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

:\JOLL USC.\. 11 . Shdl g-lu~:-y, with !'JC\' (.'U \',')lut io ns i thc bo11y :u:il lowt.'r vol uti 11 11 o f thc s pir,.• 11n:c h mt1a1~1l, th~ rcm:ü1~i11g- ,·o\ulio11s c'ill10utl1, :11,rnptly tn¡i,•riu:; to ;m acutc a¡,..-x; lo\\+.'r ,·ohtllon ° 1 _thc :-pu·c :uul hotl) with ,·h•vcn •tr1111ó lon;..:,it1Utinal rih ;, tho:-c oí t l1<1 ho,ly ~xtcudm;:: ahovc. a littlc way bcyo111l thc ~utun • vf 1J 11 , .:pin•, aml t,dow ouly r ..•ach1~1~ to ~\.,out th.• mitltllc úÍ th,· ,·cnh·r ¡ ;i¡,.:-rturc ~uhrntttuil; out ••r lip thick,·uctl hy a nh lwlmul i pillar lip bruadly n•l\l.',·tc,I 0 11 th,• ,·olumdb; shdl "' ,t pal c íuscous hrmn,. I.cu ~th ::11 cighth a111l a hall of an inch; Lrcadth nol half ib lcng1h. I fouml this ,:lq~:mt littlc :-ht.'ll at Port :-;,•:1!o11, Frith of Furth. v. ll. l'llslula,pl. )X, f. i-L-l'!fJ"t!l::is,·11., lllll/S ; Fi1 :.t EtL, pi. ;;o, f. -;.1 i Turbu ,•,,~tatu~; a\lo11tag u, p. :31 1, pl. JO. f. li; i\latun ami Hack"-•t, L i1111. Traus. , \ ' I ll, P· lltt>; Turbo t· ras.rn .,;; A,lam'::. ~iicros. pi. J .J, f. :!O; C.:i119ulu CO$(t1ia; Fll'n\ing, füi1. An., p.·:io,,. ShcH s trun~, whitc. suhpl'lht<·id, glo~sy; with four ot fi\'t? co1n-cx ,·olutions, those o í thc spirc w,~11 th•tincd hy dtti liuc of lhc ::iutur1.•; íurnished with s troug, prornincnt, obliquc ril,s ; thc whulc shdl \'Cry fincly stri:i.t cJ tranS\'í'rsdy, most c1111spicuous l>e- twccn thc ril>~; a.pl 'x ohtusc ¡ aprrt urc s<'mio\'alc; outcr lip much cxp.mdcd, bor• ,lcn•tl by a st rong promi11c11t snlc:1. 1"-•tl rim. conccntrica\ly striatctl in thc tlcprcssion ¡ a ritlge ris,•~ al thc apcrt\1n• 1 ami rnns tr.ms \'t•r:;cly backwanls, thcn llcsccnds aml joins to tlit! m:,.r;.;:in of thc lip bchin1.l; thi s rii!J!e is bordere<l abo\'C by a linc slcndcr groo\·c whrrc thc longitutlinal riUs t<"rminatc. Thc 3perture, with its surruumling li¡H, 3j)- pcar~ tlistiuctly sq,ilratctl f1om th<' botly of thc shc\1. Length ::m cighth of au ineh; hreatlth about ::i. thinl oí ib: leng:th. Fonnd on thc co.ish of Sandwich, Dc,·onshir c, Dorsctshirc, Cornwall , a1ul thc Frith of Forth. 10. R. ca11clidu., pl. IX, f. i5.-Pyramis allms; First Ed., pi. 50, í. 75. Shcll st rong, glossy, whitc; with fü·c gcntly tapering slig:htly raisct\ \'Olntions cmlin~ in .in obtusc, smooth apcx ¡ thc wholc CO\'Cr<'tl with numerous closc-sct longitudinal ncarly straight ribs; body almost doul>lo t hc lcngth of thc spirc; apcrtur1.