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Genus XII. PE-cTtjNCULtrs. 



83 7. Fuliginofus — La Fuligineufe — Smoky— China. 



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

 This is ardfiGiaiiy painted and giit within by the Chinefe, an<i we 

 have feen feyeral others of this kind, that have been ornamented in 

 a fimilar way by thofe people. 



8 89. Rubefcens — La Rouge— Rtiddy — Weil Indies — V enus Ru- 

 befcens Soland. 



B90. Canceilatus — La Treiiliffee — Latticed — Weft Indies — 

 Venus Cancellata Linn. 



891. Ciag-ulatus — La Ceinte — Girdled — Normandy. 



892. Vetuia—La Vieille Riuee — Old Lady— Weft Lndies — 

 Venus Paphia Linn. 



893. Rugofus— La Ridce Aigue — Sharp Ridged — Guinea — 

 - Very rare. S^uf<ji<L.^ 



894. Aculeatus — L'Epineufe —^Thorny — Weft Indies — fee- 

 Uii I iri r f-ii"" when perfect. Venus Dione Linn. 



895! Lentiginofus — Les Roufleurs — Freckled — China — Rare. 

 S9'1. Feftimrus — Le Peigne — Scolloped — China. 



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

 dulofa Soland. 



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

 Scripta Linn. 



899. X'erracofus — La Verruf — Warted — Normandy — Verms 

 Verrucofa Linn. 



900 Rigidus — La Pvidee — Wrinkled — Weft Indies — Venus 

 Rigida So'.and. ■ 



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



902. Cribrum — Le Crible— Sieve — China. Vin^ hce^-oz^-^ fo^a^ . 

 903! Retlculatus — Le Filet— Netted — China — Venus Reticulata ^ 



'9C4. Panariolum — a. a fingular one — Le Cerbillon — Bread 

 Baiket — China— Venus Fimbriata Linn. 



00 r. Coucentrlcias — La Concenirique — Concentric — Brafil — 

 Venus Concentrica Born. — Venus Dilatata Soland. 



906. Ciypeatus — ^jr. native ftate ; uncoated, i. white, 2. pink 

 and white,' 3. yellow, 4. pink r.nd yeilov/ — Le Boucher — Shield- 

 Weft Indies — Venus Tigdna Linn. 



90*:. Hurras — a. nsdve ftate; b. uncoatfd — La Cramoifie a 

 Zone— Crimfon Zoned— New South Wales— Venus Punctata 



90s' Maculams— La Mouchetee — Spotted — Weft Indies — 

 Venus Maculata Linn, 



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

 Chione Linn. Peftuncuius Giaber Da Cofta.^r^/t-^/ T>^f Ac/ofY • 

 ^9x0. ^^^^Le ^^~^^|-China-Venus Gallina 



Linn. „r XT T n ■ 



91 T. Mercenarius — Le Wampum — ^Wampum — North Amen- 

 ca—Venus Mercenaria Linn. Of this fpecies the Indians of Nort:h 

 America form their purple and. white beads, wuh which their 

 Wampum, or Treaty Belts, are ornamented, 



^ 912. Pon- 



