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Table 14. The rest of the volutes, and the Mitres , which dif- 
fer from the former in having a longer spire ; as the bishop mitre 
( M . episcopalis) ; the abbot mitre ( M . tiara); the papal crown 
(Mitra Papalis) ; the orange flag ( Mitra vexillum) ; the cracked 
mitre (M. Jissurata ).' The date shells ( Marginella ), which are covered 
with a polished coat, like the cowries and olives, as the spotted and 
lined date ( Marginella Persicula ) ; the robin ( Marg . glabella). 
Tables 15, 16. The Cowries ( Cyprcea ) and their allied genera. 
Table 15. The Cowries, as the morning dawn, or orange cowry 
( Cyprcea aurantium ), used as an ornament by the inhabitants of 
the Friendly Islands, and therefore seldom procured without having 
been drilled ; the map cowry ( C. mappa) ; the Cyprcea Valentiana ; 
the mole ( Cyprcea talpa) ; the lapwing egg ( Cyprcea mus), with 
scarcely any teeth ; the white-toothed cowry ( Cyprcea leucodon) ; the 
money cowry ( C. Moneta), still used as currency in Africa. 
Table 16. The pig cowries ( Trivia ), which from the ribs on the 
back have been compared to scored pigs, from their resemblance to 
the animal ; the China shell, or Ovula , as the Ovula angulosa, which, 
like the orange cowry, is worn as an ornament by the natives of the 
country where it is found, and where it is so valued that they sometimes 
cut cones or other thick white shells into its shape. These shells are 
called Porcellaines , and are supposed to have been the cause of china 
being called by that name. The weaver’s shuttle (j Radius), which is 
so called from its shape. 
Table 16. The various genera allied to Turbo , as the pome- 
granate or Turbo Sarmaticus , from the Cape of Good Hope. The 
singular, or Turbo torquatus, with its peculiar operculum, from New 
Zealand. The golden sun ( Imperator occidentals), from the West 
Indies. The imperialis, from New Zealand. The Guilfordian sun 
(Imp. Guilfordice), from Japan. The pheasant (Phasianella varia), 
from New Holland. 
Table 17. The Top Shells (Trochus) and their allied genera; as 
the pyramid (Pyramis). The rosary ( Clangulus Pharaonicus). The 
jujube berry ( Trochus Ziziphorus). The iris or rainbow eardrop 
( Cantherus Iris), from New Zealand. The button shell (Rotella 
lineolata). The strawberry (Monodonta). The gold button (Livona 
aurea), which is peculiar for the light golden colour of the pearl. 
The dolphin (Delphinula). 
Table 18. The false ear shell ( Stomatella and Stomatia). The 
true ear shell (Haliotis), as wrinkled ear (H. Midce ) ; the iris or 
rainbow ear (H. Iris ); the slender ear (H. Asinina ) ; the double 
ribbed ear (Padollus). The slit limpet (Emarginula). The shield 
shell ( Parmophorus ). The key-hole limpet, or mask (Fissurella). 
The long-holed limpet (Machrochisma). The tooth shells (Denta- 
lium). The false patellas ( Lottia ), from South America. The nerites 
(Nerita). Fresh-water nerites (Neritina). The crowned nerites 
(Clithon), and the fresh-water boat shells ( Navicella ). 
Table 19. The apple snails (Ampullaria). The reversed apple 
snails (Lanistes). The purple, or floating snail (Ianthina). The 
nipple shell (Natica). 
Table 20. The Venus’ ear (Cryptostoma). The winkle (Lit- 
torina), and other genera allied to them. The pagoda shell (Pa- 
