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

INVOl.tJTI::. ] J\IOLLUSCA. 9 S11bdivisio11 1.-Vo/11/io11s dulral. l. C. ro.(tatum, p1. V, f. !W.-Firsl Ed., pi. •18, f. 2G; Strombus costat,u ; ~lonta~u, \l· 25!",; I\l:lton :m<l lbc\.ct , in Linn. Tr:rns., Ylll, p. 1-12 ; Dono,·;m, p1. !l-1 ; C,·ritl,ium costatmn; Flcming, Jlrit. An. , p. ar,7. Shd\ sh•11tll'r, l;\pl'ring from tl,c b.lsc to thc ;,pcx ¡ k\\'ing tenor clc\"Cn \"Olutions pro,·itll'tl ,, ith 11nml'rons fin<', do5C•Scl rib~ ¡ :m clc,·n.tcll spiral linc scp:ir:i.ting thc ,·olntion'-, :in,\ brcoming doublc at. t hc base oí thc shcll, :uu\ losl in thc upprr p3.rl ; aprrlurc !-uborbin1lar ¡ outcr lip a littlc expamlr d; iuncr Jip smooth, cndin::; in a ~uh-c:rn:il i colour llark rcdtlish brown, or dccp chcstnut. Lcngth nthcr lcss th:m h;\lí :m i1wh. 1 7 oum.l on thc coast oí Cornw:ill, anc\ J\lilton S:m<ls, Dcvonshirc. Harl', 2. C. minutmn, ¡, \. V, r. 27.-First E<l., pl. ~is, f. 27 ¡ Strombu.s turboformis; :\Iont:\g\1, Sup, \>- 110, pi. 30, f. 7 ; Ctrithium turbiformc; Flcming , Drit. An., \'· 3~7- Shl'll ~1cnllcr; wilh sc,·cn flo.tlcncd, ribbc<l, wcll <lcíinc<l ,·olulions, tapcring from the b:lsc t o thc :ipcx, which is obtusc ; base smooth; :'lpcrturc suborbicul:ir, cnding in :i ,·cry shorl c:m:\l; outcr lip a littlc thickcncJ. :i.t thc margin; colour p31c ruíous hrown; mouth ne:u·ly wh itr. Lcngth r:ithcr more th:m aquartcr of an inch, brcadth :\t thc h:\sc onc..third its lcngth. Found on thc shorcs of Nun 1 s 1$1:ind in tbc He• bri<lcs, by Coptoin Loskcy. This is not thc young of C. co.statum. 3. C. t11bcrc11lat11m.-i,1uu:r tubercularis.-l\Iontagu, p. 2i0 ; :md Sup. p. 11G; 1\foton am.\ Ilackct , Linn. Tr:u19., VIII, r• 150; T ercbra tuberculari.s; Flcm• in~. Brit. An., \>· 3•i6. ShcU with n inc or t en ,·olutions, taprring írom thc base to a pointcd apcx, scp;i• ratcd only by a slight dcprcssion, cach \'Olutit>n p rovidcd with th rcc r ows of equal. sizcd t ubcrclcs ; :ipcrlurc sma.11, O\'al, cn<ling in a canal, somcwhat. incloscd by thc columt•H:i turning inward; colour chcstnut br own. Lcng th a qu:u-tcr of :in inch. Foum\ sparingly at thc mouth of the rl\·cr .Aun , Dc\'onshirc, Sandwich, :,,nd Dunbar. 4. C. fuscat"m, ¡11. V, f. G7. - 1'1urc.r fi,scutus.-1\lont:igu, p. 269 ¡ Tr,rLo tu• btrculata ; P ~nnant, pl. 82, f. 11 l ; • Ttrtbra .fuscata; Flcming, Dril. An., p. 346 . Shc11 tubcr culatc. with t en or t.wch·c volutions, tapcrin:; írom thc base to :,,n :,,cutc apc~ ; thr cc or four ser ies oí crcnulatc<l spiral str iil?, bctwccn thc tubcrcu13.tcd , piral ridgcs ; apcrlurc small, O\'al, cnJing in :i slight C:\nal; base spir:>.lly stria.tc; colour ycllO\t"ÍSh brown. Lcngth a.bout an inch and a l1alf. Found al "'cymouth, and coa..st of Northumberb nd. Vcry nrc. 5. C. rcticulatum, pl. V, f. 63.