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

!S\'OLUTB.] l\1OLLUSCA. 15 du~cd, and . conside~abl~ inflated rnlntions, well dcfined by the line o f thc sntnrc, ,md end11w m :m acutc apcx • <pire J 1 1 b thinl the lrnnth of 1 . '. . '' . •. . . ong; . 'º' y a out o11c- "' . '. 1 e s¡mc , ,,pcrlurc scnnovalc, shghtly contractcd aho\'c ; outcr hp tlun, smooth ; pillar lip narrowll' rcflPclcd on thc columella... Lcngth a littlc more than a tcnth of an i:,th; brcad1h about ª, fo'.nth ot 11s lcngth. Found at Dunbar, by General Bingham. In his Ca\nnet.. \:l. P. 11r11lissi11111s, pi. IX, f. 31l.-First Ed., pi. 50, f. 36. Shdl whitc, with eight somcwhat inflatcd, wel\ di,·ide,I \'olutions, tapcrm? abr_uptly t o a fine point; spirally strinted; aperture semio\'alc; 011t<;1· hp a (tttle thickencd; inncr \ip slightly rcflectcd 011 thc columella, bclund wluch is a small subumbilicns. Lcn¡;th a tcnth of an inch ; hrc:ulth onc-third its lcngth . Fo,nal 011 Bclton Sands, ncar Dunbar, by General Bingham. and in his Cabinct. . 14. 1'. L111n11rrl.ii, pi. IX, f. 39.-First Ed., pi. 50, f. 39. Shel\ whitc, ¡;lossy, turretcd, and tapering gradually to an obtusc apex ; s ix rnlutions, scparalecl by a thrcad-likc linc in the suture ; thc body arnl threc lower oncs with fhe closc-set, longitudinal ribs ; aper- tnre subo\'a\ ; outer lip smooth, C\'en; pillar lip slightly reflccted 011 thc columclla, behind which is a \'ery small subumbilicus. Length an cighth of an inch ; breadth nota third of ils length. Found at Bel ton Sands, by Gcnerul flinghnm. nnd in his Cabinet. 15. P. 11itidissim11s, pi. I X, f. 54.-Pyramis 11ilidissim11s, First Ed., pi. 50, f. 54 ; 'l'urbo 11ititlissim11s, Montagu, p. 299, pi. 12, f. 1 ¡ l\Inton and Rackct, Linn. Trans., VIII, p. l i 5; Turrilella 11itidissima, Fleming, Brit. An., p. 304- Shcll smooth, pellucid, white, ·with nine extrcmely slcnder, greatly rniscd, nnd much roundcd volutions, tcrminating in an obtusc apcx, with a deep suture¡ aperture suborhicular; outer lip thin; inner lip slightly re- flecte,\ o n the colnmella. Length one-cighth of an inch. 16. P. lnclc11s, pi. IX, f. 58.-I'irst Ed., pi. 50, f. 5S. Shell white, subfusiform, consisting of ten nbruptly tapering volutions, terminating in an acule apex, nml wcll dcfinecl by the line of the suture; body venlricosc, nenrly ec¡nnl to the length of the spirc; thc whole shell furnished with numerous, clepresscd, not \'ery distinct, longituuinal ribs; aperture subrotund ¡ onter lip thin, produced; pillar lip \'ery slightly re- flected 011 the colnmella. Length an cighth of an illch; brendth not quite half its length. l found this species al flclton Sands, nenr Dun- bar- 17. P. spiro/i1111s, pi. IX, f. 6G.-First Ed., pi. 50, f. 66. Shell white, abruptly tnpering, with sevcn dccply didcled, somcwhnt triangular volutions, with a subcarina ncar thc lowcr margin of cach, from whence they suddcnly oblic¡ue townrds the suture; providcd with about fourtcen rathcr strong, longitudinal ribs, and the,e nre crossed by numcrous, rather wide, spiral strirc, giving the shcll a cancellatecl nppear- ance; nperture subo\'al, slightly contracted abo ve; outer lip thin; pillar lip reflected on the columella. Length somewlrnt more than an cighth of an inch ; brendth about half its lcngth. I found this intcresting species on the bench at St Cyrus, Kincardineshi re, immediatcly undcr Kirksidc Housc, the sent of l\Injor-Gcneral Sir Joseph Strntton. 18. P. vitlnt11s, pi. VIII, f. 29.-First Ecl., pi. 5 1, f. 29. Shell cream-white, smooth. shining, consisting of ninc well-roundcd, not very decply-di rided volutions, abrnptly tapering to an acule npex ¡ cach volution furnished with n broncl, yellowish-browtl hand in its centre, with two narrow· lines of the snme colour abo,·e it ; the bocly pro\'icled with two broacl bands, the onc in its centre, ami the othcr 011 ils base, parallcl with the outer lip; bctwecn thesc there is a ,·cry narrow line of the same colour, nncl two above the superior band; aperture oblong- orntc, n little contracted both nbo\'e and bclow; outer lip thin, not con- tinuous above ; pillar lip slightly rcflected on the columella. Length somewhat more than an cighth of an inch; brcadth nbout n third of its length. This elegant and bcnutiful species wns disco\'ercd by Gcn~ral I3ingham on I3elton Sands, ncar Dunbar, nnd we ha\'e since found it in thc samc looality. 