43§ 
bryonitu 
afflnis 
lotus. 
Igvis. 
vexillum. 
norwegi- 
cits. 
CONCHOLOGY. 
33. S. conic, with a mucronate, 8-toothed lip 3 fpire 
knotty 3 7 inches long 3 very rare. 
34. S. tranfverfely llriated, gibbous ; fpire unarmed 3 
firll whirl, crowned with tubercles. 
35. S. lip a little prominent, and twice emarginated 
beneath 3 firil whirl of the fpire fmooth in the middle, 
and tranfverfely llriated on each fide •, the rell crowned 
with obtufe knots. 
36. S. fmooth, filvery, radiated with brown 3 with 
obfolete tranfverfe plaits; fpire elongated, with inflated, 
rounded whirls, above 2 inches long. 
37. S. folid, fubcylindrical, with alternate, reddilh 
and ochraceous bands 3 lip denticulated within 3 pillar 
flat, glabrous, and emarginated at the bafe. Indian 
ocean 3 very rare. 
38. S. oblong, fubulate, white, with round whirls 3 
aperture Ipreading 3 ovate beak a little afcending. 
D. Tapering , with a very long fpire . 
tubercula- 
tus. 
palujlris. 
ater. 
lineatus. 
punSlatus . 
vib.ex . 
auritus. 
aculeatus. 
agnatus. 
dealbatus . 
fufcus. 
[. tus , 
margina- 
lividus. 
Jlriatus. 
finifler. 
39 - 
S. oblong, ovate, tuberculated 3 lip thicken- 
lip feparated behind. Savannahs 
ed. 
40. S. fmoothilh , 
of the Indian ocean. 
41. S. fmooth 3 lip feparated before and behind 3 26 
lines long. Fens of Amboyna. 
42. S. fubulate, brown 3 with 7 fpiral imprefled lines ; 
aperture ovate ; 1 1 lines long. 
43. S. fhell fubulate, yellowifh, with a white band 3 
llriated with red near the future 3 lelfer whirls grooved, 
6 larger ones fmooth 3 fpire with 12 or 13. 
44. S. fubulate, cinereous, tranfverfely llriated ; 
whirls 8 to ix, knotty, and marked with red llreaks. 
Coromandel, Friendly illands. 
45. S. barred with brown ; whirls 7, muricated 3 
each with 7 yellow comprefled tubercles 3 aperture 
©vate 3 10 lines long. Africa. 
46. S. brown, tuberculated 3 whirls 12, with 5 rows 
of tubercles on each 3 minute 3 lip depreffed, crenula- 
ted 3 18 lines long. Marlhes of Africa. 
47. S. fmooth 3 lip very prominent, and emarginated 
behind. 
48. S. with black whirls tranfverfely llriated 5 outer 
ones fmooth ; margin of the lip and pillar white. 
49. S. brown, with numerous tubercles and whirls 3 
lip feparated before and behind 3 within llriated with 
, brown. 
50. S. brown 3 lowell whirl edged with white. 
51. S. fubangular, with fpinous knots 3 lip feparated 
on the fore-part 5 brown, tranfverfely llriated. 
52. S. convex, llriated, white, with a few fulvous 
llreaks 3 pillar finuated, inflefted, thin, pellucid 3 2\ 
Inches long. 
53. S. whirls reverfed, thin, longitudinally llriated 3 
inch long, with 10 whirls. Hitherto found in a 
foffil Hate only in Helvetia. 
Gen. 26. Murex. 
Gen. Char . — The animal a climax 3 the Ihell univalve, 
fpiral, rough, with membranaceous futures 3 aperture 
oval, terminating in an entire, llraight, or llightly 
afcending canal. 
Species. 
A. Spinous , with a produced beak, 
haujlellum . 1. M. ovate, tilberculated 3 with a long fubulated, 
llraight, muricated beak. Afia, America, Red fea. 
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Murex. 
Cliap. IV. 
2. M. Thorny woodcock. Ovate, with a triple row tribulus. 
of ietaceous fpines 3 beak elongated, fubulate, with fimi- 
lar fpines. Var. 1. With fpines Ihorter than the beak. 
2. With fpines as long as the beak. This laft is rare. 
Afia, America, Red fea. 
3. M. roundifh, furrounded with fubulate, oblique cornutus. 
fpines 3 beak long, fubulate, llraight, with a few (hort 
fpines 3 8 inches long 3 fpines 2 inches. Africa. Very 
rare. 
4. M. fubovate, furrounded with llraight fpines3 beak brandaris, 
fubulate, llraight, obliquely furrounded with fpines. 
Mediterranean, Adriatic. 
5. M. ovate, knotty, and furrounded with fpines on trunculus. 
the fore part 3 beak Ihort, perforated, truncated. Me- 
diterranean, Jamaica. 
6. M. ovate, knotty, with 3 to 7 protuberances •,pomum. 
beak broad 3 coarfe and ponderous. Eallern Ihores of 
Africa. 
7. M. ovate, tranfverfely grooved, with tranfverfe decujfatus* 
ribs eroded by perpendicular knots 3 beak imperforated 3 
7 dillindt whirls in the fpire. Africa. 
8. M. turgid, knotty, tranfverfely llriated, with a triacan- 
triple row of fpines. Found in a foffil Hate. thus. 
9. M. tranfverfely llriated with 8 rows of hollow melana- 
biack fpines; fpire a little knotty and prickly 3 beak mathos. 
fubulate. 
10. M. white with numerous row's of leafy, black, radix. 
undulated fpines. A very rare Ihell. 
11. M. white, with rows of fpines, and very Ihort Candidas. 
beak 3 fome of the fpines black 3 2 inches long. 
1 2. M. inflated with rows of fpines, white, barred withfafciatus, 
brown 3 4 dillindt turgid whirls in the fpire. 
B. Suture expanding into crifped foliations ; beak abbre- 
viated. Purpura. 
13. M. a triple row of foliations 3 fpire contiguous \ ramofus. 
beak truncated. America, Afia, Red fea. 
14. M. a triple row of foliations 3 aperture i-toothed./o/zh/zcr. 
North America. 
1 5. M. 4 rows of foliations 3 fpire capitate 3 beak fcorpio. 
truncated. Afia. Very rare. 
16. M. 5 rows of foliations; fpire contiguous; hezkfaxatilis. 
abbreviated. Mediterranean, Afia. 
17. M. white, diaphanous ; 6 rows of foliations, diaphanus. 
which are tipt with black. 
18. Ochraeeous, tranfverfely llriated, with nume- cichoreum. 
rous rows of foliations. 
19. M. varied with white and red 3 with flat acute v erft 'color. 
foliations 3 pointed with black. 
* 20. M. fubangular ; whirls crowned with tubular erinaceus. 
and fubfpinous rays 3 feales or points ; beak Ihort and 
covered 3 2 inches long. European feas, Ihores of Bri- 
tain. 
21. M. 7 rows of foliations, white, with elevated friatus. 
tranfverfe, brown llrise ; 7 whirls in the fpire. India. 
22. M. Ihell elongated, triangular, with membra- triptenus. 
naceous foliations at the angles ; 5 whirls in the fpire. 
Found foffil in Campania. 
23. M. umbilicated with muricated ribs; v/hnlsfacellum, 
Hattilh above, with acute margins 3 lip crenated 3 beak 
llraight, afcending. Nicobar. 
24. M. triangular, knotty, tranfverfely grooved, with motacilla. 
a triple row of tubercles 3 beak long, fubulate, llraight; 
mouth white. India. 
25. M. 
