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

6 l\IOLLUSC,\. [Tn.1Clll::l,ll'ODA ing ,·olutions. with .1houl sixlc( n Iu:-~itutliual sha.rp, somcwhat obliquc, clc,·:itcd 1 ibs. co,·cring 'thc whole , hcll; ::aputure oblong, tcrmin:a.ting in i\ n.th ('r lcng_thcnl"d, slishtly t\fistcrl, c:m:I; outcr tip '"bit<", a littlc rcílcctrd, cntirc, ~nJ cont11~uous; ínncr lip white, Lro 3 dly rcf!cctcd on tho columdb.; colour c r c.i.01 wlutc, ycllow~sh, o r ncsh-colour; tho insidc in sorne spccimcn1 of a bc.1.uti~ul rosy~l~ue: lcn~th íh·c-c1¡;h_ths oían incli. Found at lb.utT, a.nd is not uncommon an thc Fr1th of I·orth, adhcrms to Fuci. . . . Young shclls aro col'cred wilh :i fino ycllomsh brown <'p1dcrm1s. , 28. F. lllptrrimu,, pi. VI, f. 2.-Fir,t Ed., pi. :ti, f. 2 i_ Lc :1.ch s !\IS._ . Shcll turrctcd ; spirc with sc,·cn .tbruptly tlpcrmg \·olut1ons, dccply dl\·1dcd by the tuturc; ape x acutc; with thirtc<'n st rong longitudin;il r ibs, crosscd by sharp, clo,·ated, widc•sct, tr.ins\·rnc stri~, gi\'ing thc shcll a c.1.ncellatcd appc.ir ,rncc, :ind whero tho slri:c eros, thc r ibs, thcy produce shnr protruding knohs; apcrturc ob• lons-•OV3lr., cnding in :i long slightly twistcd, 11c3rly do,cd, c:in3l ¡ outcr lip sh.i.rp at tho cdgo, but thickcnc<l bchind, by n tubercul:ito rib; columi.'11.i smooth 3n<l obhquc- ly stríatc; colour ycllowish-whit('; lcng:th h:ilf a.n inch, brc:idth not quite :i quartcr. 1:ountl on t hc Dorschhirc co3.St, by !\Ir Pridc:i.u:<, :i.nd in thc C:ibinct of Dr Lc.:ich, Hritísh )lu.s<'um. 20. F. clr.gmu, pl. VI, (. 3.-First Etl., pi. 4i, f. 3; Lcach's MS. Shcll stroug, fu,iíorm; spirc wi th cight n,lutions, di\·idcd by a narro\~, clc\·atcd bclt, l .tpcr ing to a11 :ice.le point, ami nearly equ:il in length to t hc body; with twclvc bro:ul, J eprcncd, longitudinal, somewhat. 0Uli11uc ribs; crosscd by fine, th:ck-sct, hrown Unes, giving it tho appcarancc of bcin; str i.itcd j body :i.bruptly :i.cumin.ite; npcrturo oU1ong~ovotc, tcrminaling in a widc, sprcading, straiihl canal of mcdium longth ¡ onter 1ip strong, slightl)' rcílcctNI, :ind risiuri somcwhat abruptly íro10 thc l,otly a.b0\''1 ¡ inncr lip white, 11arrow, :md tramHrscly lincatc<l bclow ¡ colour palc íawn, wíth a tr:rnsvcrso burnt sicnna~colourcd b:mcl , on thc hody, ¡1aralld with the uppcr inargin of tite :i.pcrturC'. Lr-ngth half an inch; hrc,ulth uot a quarter. Fouml on the Oc\·onshirc coast, nml in thl! C:::t.hinct oí lJr Leach, British :\luscum. 30. F. a11ti,111111, pi. VI, f. 8.