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ROOM VIII. Table 28. The Genera Cypraea, Terebellum, 
Nat. Hist, and Ancillai'ia, and 
Table 29. Oliva and Conus, of the same 
family. Amongst the Cyprae® is the rare and 
beautiful shell the Cypraea aurora (Cypraea au- 
rantium. Gmel.), or orange Cowrie, and several 
specimens of the species C. moneta, used by the 
inhabitants of the Coast of Guinea as current 
money. Amongst the numerous species of the 
genus Conus, are several fine shells, particularly 
the C. ammiralis, C, cedo nulli, and the very 
rare and costly C. aurantius, or orange admiral. 
Table 30. The Mollusca Cephalopoda 
contain the families OrtJiocera, Lituolata, Cris- 
tata^ Sphcerulata, Radiolata, 'Nautilacea, Amrno- 
ncea^ Argonantea, and Sepiaria. Many of the 
genera of these families, the greater number of 
which are fossil shells, are wanting. Amongst 
those in this compartment, are Belemnites, Spi- 
rula, Miliolites, Rotalites, Discorbites, Nuramu- 
lites ; some fine specimens of the Nautilus, Am¬ 
monites, Orbulites, Baculites, and several of the 
elegant genus Argonauta, or paper Nautilus. 
The Loligo, and Sepia or Cuttle fish, are the last 
genera of this order. 
The Mollusca Heteropoda are generally na¬ 
ked and have no shell, except the genus Carina- 
ria, of which Lamarck enumerates three species; 
C. vitrea, C. fragilis, and C. cymbium. An unique 
shell of the first species is preserved in the Mu¬ 
seum at Paris, of which there is a model, in wax, 
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