-First Ed. , pl. 48 , f. 63; i,Iurc:r rclic11/ut11s; l\(ontagu, p . 272; l\faton a.nd Rackct, L inn. Tr.ins., VII I , p. 150; Strombifor• wi.s rcliculus; Da Costa, p. 117, pi. 8, f. 3 j T crcbra rcticulata; Flcming, Drit. An.• p. 346. ShcH slrong, slendcr, tapC'ring from thc baso to thc :ipcx, which termina.tes in :i .,cry fine point; clc,·en or tweh·c \'Olutions, cach furnisht'd with four spiral ridgcs, intr.rsect r d by narrow íurrows, running :1 littlc oblíquc, proc\ucing :1 strongly r cticu• b.tcd appearancc o\'Cr t hc wholc shcll; \'Olutions separatetl by a sma.ll suture; 3pcr- turc O\'al, ans;ulated :ibo\'C, cnding br.low in :i little contractcd, slight canal; outcr 1íp thin, !'Omcwhat ind<'ntcd by thr spin\ ridges; pillar lip r cplicatcd; base not rcti- culatcd ; colour rufous brown. Lcngtll lh·c•cighths of an inch, breadtl1 r3ther more than onc•cighth. Common on thc coast. oí Cornwall, p1cnti íu\ in Falmouth h.1.rbour, 3nd on thc D~ -,onshirc, DorSctshirc, Krntish. and ,Vclsh co:lSts. G. C. minuti.ssinuw1.-i,fttre.T miuuti~·simus; l\lontagu, p. 2i3 ; Adams, L inn. Tuns., 111, p. 65 ¡ Turlon's Linné , IV, p. •160. S hcll with fi\·c spinl. slriated ,•olutions ; r ibs rcmotc ¡ beak closcd, A minute, c\cn:mt, 1nJ flclluch.1 shcll from thc coast. of Pcmbrokcshírc. \ve 6 i,·c thc abo,·c impcrfcctly dt.!scribcd spccics on thc authorit)' of Adams, as wc ha.\'c not E:ccn thc shrll. S11bdivisio11 ll.- lVilh /1,c vol11lio11s nf /1,c spirc rcvcrscd. 7. C. advcrsum, pi. V, f. 66.-Ccrithium tubcrc11lat11m.-Firsl Ed. , pi. 48, f. Gf;; 1,turr:r aclvcrs11s ; J\lontagu, p. 2il; Dono,·an, pl. 159; l\faton and Ra.ckct, L inn. Trans., '7111, p. 151; Flcming, Drit. An., p. 347. Shell tapcring from thc ba~c to thc apcx ; with ten or cle\·en imperícctly dcíincd, re\'crsed, t ubcrcula.t r tl \'Olutions, ending in a fine point; each \'Olution furnishc<l wilh thrcc series of tuberclcs, tl1e mitldle row smallcr than thc othcr s ; aperturc o,·al, tcrminating in :t str:i.it c:mal ; bas1! with two or thrcc smoolh spiral rid¡;cs; colour opaqu<', li¡;ht hair brown. Length threc•righths of an inch, somctimcs, though 13 rely, half an inch; b readth not quite onc•cighth. Found at ,vcymouth, í\nd sp3r- ingly on the Cornish :,.nd Dc\'onshirc co;iits. . ~ s. C. cauccllat11m, pi. V, í. G-1.-C. adccr.mm .- Firsl Ed., pi. 48 , í. G•I. Shell with eleven rcversetl, slis:htly dcfincd \'O)utions, t apering from thc base t o 311 obtusc a.pex; ca.ch volution pro\'ided with four r ows oí spiral, dcprcsscd tubcr- cles, producing a fine ca.nccllatcd appc:ira.ncc . Thcsc tubc~clcs d~ nol cxlcnd l~wer do~n than thc uppcr margin of lhc :ipcrlurc in fronl, and in a sptr:>.lly pu:tllcl d1rcc- t ion bchind ; a.perturc triangular, JlOinlrJ. bcneJ.th, ending }n n. eomprcsscd, closcJ, shorl cona\; colour raw umbcr brown. Found on thc :Norlhumbcrland coost al Jloly l sland. SECTIOlS II.