- F irst Ed., pl. 47, í. 8; Lam:irck. \'11, p. 12;, 1 No. 11 ; ;\111rcx ü11tir111u! ; Brown in Eury. lh it. V!, p. ,1S8 j ,llurcx tl,·spcc:lu$; )Junt:i~u, p. 2fü.i; Dona,·:rn, I\', pi. 11 !J; l'l!nn:int, l V, 1\o. í8. Shcll strong; spin• short, consi:.tin:; oí !c,·cn or eight. \'Cntr icose, wcll défincd ,·olutinn, , nbru¡1tly tn.pcriuri to a sharp apcx; ho:ly hr¡;c, acuminatc bcncath; the wholu shcll with uumcrous sou~cwhat uudul.itin.; spirnl stri:c. crossc1I IJy faint, ncarly "bsulctC', lungitnclinal stria•, or lincs of gruwlh; b,·ak wíth st rong p!cals bcliiud; :1¡1erturo sub-oval, cm\i11,; in n. canal of mcdium lcng:h ; outcr lip pl:1i11 1 c-ntire, smooth, anll ,;light ly rcfü•<.te,l in pcrícc:t spccimcns; pillar lip hro:t1l1y rcflcctc<l un lhc c.olumclb ¡ colou r yrllu,ü:,h•whitc, pttlc fawu, fcn·uoi11ou ;;c 1 ur grayisli-brown; iu!iiclu whito in sorne spccimcM, ami ycllow-ora11gc in ollH.·rs. Lcn~th \·aryin~ írum four to fivo inchl'S, •n,c 111og11ific('11t, sprcimcu from \\hich \\'C clrcw our fig-ure,w:i.s taken,. in t\.·ep water , in lho British Ch:,,11ud, off Li \'crpool, hy William l\icul, l::$q. EJinbur¡;h, anJ i ~ in his Cabinct; it mr:i.sur,•s six iuchcs an<l thrcc.ci ¡;hths in lrng-th. 'rhi, shclt is íouncl ou most of thc British coa.sts, in tlccp water. ll is also aLun• 11:ant in thc sc3. nromul lrd:111,1. Thi<t ~pcci<'t \'!lrics much in ils proportions in t.lificrent \ocJtiti<•c{. Thosc oí tl,c <i.:rmau On•an, o.ml wholc castí•rn linc oí thc Hritish coasts, a re longt.•r ;uul nar- ro,n-r th:m thoso of 1111:. l rh:h Cha1m(•I, antl w1•stt.•rn co:uts oí Scotl:i.ml , thl• l,ollr of 1ho l:ittC"r b t in;.: larg,•r in pro11ortiou to thc lcngth uí lhe spirc, ln:l .il~o n;u rh hro:lclt'r. \\'e ¡;i,·c thc íollow:11,g- mcasttr(' lll<'lll:J, which will .be fouml tu n'IWt!~t·nt th..-ir 11rcvniliu:; propmtion:ll dimcnsiuns. Thc Spt'cimcn írom which wc fi:;:m.'<',l onr ilhmration, írom thu l r i)h Chanucl, was in lcngth ti¼ inchcs ¡ brc:ulth :JA; lt'n;,:th of :l}ll'rturc frum lhl' hase oí the canal .q ¡ witlLh from thc pill:ir l ip to thc outc-r lip 1 i : h.•ngth of low,•r ,·olutio11 oí !!pire from thc top oí thc a¡wrturc J :'. ; of thc r..:• mainin¡:; ,·uluti,,nll l l; hn•.,.1hh uí tht• bi:.cly 3 i1h·i1,•s, .1\ ~pecim<'n ft·o1:1 I hrllt•pooi, ,·,mnty of lhirkm1, l,•1?Gth 6 ~ iuchcs ¡ bn•atith :l;'\ ; lc-ngth of :ipcrturc a~; Lrl,;i,lth of ,lo. 1~ ; l1•ngth of lu\\t'r \·olutiou oi tl,c sptrc b; from lo\\'t'r vohuiun to thc top M ! \\iro :.! .