Illustrations of the recent conchology of Great Britain and Ireland, with the description and localities of all the species, marine, land and fresh water

bl'OLUTE.] MOLLUSCA. ;j Shdl strong, r cticubtcll, SC\'C'n or cis:ht volutions , t:ipcring: to:\ íinc poiut; with muncrous longitudinal rib,; st rong:ly rcticulatcd tnns\·crscly, gi,·i11g: thl.! :-.hcll a 1 ub...-rcnl:Hctl appl'ar:uwc ¡ apcrturc sub.o,·al ¡ outcr lip cvcn, not thi\'kl•ncd .:>.l thc lJ:\ck i inncr lip struu~ly dcnticubtcd intcriorly, which, with thc columdl:t, is: glussy whitc, colour oí tht:: shdl l>rown. Com111on 011 ma.ny oí our sa.mly shorcs. ~. ~Y. lu·patica, pl. IV, f. IU.-llucciuuin hr¡mticum.-Firsl E1I., pl. •W, f. I !); :\Ionta~u, \l· :.!-13, \ll. 8, f. l; :\latan al\ll H.::itkd, in Li1111. 'l'rans., \'111, p. 138, pi..,, f. i,. Sh1•1l slrong, of a burnt•1unbcr brown colour, with sc,·cn ar cight ,·olutions, stron;.dy ribl,cd longi tutlina1ly; a trans\'érst' linc or 1lcprcsslo11, ncar thc top of CJ.ch \"Olution; which cutting thc ri\Js iiroduccs a series of small knol,s; thc shcll is othcrwisc smooth, :mJ somcwl1:1.t gh.3sy, cxccpt a fcw stront, siria: at thc l,asc of thc body; \'olutions tumiil, Jccply «\i\'idcd; apcx. sharp; out cr lip thickcncd, ini1cctctl to an ct.l¡;c, bc11<.'ath whii.:h are scvt!ral d..:nticubtions 01· stri,c; iuncr lip much r cíli•ctc<l, with onc tooth-likc riduc on the uppcr p:irt, somctimcs with a white base. Fount.l at ,vey111outh, aml in Lo~gh Stnugford, Ireland ¡ a rarc shdl. lts o~t.linary lcn~th is on~ inch, and its Un~atlth li\'c-cig.hths; our spc..:irncn mca.surcd an inch o.nJ a qu:nter 111 length, o.n<l ncarly six-cighths in brca,lth. 3. iV. am/Jiguu, pl. IV, f. :20-21.-Duccinum ambiguum.-First Ed., pi. 49, r. :W-:n; ::\Iontagu, p. ~-12, pi. !J, í. 7; l\faton an<l lbckct, Linn. Tnns. , VIII, l'· 131,, ¡,l..¡, f. 5. Shcll sub-conic, thick, slrong, with six \'Olutio1u, promincntly ribbctl longitudin¡illy, aml findy striated lrJ.11svcrsely; ribs distant, sw<.'Hin~ at the junr.tions oí co.ch \'Olu- tion,Jnto knuU:S or tubcrclcs; apcrturc sub-orbicular; outc r lip thickcncll by thc rih, slightly d,wticulatc<l; pillar lip r cplicated, with usu:illy two slight, distant folds. Lcnnlh somC'what mor!! than halí an inch, breaJth thrcc•cighlhs. Foun<l on the so.n(~ betwccn \\'cymouth anrl Portlaml, aml thc north shorc at Poole. -1. ,V. varicosum, pi. IV, í. :H.-Buccinum varicosum.-First E<l., pi. 49, í. 2-t; Turton, in Zuol. Jour. II, p. 305, pi. 13, f. 7. Shel\ conic, with $CVCI\ flattish, dccussatcd, whitish \·olutions, ornamcntcll witl, rufous m:).rks. J.llll ha\'ing: two or thr cc whitc \'a.rices¡ apcrturc n('arly orbit:ular, purplc, toothcd on cach siJe ¡ culumella whitc._ Lcngth six-tcnths ~f _an inch, hrcadth four-tenths. First disco\'crcll in tlccp w:i.tcr m Torbo.y, by l\lr Grilhths, 5. JV. macula, pl. IV, í. 23. -lJuccinum uwcu/a.