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Volutions of this Shell in fume Kinds are not con¬ 
tiguous nea> the Clavicle, and are not unfrequently 
armed there w,th Spines. The Gondola Shells, 
the Perfian Crowns, and many Shells that referable 
Fig and other Fruit, are depofited under this Title. 
The Bulla are not always by the Natural fts ranked 
as diftinht Species ot Shells, being not unfrequently 
confounded with the Delia. 
Rhcmbi , Oiive Shells. This Shell is often rank¬ 
ed among the Volutae ; but it differs from it, in 
that the Voiuta is of a conic Figure, whereas this 
Kind is nearly of an equal Size at both Ends: It 
is of an oblong cylindric Figure, an oblong Mouth, 
or Aperture, and the Clavicle is not unfrequently 
fep rated from the Body of the Shell by a Circle; 
the Columella in feme fmootb, in others rough. 
Some of the Shells of this Kind are called Stam¬ 
pers. 
Volute, Volutes. This and the kind laft men¬ 
tioned are often ranked under the fame Title. The 
Voiuta is of a conic Figure, has an oblong Mouth 
or Aperture, the Clavicle fometimes eredt, often 
deprdied, in feme Specimens coronated at the 
Top. One of the Extremities of this Shell is of a 
pyramidical Figure, the other formed into high 
Ribs which conflitute a depreffed Clavicle, or a 
dentated Crown; the Head is feparaced from the 
Body of the Shell by a high Rib. Among the 
Specimens, are the Admiral, Vice Admiral, Tyger 
Shells, Hebrew Letters, the Onyx Shell, many 
coronated Volutes, and feveral kind of Leopard 
Shells. 
Porcellana , Porcellain Shells. The Porcellana 
is of a conglogaied oblong g.bbofe or umbonated 
Form, and has for a Mouth, or Aperture, a long 
gad narrow Slit, dentated on each Side. A tew of 
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