\ i11d11•s. :u. F. 1·11,.lur1i, pi. \'11, r. 1; U1.•:1n in l.0111lu11·s .Journal, \'IJ 1 p. -t :">3, (. 61. ~l~l'll fusiform; ~pi'.I.! con,istiu~ uf ci:.:ht \\'cll ,lr~i:icd, .-.cuminatc, ahrurdy 1apcrin~ vulutions ¡ co\·t•r,•tl wuh !>h;:;htly ch•\'.'\tl.!tl spiro1l li1:c; , bro:uk•r th:iu thc inti.'n'l'llin•~ !>paces, :im\ cro!sccl hy mm1t•rou1 longi111tli11:-tl liucs of ~l'O\\th; thc \'Olutiuns :irl.!; littlc tumhl in thc midt\k•, from which th,·y i:;rnllu:t!ly slup,• to thc sutm('; apcrlurc v\·:ttl', IH'arly th<" ~_ame l_('ngt h :15 tite s¡ii r,•, tcrmin:i.ti 11¡; in :,, Hry short a11tl wiilc ~:mal,~ out('r h)' a htth· ,hl :i.tc, I. a1:,l wry 1~1ick ; inuc,r lip ~mooth, g'os~y, :uul Lrc:::.,l- 1y r c1l~ctr1\ on thc C'\1lm,1klb_: toluur w:1i1t•, l'O\'Crcd with a Lrowu cpi,lcrmis; in:,iil~ palc "\'iOh' t. Lcng th h,ur 11:chc-i :me\ n half; brt.. '.\1lth ;ihout two inchc~. FounJ. ;uno'.1g t~w t,,;~•ct:.11~1•11::i of :t fühi11~•bo:'l l .i.t ~<'a.rborough, by William Bi•:rn, f:sq. J:ul m h1s C.1bm'-'I. A r,·pn.. ~cnts th,• opt'rculum. . This .sl11•1l lt:is 1~nh:h tlu•.. -''P1•ct oí F. mdi1¡:ws, a:nl is prob:al,ly only :in elon'•ati.'ll l :m,s of th:it s¡,·ci,·s. · c;i 3:.?. F: ,·nri,wl'1S, vl. \'), f. lo :llhl l :J.-F1rsl E1l. , pl. •li , f. 10 :lncl 13. L:l• i:iarc-k, \ _11, P· l !?ti. :-.:.,. 1:3; .\lurc.r Cl1rina/u.r.; l 'c•t,11:'l:1!, l \º, pi. ¡¡, f. !)ü; Du. l :<'l\':m, 1\, \ 1 l. 10:J: .l.'11rc·.r 1m(i1¡u11~ ; :\Iont::. .; u, p. ;,:i!I. ~lwl~ ~troug; s¡iir\! turr,•tt-,l, <"On~i sün;; of ~('v,·n ,·olutions, the ("('tHrc of -.·ach r iiin;; m.o a siro~:~, ,uu\ubt t'i\, CJ.rin;,11.'tl r:,!¡;,•, :-.ull :,l) cl ("cply cli\·i,h~tl hv thc ,~tar'-'; bo,ly ::.n,1 sp:r'-' \\ ith ,,i\h·, u1:.!ul:1ti11;;, tl•~pr.·.-:tr\l, 1011:;:itudin:,I nLs ¡ c~•.HS,•.1 hy waH•d, spiul stri.c; npcrlurc O\':il, t erminating in a long can:i.l; oulC'r lip e\·cn cxccpt whcro the rid:;cs termin:i.te ; inner Jip smuoth; insi<lc li\·icl \\hite; cxtcrnal colour palc browu. J.cngth threo iuchcs 0111I :i. hal í. Fin-s. :Jl, 32, atHl 33, are supposc<l by Cnptain Laskcy lo be thc young oí this shcll~ lle says he fouml it on thc coast ne.ir DunU:ir. \\'e do nol think th:i.t it a.grcrs with thc F. carinalus. S.iid to be fouud in Scotland, but. wc consiclcr this vcry doubtíul :as a Dritislt spccies. 33. F. corncus, pl. YI, f. i aud 9.