- First Ed., pl. -1!), f. 23 ; i\loutagu, p. 241, pl. 8, í. 4; l\faton and llo.ckct, in Linn. Tnns., V11 I, pl. 4, f. 4 ; B. mi,rnlum; Pcnnant, pl. 7!>. Shcll with si:<. or SC\'Cn longituJinally ribUcd \'Olutions, transvcrscly strialctl; ave::t acule; a11crturc sub-orbicular; out<'r lip thickcnccl, gibbous bchi1_1<l, :m<l ~<'n• ticulatcd within. This shell is c:ttrcmcly variable in colour, bcing somclunes cnhrdy r ed, rr<lllish brown, íuscous, purplc, a1ul ycllow, but scl<lom whitc ¡ it is frcqucntly mottk«l • but in all thosc modilication:t, it prcsen·es ih Íu\·ariab!ccharactcristic of a sm:'l.11 tlark sp~t oí purplish brown! at the outer cdgc oí t hc canal ¡ thc tip uf t.hc spirc bc- iug frcqu<.'nlly of a. ¡iurplc tinge. Lcngth-ª~out half an inch, brcaJ ~h a q~10.rter oían inch. Not unconunon on most oí thc Dnt1sh co:ists; wc m:iy parhcular1zc Dorsc-t- shirc, Dc\·onshirc, Kcnt., 1-'rith oí Forth, and Dublin D:1f 6 . ,V. minima, pi. l V, f. 25.-Bucci,wm minimum.-First EJ., pl. 49, í. 25 ; ~Ionta••u, p. 2-li, pl. 8, í. 2; l\Iaton and Rackct, Linn. Trans., VIII, p. 138. Sh<'\I thick, fiyc hpcring volutions, with strong longitudinal ri\Js; intcrsectcd by t,·ansvcrsc strire, gi,·ing ita cJccussatcd o.ppcanncc; apcrturc o,·al; both lips sm~oth. Colour varying from dark to light chcst.nut ; cJcstitutc oí any spots or rno.rkmgs. Scarccly two-tcnths oí an inch in lcngth, brcadth ~bout 3. tenth. Founcl on thc ~outh coast of D crnn, at thc mouth of thc Aun, aml 111 dccp water off Torcross am\ Salcomb. 7. ,V. Bryerii, pl. IV, í. 26.-lluccimmi Brycrium.-F1rst Ed., pl. 4!), f. 26; Turbo Brycrius; .i\lontagu, p. 313, pi. 15, f. 8; i\foton and Ro.ckct, Linn. Tro.ns., VIII,¡,. li2. . . Shcll strong, conical, glossy, whitc, with se\·cn smooth, fine, con~muously_nbbcd, ,i;omewhat rouml \'olutions; wcll ,\efinccl by thc suture, sc:uccly mterru_ptmg t hc rih.s, which are sevcntccn or cightcen in numhcr; apL•rlurc O\'~l; outcr l1p strong, pillar lip rcplicalc, !n~ooth. Lcngth ncarly a quartcr oí :m inch. Foun<l on thc coast o í "'cymouth. . l\lontagu says thcrc is a \'ariety oí thi.s shcll, with the r1bs strongcr :md fcwcr, not c:ccccding twch·c. 8. '/\'. picla, pi. V, í. 64.-Fusus piclus.-First Eil., pl. 48, í. 64; Purpura picla; 'l'urton, in Zool. Jour., 11, p. 365, ¡,1. 13, f. 8. . . . Shcll oval, oblong, glossy, whitish, with ochreous blotche.s, d1sp~sc~ m reticular nta.sses; ho\\'ing cight well roumlcd, :mcl distinctly scparatcd \'Olutaons; decussatc; l . 1 ¡ 1 Lcnrrth four•tcnth.s of an inch, \?rca<lth hardly two. Drcdged by outcr 1p smoo • o Dr 'furton in thc Dritish Channel. GENUS 8 .