Historia naturalis testaceorum Britanniæ, or, The British conchology .. . ngeur, & au delà dun pouce or t ^5 ] orbroadeft part; from whence it tapersfo much to the other end, as not to mea-fiire one third of that ^îV/j&, It is ftrong and rather thick, fmooth,fonmewhat glofly,, and, when live or frefh,white, with a wa(h or tinge of yellowifhbrown, elpecially towards the lower end,or taper extremity. The inftde is whiteand glofly. ThÀi Jpecies is found in plenty on manyof the Britifli ihores, as the Sdlly ijlandsfCornwall, Devonjhire, Hampjhire, &c. en diamètre, ou elle eft phis large, & dcl


Historia naturalis testaceorum Britanniæ, or, The British conchology .. . ngeur, & au delà dun pouce or t ^5 ] orbroadeft part; from whence it tapersfo much to the other end, as not to mea-fiire one third of that ^îV/j&, It is ftrong and rather thick, fmooth,fonmewhat glofly,, and, when live or frefh,white, with a wa(h or tinge of yellowifhbrown, elpecially towards the lower end,or taper extremity. The inftde is whiteand glofly. ThÀi Jpecies is found in plenty on manyof the Britifli ihores, as the Sdlly ijlandsfCornwall, Devonjhire, Hampjhire, &c. en diamètre, ou elle eft phis large, & dclà appetifle tant vers lautre extrémité,quelle ne mefure pas la troifieme partiede cette grojfeur. Elle eft forte & plutôt epaifle, Itjfe,quelque peu luftrée, & quand vivante,blanche, avec un teint de brun jaunâtre,efpecialement. vers le bout menu. Lededans eft blanc & luftré. Cette efpece fe trouve en abondance furplufîeurs de nos côtes Britanniques,comme aux IJles de Scilly, en Cornwall,. etaux comtes de Devon, Hants, &c».. PART SE. £ ?« ] x)k:cc<^^::o€*::km^.:*wO:>î>:x>x<.¥^:k)kx>:x^ PART II. Revolved involutà. Univalves whofe fpires are latent withinthe body of the fhell, and do not ap-pear externally, fo that they have norarban. SECONDE PARTIE. UniVALVJES CONTOURNEES EN DEDANS. Univalves roulées, ou dont les revolutionsfont intérieures ou cachées dans le corpsde la coquille, ainfi quelles ne paroif-fent pas a lextérieur, & nont pointunç clavicule. GENUS V. Bulla, the Dipper. Univalve fuboval, a little convoluted andumbilicated at the bafe, the apertureor mouth its length, very open or pa-tulous, and the lips fmooth or animal, a Slug. GENRE V. Bulla, la a peu près ovale, un peu con-tourné & umbiliquée a la bafej louver-ture ou la bouche, qui court fa longeur,eft fort grande ou evafée, avec les lèvreslifles & unies. Lanimal eft une Limace. B, ?MARINA. Sea. XIV. L I G N A R I A. Wood.


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