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Table 28. The Genera Cypraea, Terebelkiin, 
and Ancillaria, and 
Table 29. Oliva and Conus, of the same 
family. Amongst the Cyprseae is the rare and 
beautiful shell the Cyprsea aurora (Cyprsea 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. Conus continued, and the fami¬ 
lies of the 4th order. Cephalopoda, viz. Ortho- 
cera, Lituolata, Cristata, SphaBrulata, Radiolata, 
Nautilacea, Ammonsea, Argonautea, and Sepia- 
ria. Many of the genera of these families, the 
greater number of which are fossil shells, are 
wanting. Amongst those in this compartment, 
are Belemnites, Spirula, Miliolites, Rotalites, 
Discorbites, Nummulites; some fine specimens 
of the Nautilus, Ammonites, Orbulites, Bacu- 
lites, and several of the elegant genus Argo- 
nauta, or paper Nautilus. The Loligo, and Se¬ 
pia^ or Cuttle fish, are the last genera of this 
order. 
Order 5, Heteropoda, consists of naked Mol- 
lusca, or such as have no shell, except the genus 
Carinaria, of which Lamarck enumerates three 
. species ; C. vitrea, C. fragilis, and C. cymbium. 
An unique shell of the first species, is preserved 
F in 
ROOM VIII. 
Nat. Hi3T. 