-PHYTIPIIAGA- D cstitutc of a projccling syphon, an<l usually rcspiring by an orífice; provi<lc<l with jaws, ancl fcccling upon vcgctablcs ; shcll wi th thc apcrturc cntirc, ami without :rny notch or canal. GF.isus 15.- Tun111TELLA.-Lamarc/1. Shcll turrctc<l or conoid, with thc apcrturc rounclc<l or oblong, nol cxpancling, and thc margin disunit cd. 1. 1". tcrcbra, pi. \"111, í. 56.-First EJ., pi. 51 , í . 5G ; L,morck, VII, P: :,G ¡ 1'urbo tcrcl,ra; l\ font;igu, p. 293; Dono,·an, I, ¡11. 22, f. 2; P cnn:int, I V, pi. 8 1, f. 113; Flcming, Drit. An., p. 302. Shell exlremcly tapcr, grcatly clon;:;:atc,l, with from twch·c to si:\t ccn wcll round- cd :i.n<l decply dh·itlcd \'olut ions, tcrminating in :m :icutc 3pcx; thrcc spinl, sh.irp, cle\'3.tcd r i 1 lncs tra\·ersc thc shcll from thc low<'r m3rgin of thc bo1\y t o thc :1prx, in thc middl~ of thr volutions, thc centre onc b<'ing most raisctl; the wholc shcll is coTcrcd with numcrous closc•sct, spinl stria.·, cr o~scd by cxtr cmcly minute, ,·cr) thick•sct, longilu<linal, \\'3\'Cd striro, ho.rdly pcrcrptihlc without the ni,! of 3. lcns; colour light btown, rcddish hrown, or somctimcs cloudctl ; arerturc orbicular; ouler lip t hin, but not continuous; base nattcncd, conc<'utrico.Hy wrinklcd, 3nd stria.l<'. Lcngth yarying from 3n inch n.nd 3. ha.lf t o to,·o inchcs, br~3thh oí base frnm tl~r rc and a. ha.lf to fi\'e•ei,.,hths oían inch. lnh3.bits thc Dc\·onsh1r<', \ Vdsh, i\lrmx, trish, Norlhumberland, n:d Durha.m coa.sts, :md is not. unt.!on11non in thc l;-rith of Forth, ,nd othor ports oí Scotlond. 2. T. mfoor, pi. VIII, f. 57•58.-First Ecl., pl. 5 1, f. 57-58. Shel\ a.cutc; with fiftccn well <lcfincd, roundctl , somcwh.it short. ,·olutions, bpcr- ing to a sh3rp point , conrcd wilh ,·cry fin e, rcguhr, spir:\1 striro i npC'rluro sub• r otund; oulcr 1ip thin. Lcng th thrcc.eighths oí an inch, brl':ulth not 311 inch. Found on tho co.ut of T cnby, \V:i.lcs, by Gcorgc Lyons, Esq. , 1'cnby, nml in his Cabiuot. GENtJS l6.-P11ASIANELLA.-La111ar c ll. Shcll oval or conical, solid; apcrlurc cntirc, oval, longcr than broacl, the margin disunitcd abovc ; oulcr lip acule al thc cclgc, and nol rcflectcd; columclla smoolh, attcnuatcd wilh a slight sa- licnl angle at thc base, ancl a calcarcous or horny opcrculnm. J. P. p111lus, pi. X, í. 42.-Fir>t. E,I. , pi. 4G, í. •12; Turbo 1rnll11,; i\lonlng,1, p. 3 19 ; Dono,·a.n, I, pl. 2, f. 2. G; 1'urlm ¡,ictu.s; Da Cost3. 