-1:irst Ed., pi. 47, f. i :t.ml !) ; Jllr,re.r cur• 11cus; l\lontagu, p. 258 ¡ Dononn, I [, pi. 38; P cnnant, 1V, pi. iG, f. !)9. Shcll strong, fusiform; spire consisting oí SC\'en tapcring, wcll <lefincd \'olutions; with dist:1.nt s¡iiral strire, :md slightly wrinklcd longitudinally; :i.perlurc ohloñg•o\'al, tcrminating in a loug somcwhat obliquc c:inal; with a fcw tr:ms\'crsc wrinklcs :1.t th1i: poinl of thc beak behiml; outcr lip smooth; inncr lip bro.idly rcílccted on thc colu- mclla ¡ lirn shells : i.rc usually co\·cred with a brown epidermis, bcncath which th,•y are whitc. Lcugth threc inches; bre.:i<lth onc inch . o.ml a quartt'r. 1:igs. 11 an<l 12 rcprescnt a '\'3riety, with the spirc, \Jody, o.nJ canal shortcr; tl1c wholo shcll of grc:iter proportion:i.1 breadth th.111 usual, and with thc st rhc mucl1 closer :'lnd more regular; mcasuring two inches anJ an cighth iu lcugth, .11HI an iuch in brc,uhh. lt. was found al $('aton, Nortlnunbcrl:1.n<l, by \Valtcr C. 'l're,·clya.1, Esq. an<l is in thc Cabinct of Sir John 'frc,·cly:an, JJ:1rt. al \\':illiugton. Thc 1: cor11cus is plcntiful on thc No rthumbcrl:i.nd :i.nd Yorkshin• coasts, Ess(•X. thc Irish sea, and Frith of Forth. 34. F . !J!JTÍHrt$, pJ. V, f. 12-13.-1:irst EJ., pl. •JS, r. 1!!•13; l\lont;igu, Sap. p. JiO; i\Io.rtini, IV, pi. 128, f. 1231-1232. Shcll strong, short, conic, cOn!-iclcr:1.l,ly tumid; spirc consisting of thrcc volutions. <'a::h covered with thrcc rows of tubcrcles; 011 thc botly thcrc :irc eight rows of tu• bcrrlcs ¡ colour d :i.rk c·hcstnut Urown. Lcn:;th scarccly a quarter of :i.n inch ¡ hrcadti1 ouc-righth. Fouml al :Nuu':; lsland by Captain Laskey. 35. F. m;11utus, pi. V, í . 18 ami 2-1.-First Etl., pi. -18, f. 18 and 2·L Shcll snt,.fusiíorm ¡ spirc r.hort, consistin~ of fivc short, 1 ounclcd, and Jc,'ply cli• ,-itl~d \'olutions, tcrmin:ilin:; in an obtusc apex; bocly nearJy four times the lcugth of the spire in front, obliqucly dcprcsscd abo\'c, from whcncc it taper:¡ to its Lasc; tht: body :?1111 two lowc-r \'olut ions of thc spirc pto\'itlc<l wi th fourte('n longitudinal, s lron~ ribs, which suddc11ly dl•clinc tow.irds thc suture; thosc of thc bocly are thickc!tt :i.t top, am\ g radually bcromc 1hinncr as thcy tlcsc-cnd to thc base bchi ncl, but unly r eacl, th<' nnlcr or 111i1ltllc of tl1c :>.p<'rture in fronl; !he wholc shcll CO\'erctl wi1h "\'t•n· fin e spiral slri.c ¡ apcrture oblong, cncling in a short widc c-an:i.1; outcr lip th'.11·, smooth, continuou:i:, abrupt ly rising- from thc hotly aho\'c ¡ inner lip slightly rcficcted on thc columdla; colour palo chcslnut, with a bro:t1l 1 rcclclish brown, tr.insvcnc bantl on thc c~nlrc of the hody, thc dq>rcssion on the uppcr p:trt. of thc boJy, ancl 1111: top : i.nd Uottom oí t :i.ch rnlution with a fillct of thc s:unc colour. ,ve cliscO\'crc<l th i:, spccics in Lough Suang:fonl, lrclancl.