• scntio,·atc, slig:htly contract cd aUo,·c; outcr Hp a littlc thickenc<l; inncr lip nar row :i.bo \·e, but grath1a1ly wi1lening as it tlcsccmls. Lcngth an c:g:hth ami a half of :m inch; brcadth not <¡uite half its lcng:th. Found by me at Uchon Samls, near Dunbar. l l. ll. luctea, pi. IX, í . ii.-Pyr<1mis 11ide11s; Firsl EJ., pl. 50, f. i'i. Shcll strong, whitc, g:lossy, consi sting oí sc,·cn t:i.per ,·ery slightly r.\iscd ,·olutions, t erminating in a smooth rathcr obtusc apcx; l>ody and spirc of cqua1 length; thc wholc pro\'itlell with numerous c!ose.set longihu]iual sHghtly oUliquc ribs; aperturc scmio\'alc 1 obliquc, slightly contraclCll abO\'c; outl:'r lipa littlc lhickcne<l by a ril> bchiml; irmcr lip narrow abo\'c, a1tt\ cxp,rnding :is it tlescends. Lrngth ncarly a 11uutcr oi an inch ¡ bn•a.dth abont .\ third it~ lcng:th. F uund by me at Dunbar. l:!. ll. Dryercu, pi. IX, f. 78.-J>yrami:í Bryereus ; First Etl., pi. 50, f. 78 ; 7'urbo Drycrc:us; :\lo11t3gu 1 p. 313, pl. 15, f. 8 ; ~fa.ton and Ilackct, L inu. Tnns. , V Jll, p. 1i2. Shell stron;!, whitc, glossy, consistin:;- of six or se\·en slightly roundcd \'Olutions, well dcfinell by thc sut\&rc: pro\'itlcd ,,ith about se,·C'ntcen longitudinal somcwhat obliquc ribs, which are scarccly int crru¡1tcd by thc line of thc suture; aperturc o\·ate, slightly contract',!d abo,•e; outer lip struu,:;, thickcncd by a. rib behind; pillar lip tliick- C!,l bclow, smooth, ami slightly rcplicatc. Lcngth about a quarter oí :i.n inch; l>readth nol c¡uitc half its lcugth. foun<l at \\'cymouth, Dorsctshire, thc coasl of Coruwall, ~rnd not uncommon in thc Frith of 1:orth. 13. U. 7.ctlmulica, pi. IX, f. 79.-l'yramis Zcllmulicus.-First Ed., p1. t>O, f. 7D; T11l'bu Zcllamlicus; l\routagu, Linn. Trans., XI, p. 104, pi. J3, f. 3; C!Jclo- ~trcua Zetlwulic;a; Flc11ling, Dril. An., p. 312. Shell whit<-, somewhal turrcted; with Íl\'C vcry tumid volutions, fomishcd with spira.) ridges, which are dccussalt'd with )ong:itudin:i.1 ele\'ntcd strire, thal risc into sharp, angular tubcr clcs :i.t the points of <lccussation ; at the base of thc shcll thc spira.l clc\·ations .\re \"cry prominent, anti dcs titute oí s tri;c ¡ a¡1ex obtusC", aml ;C;:1nooth ; a11crturc scmiovatc; outer li1• much cxpandt'd, its m:i.rgin ornamentcJ with s11:irp, ele,·a.tc1l, triangular tul,erclcs, ami with a corrcsponding zigza:; groo\'C in its cl!nlrc; pill:i.r lip 11:i.rrow, bountlcd by a prominent rib, which thickt•ns gradu:i.lly as it desccml:-; abo\·c thi::1, is a. flat ~pace, wi th widc-sel longitudinal slri,.::, an<l this is surmuunted by a trans\'crsc rib, which riscs from the uppcr au;lc of Lhc outcr Hp. Lcngth not quite a quarlt'r oían inch; brea<lth two•thinls its lcu~th. Found on thc shorc! of thc Islc oí Noss in Zctlaml, by the Re\'. Dr Flcmini. I-J.. R. dcul ic;daia, pl. IX, f. 80.