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 on the principles of Cuvier and other modern zoologists . remarkable shell of this numerousgenus, from the same collection as the Cone last believe it to be hitherto unfigured, and unknown to anywriter; for I cannot reconcile it with any of Lamarcksdescriptions of species not yet represented. I know of no other specimen than the very fine one inMr. Dubois cabinet. The shell is heavy; the bod
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 on the principles of Cuvier and other modern zoologists . remarkable shell of this numerousgenus, from the same collection as the Cone last believe it to be hitherto unfigured, and unknown to anywriter; for I cannot reconcile it with any of Lamarcksdescriptions of species not yet represented. I know of no other specimen than the very fine one inMr. Dubois cabinet. The shell is heavy; the body whorlcontracted at the upper part, where the margin is sharplycarinated; the spire much depressed and concave; eachvolution is also concave, and has from three to four finegrooves, which occupy its full extent, and which appearminutely granulated; but this is only caused by the longi-tudinal lines of growth : the tip of the spire acute ; the baseis wider in circumference than usual, with a gibbous beltmarked by elevated striae, in other respects the shell issmooth; the base of the aperture is effuse, the bands onthe body whorl pale and not well defined, and the spireslightly spotted. It is doubtless an inhabitant of the
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