-lt. is in Lncly Jarclinc•~ Cahind. Gi,::,;us 13.-PL1wno-ro~1A.-La111arclt. Shcll turrctcd or fusiform, 1crmi11alcd bclow by a strniglit canal, more or lcss long; apcrturc with a lissurc or nolch at thc uppcr part. 1. 1'. $i,wosa, pl. ,·, f. . :o.-First Ed., pi. •IS. f. ·iO; .lfttrl .t: :.iuuos11s; p. 26,J, pl. !\ f. 8 ¡ i\Iatou :111:l Hada•:, in Linu. Trans., \ ' lll, p. 143. Shcll strong, thick, wh it,·; six l:>11;.:itudi11al 1 ~l i~htly rais,·11 ,·olutions, taperin::; to a fin<' poinl i with sc,·cn strong-, t.·lt•\·~tcd, :'lrcu~ti...,l ribs, wliich do 11ot quit<' cxtcrnl to the upper part of the volut icms, in C;?.ch, Sí.'}:aratc tl only \,y a fine thn.•ad•ltkc Jine; 1:1c .,.,h:"lle shcll fincly antl rc•gubrly spirally stri.itcd, less conspicuous on the rib~. l,ut well definetl in the intcrsticcs hctwcen thcm ¡ apcrturc ulJlong•O\':il, n:i.rrow ¡ C'"anal shorl, g rcatly contr:ictcd ¡ outer lip s111001h 1 sligh t ly thickencd t,y a ril.,, :~11cl \,ith ;, dccp sinus at its uppcr a11rl1•; pillar l ip rq1licatccl on the colum~•lb. Lt.•n¡;th thrc<' quarlcrs of 311 iuch ¡ bn.•a,hh a <¡uarh·r. FomHI al \\·1!y111outh. \'cry ra.r,•. 2. l'. rcticulata, p1. \', í. 2n.:JO.-First Etl., pi. ·18, r. :!!J.:JO. Shell sub-fusiform i spirC' t urrct,.·tl, c·oa!-th tin:; (,lf iour dccply dcfinc,l \·olutiou~. al,ruplly t~pt':·i11:: to.ª c;h:'lrp n.p;:,x; ,,ith from fourtccn to l'ig:htcl'll Jou;.di u,lii::i.l. clos,••~ct ni,~, t·:.t(•n,lm;..: frum thc apc-x to 1hc \'Cntcr in front, but to ncarh' ihc ua~r in f<'3r; wholc ~hdl cros1:.cd by strong spiral striól', gi,·iug it a rt•ticnbt 1 :,l :ippl·::r- :Lllcl'; ~¡ 1crtun.• ol:l011;..:, 11arr~wc1l. :'lt c,1ch c:ttrcmit~·• :'lntl t.·mliu;:; ¡ 11 a ,·l•ry !>hurt c;uial ¡ oulcr lip sharp :lt thc m:ir:.;111, ~hghtly inllcct(•tl , :m,1 \\ith a sim,s at it~ n11¡1t•r a:,.. ; ~. . pillar lip smooth; inn~r hp rathcr broalll~· n•lll·ct•:11 0 11 1h,.• t·olurnclb; ~o!our ~1:t'~ browu. Lcngt h 3. <1uarlcr oían inda; Lr,•:i,h!i an ,·i:;: lith. Fomul at (:rct·uoc!~, 1,,. Stcwart Kt·r, E:q. · G1;:,;us l -l.-CEn1-r111 r~1.-B,-11g11icrc. Shcll turrctctl; apcrturc oblong, ohlir¡ur., lcnninated al tite ha"'<' hy a short, truncated, rccurl'cd canal, without a 11otch; thc ont, ·:· lip with a g1·ool'c at its uppcr l'Xtrc111i1y; n¡,crtur<' ¡,roridc,1 with a horny opcrculnn,.