-'l'urbo rlcnticulatus.-1:i rst E1I., p1. 50, f. BO; )foutag u, p. 31t,; i\Ia.ton allll nacket, Linn. Trans., VIII, p. 213. Shcll conic, suhpcllncitl , whitc ; with si~ ,·olut ions 1 t erminating in :m obtusi!, smooth ~pcx ; t l1e wholc shell pro\'idcd with nine or ten stron;, somC'Wh'lt oblique, lon"itudinal rib~, th:it projecl al thc top of c:u·h ,·olution, fonning slrong in<lt'ntations; .,, lC~ture subo\·at c; outer lip broad, 1hickencll by a rib; pillar lip smooth, bro:ully r~flcclell 011 thc co\umclla, with onc or two s1nall t ubcrclcs nt the base, ;utjoini11;; the rib,. Lc-ngth not quite a qu'.lr tcr of :i.n inc!1; brcatl~h one•h:.lf its len:; th. Found a t \'leymou!h, Dorsetshirc; Cornwall, a111\ 111 tl~c Frilh of Fortl1al Dunbar. 1.i. Jl. cimc.1·, pi. \"111. f. 2 1•~2.- Firs t Ed., pi. f, I , f. 2 1.22: i\Iontagu, p. :JJ;j ; DonO\'an, I, pi. 2, f. ¡.¡; l\foton nnd lbcket, Linn. Trans. , Ylll, p. lG3; l' ' 1 gulu cimc:1:; Flcrn i11g, Brit. An., p. 305. 1 ~he11 whitc, thick ; with four \'Olutious cle('p!y cli\'~tlC'tl_ by the suture ; apex _oh• tase; thc wholc shcll cov('rc<I with \'Cry coars~, lo11g1tud111al nml_ transvcr~c ~trnc; ,rollucing dt~<'ply puncturctl i11tcrsticcs; apcrlurc subo,·J.1 ¡ outcr hp \'ery t l.111:k, cr_c- l 1 • 11 , 0111 1 1 ,•ith its edrrc stroll''"l)' scollopcll, protlucctl l>y tln• stnil! on 1ts 11atc< interna ) , • o o . ·11 1· 011 - n'·o\·c aml wi<lt•niug ns il dcsceud.;. l..(•ug th an l•1ghth oían b:ick ; pi ar 1p uarr u , iuch i lm:a1hh moro than half it s ll'noth. Fou1111 at Fal111ou1h, Cornwall ; south coa.H oí Drrnnshire; at Sandwid1, Kcnt; autl P or1m:iruuck. In~l:uul. 'l'hc rxtraordiuary thicknL'SS oí this shdl, for its sizf•, :i.t 0111·-.! tlistinguishcs it from ali ils COllOl'llOrs. lti. U. a,:uta, pi. IX, f. 23•2-L- l-,yrmuis lubit1sus.-Fir~t E<I., pl. 50 , f. 23•2-l. Shc-11 stroug, \'Cry ta;IC'r; consistiug of six lcng :hrnt·d, sliµ:htly rab,r d \'Olntions. tcr~ni11:i.tin:.; in an :i.cutc npex; \\'i th ten Ji..•prc:-scll, :,lightly 1 ldinc,I, longitmlinal ribs, \\·l11ch are lost ahout t l1c centre of thc body, cro, ~t•d l►y .\lmost impl!r,·,·ptiblo tran~• \'Crs<• stri~c, which is mosl visible bctwccn the ril,s ; ho,k a lit ti,· longcr th:u1 ti1t• ?pir-.!; apcrturc obliqu,:, semio,·atc, :i111l som1.•what ~t r:r.ight ~11 thc sidc 11cxt the c·oh1• mella; outer lip Hry broall, flattcncd, with a :,ligl1t g roow iu its c1.