A treatise on malacology; or, Shells and shell fish . En. Meth. nubicola. En. M. 377. f. f. 6. bifasciata. lb. f. 8. Goodalli. Tan. Cat. 2151 a. limbata. lb. 376. f. aba. En. Meth. 377. f. 1. casrulescens. lb. 376. f. 8. Family 5. CYPR^ID^. Cowries. Oval; polished ; spire entirely concealed ; aperture aslong as the shell, narrow, and open at each end ; outerlip generally thickened and inflected. SUB-FAM. 1. CYPR.^IN^. Inner lip striated or toothed. Cypb^a Linn. Shell always entirely smooth ; the extremities of the aperture obtuse; the teeth marginal, and not extending over the circ
A treatise on malacology; or, Shells and shell fish . En. Meth. nubicola. En. M. 377. f. f. 6. bifasciata. lb. f. 8. Goodalli. Tan. Cat. 2151 a. limbata. lb. 376. f. aba. En. Meth. 377. f. 1. casrulescens. lb. 376. f. 8. Family 5. CYPR^ID^. Cowries. Oval; polished ; spire entirely concealed ; aperture aslong as the shell, narrow, and open at each end ; outerlip generally thickened and inflected. SUB-FAM. 1. CYPR.^IN^. Inner lip striated or toothed. Cypb^a Linn. Shell always entirely smooth ; the extremities of the aperture obtuse; the teeth marginal, and not extending over the circumference of the lips. C. Arabica. Sow. Man. f. 445, Lam. {Jig. 92.) PusTULARiA Sw. Shell generally marked by elevatedpustules; aperture very narrow, and linear ; the ex-tremities more or hss produced ; the teeth continuedbeyond, and frequently forming elevated striae across,the lips. P. cicercula. En. Meth. 355. globulus. (Aberrant.) 1. ^ Meth. 356. f. 2. * M. cceiulescens Lam. {prunum Linn.) unites this type to PART II. :. 325 Trivea Grai/. Shell marked with transverse, unin-terrupted, elevated lines, uniting with the teeth ; theaperture wide, and the extremities obtuse ; innerlip with a thickened protuberance ; pillar concavewithin,coccinella. En. M. 356. f. 1. Pediculus Aiict. Cypr^dia Sw. Cypraeform; the base contracted ;the body-whorl not flattened beneath ; shell cancel-lated ; aperture of equal breadth throughout; a fewthickened, short teeth on the pillar ; lip at the base,which is not internally concave,* C. cancellata Siv. Sp. Nov. CypK^ovAt Gray. Cyprgeform ;teeth of the inner lipwanting, being represented by fine raised lines con-tinued on the back of the shell; aperture rathereffuse; top of the outer lip much capensis. Sow. Man. f. algoensis Gray. (Aberrant.)444. Sow. Man, f. 447. SuB-FAM. 2. OVULTN^ Oviform; smooth, polished; the extremities of theaperture more or less produced ; inner lip without teeth.
Size: 1246px × 2005px
Photo credit: © The Reading Room / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookcentury1800, bookdecade1840, booksubjectmollusks, bookyear184
