Natural history of animals; . ery beautiful, and istaken alive by bait attached to lines. Cones. There are nearly a thousand kinds of Cones. Theyare shaped like a cone with the top downwards. Volutes. The Volutes, Miter Shell, and Marginella belongunder this head. Figures 376-378. Cowries. The Cowries are abundant in the warm seas, andare found on reefs and under rocks. The shell has ashining enameled surface, and many kinds are beauti-fully spotted and clouded. The Asiatic islanders usethem to adorn their clothing, for sinkers to fishing nets,and in trading. The Money Cowrie is brought in im-
Natural history of animals; . ery beautiful, and istaken alive by bait attached to lines. Cones. There are nearly a thousand kinds of Cones. Theyare shaped like a cone with the top downwards. Volutes. The Volutes, Miter Shell, and Marginella belongunder this head. Figures 376-378. Cowries. The Cowries are abundant in the warm seas, andare found on reefs and under rocks. The shell has ashining enameled surface, and many kinds are beauti-fully spotted and clouded. The Asiatic islanders usethem to adorn their clothing, for sinkers to fishing nets,and in trading. The Money Cowrie is brought in im-mense quantities from the Pacific to England, thencarried to western Africa, and used for money in trad-ing with the natives. It is scarcely an inch long. TheEgg Cowrie and the Cypraea of the Indian Ocean showthe general form of these shells. Figures 379-381. Naticas, Pyramid Shells, Cerithiums, etc. The Naticas are Sea Snails which have the shell some-what globe-shaped. The Pyramid Shells are named 216 MOLLUSKS :
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