•nt1·c; pill;ir lip nar ro\\', L1•ngth an cig:hth anll a h alf of an i11d1 ~ hrr;.\lhh a liltlc moro thau a fourlh of its lcngth. Found at Dunl,."!.r by G,·ncral Bi11gham. l n his Cabinct . li. ll. Adumsii, pi. IX, f. 20.- First J::,l., pi. :°>0 , f. 20; '1'11rl,o Adm11sii ; 1\f.t- t on :111d llackct, L inn. Tr.::.ns., \"ll[, p. 10¡, ¡ Turtou's Br:l i::th Fauna, p. },:;.J: 'l"ltrbo t:lc.·f¡w1s; .-\d:ims, Linu. Tr:im., I II, pl. 13 , f. 31· 32. " Shcll 11cllucill ¡ with six spirally st1'i::.tll \'Oluüum, r cmotcly ribbcd; apcrll:r,· O\·al." Fouml on the coast of P~mbro:.....-shire. 18. R. py,·muidilla, pl. I X, f. G:3.-l'fll'W:lts p!Jrw11i,lillus.-First E,\., p!. r,1. t'. 63; lldü- dccussata; ;\!unt:igu, p. 3!. ID, pi. l b , f. ;, Shcll wl,ite; with eig-ht or ninc slightly rais,·ll \"olution~, l.\pt'ring to a poinlc,\ . apex; suture of thc spirc narro,,· ; tl1e ,, hule shdl cor,•n•tl with closc, lon~i• tudinal, somcwh:i.t obliquc stri;c, crossed by ...-x t r<"m<'ly minut e spiral s tria•, r;h·iu;; ita decussatc<l a¡1pcaraucc whcn examinctl through :i. s trong ll·ns ; n¡wrturc subo,·nl. oblique, contracted hoth abO\'C !lnd hdow, sta:ligh tish ou thc sillc ncxt. thc rolumcl• l:i; outer lip somewhat cxpamletl, n1hl slig:htly t hil·kcnrtl bchind; pillar lip a littl l.' replicatcd, aml \'cry n:irrow. l.cn :;th tli t'cc•trnths of :m iuch ; brcadlh about n tc111lt. Found at \Veymouth, Dorsetshir<', anti at Dunbar, F1it h oí Forth. 19. ll. carüwtula, pl. JX, f. t>i.-l,yn1mis ca,-iuatulus.-First Etl., pi. 50. f. üi; 1'urbo carüwtulu:;; Atlams on thc i\Jicrosco11e, 111. 1-t , f. I S ; \Valker, (. •l•I ~ l\lonta;u, p. 331, Shcll tapcr, carina.ted ; with scvcn volutions; apcrturc contr:i.clctl , mnrginatcll;. colour opaque whitc. Founcl al Sandwich; \'cry r:ire. · \\'e llil\'c ne\·cr met with this shclt, anJ ha\'o copicll the figure ami Uricr t\escrip• tion from "r alkcr. 20. J 0 l. semicostata, pl. IX, f. 1-2.-First Etl., vl. :JO, f. J •2 ¡ Turbo scmirv.,;. lllius; i\Iout:,.gu, p. 32ü, :i.111\ Sup. \l, 129 ; ~lalou aud Hat:keL, Linu. 'J'rans. , VII I, p. IG2; Chtgula semicostata; Flcmiug: 1 Ilrit. Au. 1 p. ~07. Shell \,hite, sl,ort, conic ; consisting oí four or Jh·c inflatcd volution,, wcll-dcfin('1\ by the suture, ami tcrminating in an ohtusc, smoulh np<'x; spirc nbout hn1f thl} length oí the body ; \'olutions wilh twch·c or thi rtccn longitudinal, somc\\·hnt ele• \' :i.tc< l ribs, which rcach only to the \'enter in front, : i.ud n littlc below tho mitltllo of tlw back bchind; bo<ly with fine 11carly obsolctc tr:ms\'crse st rire, \,·hiela cro! s th1~ r ibs ami bccome \'cry distinet ot the l('rmi11ntio11 of thc ribs 1 on<l co11linuo so to tho base of thc shell ; apcrture lnrgc, suborbicula1·; outer lip smooth, ami o littlo cx- p:i.ndctl; pillar lip slightly rcflcx\!