1 p. 103, pi. 8, f. J . :) ; Cingulu ¡mi/a ; Flcming, Drit. An., p. 308. Shcll with four or Íl\' C' wcll•rountlccl, smooth, g1ossy \'olutions; tho l,ody l:ugc, bcing as long as thc spirc ; apcx r:1ther obtusc ; apcrturc suborbicu13r, larg<', nnd in o\d shells srrutling on the columclla. ¡ colour cxtrcmcly varinblc, more or lcss strc:ikcd :,,nd spotted ,, ilh pink or purplc, wilh d:,,r k undul:ttc11 lincs; ar flcsh•colourcd spotted with whitc; sometimc, purplish•brown witl, whitc spob. J\lonlt\gu meo• t ions a ,·ariely which is \'cry fincly linr.itcd, and h:l\'ing thc nppear:mcc oí beini atri- atct :uul othcrs with bro3d lincs, intcrsecl ecl with intrrruptcd b:inds. Lcnglh thrcc-cighths oí on inch, brcadth hnlí its lcngth. Thc.foot of the animal is furnishcd wilh a slrong, thick, very convex nnd glossy opcrculum. Nol uncommon on thc coosls oí Whit54nd Ilay •nd Folmouth, Corn.voll ; •l Mil- ton S:inds :111d llfracomb, De\'onshirc; al " ' rymouth, Dorsctshirc; nnd Porhna.r- nock, lrcl:Lnd. 2. P . vinctrcs, pi. X, í. 46.-Firsl Ed., pi. •16, í. 4G; Turbo tinclu,; llfont,gu, p . 30i; J\loton and R,ckct, Linn. Trans. , VIII, p. 167. Shcll conic, ,,iLh six rounclc<l, smooth, sub•pcllucid, horn•eolourcd volutions; tbc úody pro\'i<lcd with four or fivc Furplish•brown, or chestnut-colourct\ ba.nds; a broad spa.ce dl\·idcs thc thrce lower and upper ones; thc sccond ::md t\1ird volutions ot the spirc ha,·ing only two zoncs; 3pcx sma.11, somcwh3l oblusC'; npcr lurc 1uborbicul:ir ; oulC'r lip ,·ery thin ; inncr lip thick, with o. n3rrow chanucl, which terminales in a !mnll umbilicus. Lcngth somcwhQ.t more th.in threc.cighths of :m inch; brcadth a qu:u-tcr. This s:pccics is subject t o \'arict)', both in the colour :mJ. disposition ot tho bnnd,; somct imcs it is of o. pale horn•colour, wilh thc zones very faint; at otbcr lime, thcy are ,·cry distinet. lt is somctimcs c.>níoundc,l wilh thc P. canc,/i1, but ma.y at. once be distinguished by the canal of this spctics bcing much longcr, o.nd also by iu um. bilicu!=, as wcll 35 the sul,:mgul:itcd form of thc npcrlure. lnhabits tho north and south coasts of Dc\'onshire, thc Yurkshirc, Northumbcrland, o.nd castcrn col.Sta oí l rcland, .ind is eommon in thc Frith of Forth; usua.lly adhcring to Alsre. 3. P. cana/is, pi. X, í. 48.-First Ecl., pi. 4G, r. 48; 1•urbo canalú; llfontagu, p. 309, pi. 12, í. 11 ; lllaton ,nd Rockct, Linn. Trans., VIII, p. 220. Shell conic, with fh•c smooth, rounderl, pcllucid, horn.e:olourcd \'Olutions; thr. body onc bcing longcr than the spirr; apex pointed; a.perture suborbicular, suba.ngulatcd, with thc outcr lip cxlrcmcly thin; pill,r lip broadly rcflcctcd on thc columclla, and ~1rovidcd with :L channe!, terminating in an umbilicus. Lensth thrce•eighths oí o.n mch, brcadth ncl ha\f 1ts lcngth. Found ol Soulhamplon, and the coo.st of Tcnby, Wolrs.