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 . JIZ MITRA pertusa. var. Cardinal Mitre — large spotted Character. — See Pi. 23. Specific Character. M. sect. 3. Testd ovato-acufd, albd; striis transversis puncticulatisornatd, anfractu basali crasso, tesseris parvis plurimis spadiceis vit-tato, tesserisqiie majoribus bifasciato ; labio exteriore denticulato. M. Shell ovate-acute,
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 . JIZ MITRA pertusa. var. Cardinal Mitre — large spotted Character. — See Pi. 23. Specific Character. M. sect. 3. Testd ovato-acufd, albd; striis transversis puncticulatisornatd, anfractu basali crasso, tesseris parvis plurimis spadiceis vit-tato, tesserisqiie majoribus bifasciato ; labio exteriore denticulato. M. Shell ovate-acute, white, with transverse punctured striae; thebasal whorl thick, with numerous bands consisting of small,and two of large tessellated spots; outer lip toothed. J\lucH uncertainty exists respecting the shell which Lin-naeus intended for his Voluta pertusa, owing to the inaccuracyof the synonyms, which refer to species widely differentfrom each other; the majority of authors have, however,considered it to be the shell figured by Born and Martini,under that name, and recently by myself in Exotic Coii-chology. As a species, it is principally distinguished by therows of irregular brown spots which are always disposedin transverse bands, running
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