-PunPUllA-Lamarc/1. Sltcll ovale, smooth, lubercular or angular; aperture clilated, · te at tite base wilh an oblique subcanaliculate sinus; eo- cmargrna , , . . lumella depressecl, tc:rminating below 111 a pomt. I ·¡¡ 1 I\' r, 4 5 G ami 7.-I'irsl fül., pi. 4!), fs. 4, 5, G, ond 7; 1. l'. api us. p , , · , , , " . V Lamarck, \' j J, p. 244; Buccimw, lapillus; 1\lontagu, p. _3!), Pcnnant, 1 , 1 .1. ;~. r. s~. ShC'll thick, with th·c or six \'olutions, strongly stri.:itcd spirally, :mil with fh·c cl e- \'alell, irr<.';:;ular, und11btcd, Jongitut1inal stri:c; spirC' short, pointcd; bolly lo.rg ~; apC'rturc o,·al, outcr lipwa\·cd or suluh.'llticubtcd; pillar lip smooth, rcplic;lted. L ength nrcly <-xcceJs two inchc.s, bn•:i.tlth an inch. Common 011 almost all thc llriti,;h coasts, adhcring to stoncs 11c:i.r or b~yond high•watcr mark. 'fhi:a spccics is subjcct to grl.'at \".J..ricty, not only in form, 1.,ut a1so in c-oloro.tio11. In thc young st:itc thc outer lip is thin, with thc rcílection on thc columcUa imper- fcct; in thc foll g rown shclls, the outcr lip is much thickcncd a.ntl dcntatctl, as in fi;::. ·'- This is the most common \'aricty. Thc ncxt \'aricty is that :it fig. 5, with thc outcr lip thin, aml sorncwh:it ribb cd intc r iorly. 'fhc most (listinc t YJ.ricty is that nt fig. 7, in which the outl'r lip is much cxp:i.ndL •d ;mJ thin. thc ,·olutions o í thc spire more dceply JiYitlct.l than in the cornmon \·:.ri(•ty. BeJ.utiíul hit:hly colourc1l spl·ci- mcns of this sh<'ll ar..: fou1ul at l\lontro~<' in thc h.i.rbour. ¡:¡g:, ti is thc l'urpun, Anglicana of Listcr's Couchology, 1•1. 905, í. 11.). lle dues not Sil)' from whf'ncc ltc- obtaincJ. tbis singu 1 :-ir varicty. GE:-.us !J.-CAss10,1111,1,-Lamarck. Shell obovate, or ovate-oblong; apcrture longitudinal, 11a1To11·, terminal in~ in an asccn<ling curve<l canal; ontcr lip 111arginatecl, o r foldecl back at the margin; inner lip co,·cring the colnmella, gc- ncrally rough, granular, tuberculate, or r ugosc. l. C. hrt'e, pl. I V, f. l.-First Et1., pl. 49, í. 1.-flucci,wm hrt·t!; Ad:1ms, Linn. 'fr., III, ¡,1. l:J, f. 7-6; )fontngu, p. 251; l\Iaton ami Hackct, I..inu. Tr., \ ' Ill. p. 1-10. Shd1 smooth, opaque whitc-, with threc \'Olutions, spirc \"Cry shorl ¡ Uoc\y \'Cntri• cose, l,l•ak long; o.pcrturc O\·o.l. Fouml on thc co: i.st of P cmbrokcshirc. :J. C. miuutu, vi. 1V, f. 2.-F:rst .El\., p. 49, f. 3.-Buccim,m mitiutum; Adaim. Liun. Tr. , 111, pl. 13 , f. 5•6; l\Iontagu, p. 2fJ0; l\Iaton ami Hackct, Linn. Trs., Ylll, p. 1-10. Shcll minute, with longitudinal cost a.tell Yolutions oí an opnquo whitc colou:-. FounJ on thc Pembrok<.'shir<' CO:\'il. 3. C. obtusa, pl. IV, f. :J.-First Etl., pl. ,1!), f. a; JJuui,wm obtusissiuwm; Adams, Linn. 