. Zoological illustrations, or, Original figures and descriptions of new, rare, or interesting animals, selected chiefly from the classes of ornithology, entomology, and conchology, and arranged according to their apparent affinities . M l K E X I > iKfi-ti/nnMoOM* ■ 122 M U R E X (Pteronotus,) pinnatus. Finned Mar ex. Family Buccinidse. Sub-fam. Muricinee. Sw. Genus Murex. Pteronotus. Sw. Sub-Generic Character. See PL 100. Specific Character. Shell snowy white, with three twisted varices, which are sur-mounted by a thin, dilated fringe, having the marginsundulated ; channel c
. Zoological illustrations, or, Original figures and descriptions of new, rare, or interesting animals, selected chiefly from the classes of ornithology, entomology, and conchology, and arranged according to their apparent affinities . M l K E X I > iKfi-ti/nnMoOM* ■ 122 M U R E X (Pteronotus,) pinnatus. Finned Mar ex. Family Buccinidse. Sub-fam. Muricinee. Sw. Genus Murex. Pteronotus. Sw. Sub-Generic Character. See PL 100. Specific Character. Shell snowy white, with three twisted varices, which are sur-mounted by a thin, dilated fringe, having the marginsundulated ; channel curved; outer lip crenate. Murex pinnatus. Swains. Dligh. Cat. App. p. Conch. 3 pi. in. fig. 1036—1037. {bad.) This highly elegant and delicate species was first describedby us in the Catalogue of the Bligh Collection, at the saleof which a specimen produced five pounds. Latterly,however, the species has become more frequent: the figuresare taken from a fine individual in our Museum, procuredfron China. The pure white of the surface is relieved bya slight iredescent or pearly gloss, similar to that on thescales of many fish : but which is probably concealed, in astate of nature, by a thick and soft epider
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