<l; <:olumclla smooth. L eng:th n sixteenth of 011 inch; l>r ea<lth onc•l1alf its lcngth. Y:oun<l 0 11 thc south eoast of Dcvonshirc, ancl nt Dunbat". 'l'his shell may b<' mi::ttak{'u for thc Rissoa p arca, unles, nttcnlion is paid to tho bo,ly bciu¡; oul y ¡» rtially ribuc<l. 21. R. ¡mrr:u, pl. I X, f. 55-t>G.-Pyr«mis purvtts.-First E<l.; 7'urbo paruua ; 1\Iontng:u, p. 3 1 O; 1'11rbiJ laL'icus; Dono\'an, I II, pi. 90 ; Ci11911/a parva; F lcm• ing, Hrit. An., p. 30G. Shell strong, conie, subpcllucid; with four or fivc iomcwhat in.Oated ,•olut ions. wcll•tlcíin<.•<l by thc suture, lapcring to rothcr on obtusc npex; with from hYcl\"C, tu thirtecu s t roug, clc\'ale<l, longitu<linal r ibs ; npcrture sulJorUiculnr; outcr lip thick- cncd by a rib; })ilJ:ir lip nnrrow abo\·c, and thickcning ns i t <lcscends ; eolour \'ari- ous, somt'tiincs glossy whitc, nl others of a. dCLrk chcst nut, or palc rcddish..brown, nn<l somclimC's it is of a clccp-brown with whito ribs. Lcng:th nboul on oighth oí l\O inch; bn•adth more th:,.n halí i ls length. l nh:ll,it.s lhc sea a.t Cornw.ill, th o D i'\'On• shirc and Dor!ctshirc coasts, thc l~r ith of Forth, a.nd Cor k, Dublin Day, an<l Cáh ick.. fcrgus Day, lrcland. 22. R. $Cmistriata, pi. IX, f. 3.-Pyrami! s cmistriatus. - Firsl E<l. , pi. !,O. f. 3 ¡ 1'urbo scmistriatus; l\lont:igu, Sup. p. 13G; Ciugul<t scmistrfotu; F leming, llrit. An. , ¡,. 3 09• Shdl smooth, thick, conic, whitc; \\"ith fh·o modcrately r oundc<l volutions, wcll.. <lcfincd by thc suture ; spirc more than half tho lcngth of thc body; npcx 11 li ttl~ obtusc ; base of thc bo1ly, frou, thc junction of th c outer lip, with fino spiral 1'i l\·ia!, which is also thc c:isc with the uppcr ctlf;c, an<l lowcr puts of lhi:! volutions of thc spirc; this can h:i.r<lly be sccn wilhout thc nh\ or a lcns ; apcrtu rc subo,·at<', somc-- what contr:lcted abo,·e ¡ outcr lip t hin ¡ irmcr lip rcOcctctl on thc columollo., thicltcst in thu c~nlr',! ¡ gcnerally CO\'crcd with a fuscous epidermis, hcnca.th which are usu.. ally lwo series o í remotc p:ilc, or,mgc•colouretl spots. L ength an cighth oían inch . hreatlth half its length. Fouml on thc south Dc\·ousliirc eoast, a.nd a.t Dunb:ir, Fritl: of F orth. This shell m:iy be c:i.sily confoundell with R. fotrrrttJJia; but thc sh·i.c sufücient.t v <listiuguish it, ir examincd with a !en, . ·