'l'r., III, vi. 13, í. ~ J.JO ; )lont:-igu, p. 25 J. Shcll smooth, with thrcc ~olutions; 111:1: apr:<. ol,tusc ; npcrlurc contractcll, h•r. nUn:i.ting : in a long bcak. lt llifTcn from thc prcccding- specics in the form of th,• ap,irturc, anti in the \"Olutions bcin:; approximato am\ 11carly of cqual sizc. Fouml Ly l\L- .Ad:ims un t.hc cua,;;L oí Pcml,rokcshirc. Ft.Mll.Y IV.-ALATA. Shell proviclecl with a canal of greater or lcss cxlenl al tite ba5c of the aperture, of which the right lip changes ils form ns tl,e ani- mal aclvances in agc, an<l has a sinus at the lowcr part. GENus 10.-llosTEJ. J,A 111A -Lamm·cl,. Shcll fusiform or sub-turretcd, terminatcd bclow by a lJcakeli canal ; outer lip entire in somc speeic:i, an<l dcntated in oth1•r~, more or lcss dilated by age; with a sinus ncnr the canal. 1. /l. J>c., pelicuni, pi. V, f. 21 nnd 39.-First E<l., pi. 48, í, 21 an<l 3!J; l..a- mar<:k, VII, l1· )!)3, No. 5, Strombus l'cs pelica,d; Mon tngu, p. 253; Dono,·n11. J. pi..¡_ Shcll pyr3.midal, \'"ith ten longitudinal, somcwha.t obliquely ribbcd volutions, which ha\'C the o.ppcn.rancc of bcing tubcrculatc; 011 t ho base of thc Uody are a )a.rgor un 1 I a smallcr row oí tnns\'·cne t.ubcrclct, each volution proviJcc.l at its base by a spirnl zonc oí closc set ,·cry smnll tubcrclcs , running imrncdintcty undcr thc rlbs, au<l wcll d('fincd hy thc suture; thc wholc co,•crctl with ,·cry fine, somcwhal irregular, un~ dulatiug :lnd spiral slria:, crosscd in sorne places by indistinct, rathcr obsoleto longi- tudinal lincs; outcr Hp grcatly cxpandcd, qua.drificd, thc superior ltJbo c1tcn1lin¿ upw:i.rds on thc spirc as far as thc sccond or thirc.l volution; cac.h lobc h:iving a ccn, trat di\'crgcnt groO\'C on il! inncr surface, all markcd by a corresponding c)('\'3.lctl rib bchind j int<.'rior of outcr lip \vith a highly polished gcr.crally purc ,,hite 1urfa..:c, which is also continucd down thc spire beneath thc upper lobc-, llnd broadly r cficctcJ. on thc columclla j bcak twistcd, protruding M ¡,oint; colour va.rio.blo, 11urplish, llcsh- colourcJ, or yellowish bro\vn. Length ncarly two inchcs. This shcll \'~rics considcr:ibl_y írom_ its young to its ndult condition. Thc young sh<'lls are dc,·01d oí thc outcr ltp, havmg much tho a.spccl oí a. Ctritl,fom; this is thc statc rcrrcscntcd by 6gures 68,69, pl. V. ,vhcn more nd\•anccd, thcy rcseml,le thc gcnus Fus11s, as a.t fig. 21. Foun<l on thc Dc,·onshirc aml ,vclsh coast,; is nu: st abunt.l,rnt in Dublin D:iy a.nd Portmarnock, lrela.n<l, :md not unfrcqucnt iu tlie Fritil of I'orth. FAMILY V.-CANAl,HºERA, Shell with a canal of greater or less length, situate<l at the base of the apcrturc; the outer lip subject to but little variotions in thc. young an<l adult stale,