partly uncoated-*ia Boflc, 012 

 Le Turban — Knobbed, or Turban — Weft Indies — Trochus Tuber 

 Linn. • r 



489. Calcar — L'Eperon — Spur — China — Tubo\ Calcar Linn. 



490. Muricatus — Le Scabreux — Muricated — C&ina and South 

 Sea f 



491. Echinatus — a. native ftate 5 b. uncoated — Le Raboteux — 

 Spiny— Weft Indies. 



492. Rugofus — a. large, and uncommonly fine, with many 

 rays, extremely fcarce; b* common appearance, uncoated, with 

 its operculum; c. operculum of this fpecies — Le Brute — Rugged 

 — Mediterranean — Turbo Rugofus Linn. 



493. Sqlcatus — Le Sillonne — Grooved — New Zealand. 



494. Aureus — a. young, and of a gold colour; b. young, gold 

 colour mottled with white, and having its operculum ; c . greenifh 

 yellow and orange, finely rayed; d. uncoated; e. a very large and 

 fine one, being 3 inches wide, and having double rays, 26 in the 

 outer whirl. It is partly uncoated ; the fpines, which are orange 

 coloured, and the face, being only left— Le Dore— Golden — Weft 

 Indies — Trochus Solaris Linn. 



495. Imperialis — a. young, 2-J inches, M. P. 3992; b. full 

 grown, 4-j. inches, fine^— L'Imperiale — Imperial — Du/ky Bay, New 

 Zealand- — Very rare. 



Genus XLIV. ONUSTUS— Le Frippier— Carrier. 



496. Novaculus— Le Trenchant de Rafoir — Razor Edge — China 

 • — Extremely fcarce. The pale brown fpecimen (one of the two 

 here fhewn) has affixed to itfelf feven wim very curious minute 

 Nautili, all of one fpecies. 



497. Maximus — a. loaded with fhells; b. loaded with madre- 

 pores and fhells; e. loaded with black and white ftones — Le Grand, 

 ou L'Occidentale; a. b. Le Conchiologifte; c. Le Mineralogifte 

 — Great, or Occidental — Weft Indies — Very rare. The faculty 

 that the animals of this genus have of affixing to their Ihells ftones, 

 and other bodies which come in their way, is a very curious fpe- 

 culation. 



Genus XLV. PYGMJEA— Pigme'e— Pygmy. 



498. Zebra — La Zebre — Zebra — China — Rare. 



499. Ruftica — Le Ruftique — Ruftic — Guinea — Voluta Ruftica 

 Linn. 



500. Columbaria — Les Pigonneaux Couvans — Sitting Pigeon — 

 Weft Indies — Voluta Mercatoria Linn. 



501. Phafianus — Le Faifan— Pheafant — Weft Indies. 



502. Laevigata— L'Uni — Smooth— Weft Indies— Buccinum 

 JLaevi^tum? Linn. 



503. Virgata— Le Raye — Striped-— Madagafcar — Very rare, 



504. Tuberofa — Le Boflu — Bunched — Weft Indies. 



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