WORMS. TESTACEA. 6i, Donax, 
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Shell very obtufe in front, the lips tranfyerfely wrinkled, 
finely ftriate longitudinally, the margin denticulate. 
Donovan^ s Brit, Shells . i. tab. 24. 
Liter. Conch, tab. 376 ftg. 218, 219. 
Lift. An. Angl. tab. S-f‘g- ??• biarkit. t. 4./. 4. 
Guah. tell. tab. 89. Knorr. b'ergn. 2. tab, Z^./ig. 2» 3 * 
Chemn. coneh. 6. tab. zb, fig. 256, 257. 
2. Knorr. Kergn. 2. tab. z^, jig. _ \ 
Inhabits European and American Seas: larger than D. trunculas. 
Shell wedge lhaped, longitudinally ftriate generally whitifh or 
blueifh with different ftades of brown and varioully colourea 
rays or hands, within whitifli. 
Shell wedge-fhaped, the margins very entire. 
Lfter Conch, tab. lt)Z' fg, 231. 
Knorr Vergn. 6. tab. T-fig, 3 ‘ 
Born Muf. Can. Find, tefl. p. 52. Fign. 
Chemn. canck. 6, tab. zb. fig. zbo. 
2. Knorr Fergn. 6 tab. 7. fig. 7* 
3" Chemn. conch' b, tab, zb. fig. zbf. 
Inhabits Lranquebar •, an inch long, < ^ broad. 
Shell while, often radiate with blue, 2) yellow or rufous with a 
violet margin ; tranlverfely wrinkled in front w'ith perpendi- 
cuiar lines crofllng the wrinkles* Vrith fine decuilate uriac 
elfewhere: within violet and white. 
Shell gibbous, very finely ftriate tranfyerfely, fpotted \vith 
yellow : tip of the umbo or crown and entire band at 
the outer margin blueilh, the former intercepted by 4 
white ray. 
Chemn, conch, b. tab. zb. ftg. 266. , , , , 
Inhabits relembles the next, but if thicker and the beaks are 
bent towards the anterior margin and is ciofed at each lide. 
Shell ovate compreffed fmooth, marked with purple waved 
lines ; margins crenulate. 
Lfter conch, tab ^ 79 ' Bg 222- t- z8o,/. 223. 
Adans Seneg. tab. ij-fg- 3 '- Barbut. t. ^ f. $. 
Bon'an.recr z. fig. il- Mu! kirch.z. fig \'i. 
Rumpf. Muf. tab. 43. L, M. Gualt. leH. tab. 88. Q.’ 
Retiv. Amb. Aq.tab. Z.fg- 7 ' * ?• 
Klein ofi, tah \\. fig- Murrested, t, z-f- 5 ' 
Knorr Fergn. 6. tab. ?•/'?• 4 > 5 ' 
Chemn. conch, b. tab. ztrfig- 261 265. 
?. Lfter Conch, tab. 381, /%• IZ4. ■ j > 1. 
Inhabits the Malabar Coans, elegantly painted with angular 
reddifli blueilh or brown lines : the hinge iometiung relenVT 
hies that of a Venus. 
Muricqttts 
