C)5 
dye, which is contained in a bladder-shaped re¬ 
servoir, situated near the stomach. The species 
P. patula (Buccinum patulum. Lin.) is said to 
have afforded the finest colour. 
(Table 26.) Buccinum continued, Ehurna, 
Terebra. The next family is Columellaria, 
two genera of which are in this compartment, 
viz. Columbella, and Mitra. The species Mitra 
zonalis, is an unique shell. 
(Table 27.) The genera of the Columel¬ 
laria continued, viz. Voluta, Marginella, and 
Volvaria. Also, the first genus, of the family 
Convoluta ;—viz. Ovula, amongst which is the 
O. volva (Bulla volva, Lin.), or Weaver’s shuttle. 
(Table 28.) The genera Cypraea, Terebel- 
lum, and Ancillaria, and 
(Table 29.) Oliva and Conus, of the same 
family. Amongst the Cyprsese, is the rare and 
beautiful shell the Cypraea aurora (Cypraea au- 
rantium. Gmel.), or orange Cowrie, and seve¬ 
ral specimens of the species C. moneta, used by 
the inhabitants of the coast of Guinea as current 
money. Amongst the numerous genus Conus, 
are several fine shells, particularly the C. ammi- 
ralis, C. cedo nulli, and the very rare and costly 
C. aurantius, or orange admiral. 
(Table SO.) Conus continued, and the 
families of the 4th Order, Cephalopoda, viz. 
Orthocera, Lituolata, Cristata, Sphaerulata, Ra- 
diolata, Nautilacea, Ammon sea, Argonautea, and 
Sepiaria. Many of the genera of these families, 
f the 
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Nat. Hist. 
