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(Div. 2.) Cone shells; a very rich assort¬ 
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ment: among these are the admirals; the most 
remarkable of which are the orange admiral, 
and the Cedo nulli: pore elain shells or cowries ; 
the argus cowry, and the orange cowry; the 
latter from New Holland ; sea ears, which are 
usually of an obscure colour externally, but of 
a bright pearl-colour internally; when uncoated 
and polished the outside appears highly brilliant, 
(Div. 3 .) Snails properly so called, of various 
kinds ; one of the most remarkable is the rin- 
gent or grinning snail, having the opening divi¬ 
ded by tooth-like processes. 
Murices, among which is the Murex tribulus 
or thorny wood-cock shell: several trochi, ne- 
rites, &c. 
(Div. 4.) The carrier trochus, covered with 
fragments of stone ; the vventle-trap ; mitres ; a 
music shell ; the great oriental volute, or Voluta 
magnifica ; the imperial volute ; the orange flag 
volute, See* 
Bivalves , 
(Div. 5.) The Chinese heart-cockle; the 
yellow heart-cockle; the red anomia. See. 
( Div. 6.) The mother-of-pearl shell, in its 
young or small state ,* the hound’s ear oyster ; 
the 