19. P. lrw1cat11s, pi. VJIT, f. 31.-First Ed., pi. 50, f. 31 ; T11rbo tr1wcalus, l\Iontagu, p. 300, pi. 10, f. i ; 'l'urrilclla lnmcala, Flcming, I3rit. An., p. 303; T11rho 11itid11t, Adnms, Linn. Trnns. , III, p. G5. Shell cylindricnl, smooth, glossy, pellucid, horn-culoured; consisting of four lengthcncd, considcrably raised volutions, deeply clividecl by thc Iine of tlie suture, terminnting in a truncatcd npex ; the whole shell co- verecl with strong longitudinal strirc; apertnre O\'ate ¡ outer lip thin ; pillar Jip much reflectecl on the columella. Length two-tcnths of nn inch; breaclth onc-third i1s lenglh. Found on the shorc nt Southampton nnd Plymouth, in both of which localicies it is not uncommon; it has nlso bccn sparingly mct with on thc Dcvoushire coast, and nt ,vcymouth, Dorsctshi re. 20. P. ci11gi/111s, pi. IX, f. i3.-First Ed., pi. 50, f. i3; Turbo ci11gil- /11s, l\Io111agu, p. 328, pi. 12, f. ¡ ¡ l\Iaton a1lC1 Rackct, Linn. Traus., YI II, p. 165; Ci11g11/a ci11gill11, Flcming, I3rit. An., p. 309. Shcll conical, subpcllucid, with six well-roundecl \'Olntions, abruptly tapcr- ing to a modcratcly pointed apcx; body n fifth part longcr than thc spire, usually with s ix altcrnating bands of horn-colour :md chestnut; somctimcs thcy are purple, or purp\ish-brown mu! white altcrnatcl\'; ,·olntions of thc spire with only two b:mds, frcc¡ucntly bccoming ohsolcte at the tip, which is u11ifor111ly brown ; thc wholc shcll with obscnre spiral stri:I), which are ,·ery conspicuons at t he hase ; apcrture suho\'al, a littlc contrnctccl above; outcr lip thin ; inner lip rcflected 011 the colnmclln. Length an cighth of an inch; brcaclth more than a third of its lcngth. Found nt Plymouth, a1lCI Salcomb flny, Dc,·onshire, the Frith of Forlh, nt Dunbnr, Dublin nay, ancl Portmarnock, lrelancl. 2 1. P. si111ilim11s.-T11rho similimus, pi. IX, f. 83; l\lontngu, Sup. p. 136; Laskcy, ,vern~ri:m l\Icmoirs, I, p. 406, pi. 8 , f. 15. " Shell slender, white, with cight or nine \'olutions, furni shcd with fourtecn ribs, or elernted slri:I); thcse stand strnight in the line of the shcll; apex pointed; base dcstitutc of stri,c; apcrturc s11born1e. Lcngth three-eighths of an inch. " This has much thc habit of Turbo (Pyramis) ch-g1111 lissi11111s, but is not so slcnclcr, the ribs are less numerous, ancl consec¡ncntly more distan!, thc sulci or depressions being lnrgcr tltan thc clcrntions. Thosc who hu\'C an opporlunity of compnring these t wo shclls will nlso observe that the ribs in P. clcga11tissi11111s do not run st raight, but oblic¡ue to thc right, are not so much arched, and are largcr thnn the inlcrstices. DiscorNccl by Cnp- tain Laskcy to inhabit the shorcs of the lsland of Jura."- il1011/ag11. ÜENUS XIX.-Tunoo.-LtNN.mus. Shell conoid, or sub-tuniculate<l ; apcrturc cntirc, round ; mar- gin of the outer lip disunitcd; columC'lla nrcnalcLI, deprcsscd, but not truncated at thc base ; npcrturc providcd wi t h a tcstnceous operculum. Subdi·vision I ......a.Deslitute o/an Umb ilicus. J. T. littorc11s, pi. X, figs. 1, 2 , 3, 4, 5, 6, i, 8, !J.-First Ed., pi. 46, figs . 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, í , 8, 9 ¡ Linnrcns, Systema Naturrc, JI, p. 1232 ; Donobn, I, pl. 33, f. 1, 2 ¡ l\Ionlagn, p. 301 ¡ Da Costa, p. 98, pi. 6, f. 1-1; Brown, Ency. Brit. , VI, p. •123 ¡ Flcming, Brit. An. , p. 298; Brown, Vlernerian l\Icmoirs, JI, p. 521 ¡ l\lnton nnd Hackct, Linn. T runs., VIII, p. 15b, pi. 4, !igs. 8, !J, 10, 11. Shell \'ery thick, subo\'ul; the body lnrgc in proportion to t he spire, which consists of four or five slightly raiscd volutions, separntcd by a Yery fine suture, and cnding in a somewhnt obtusc npex ¡ aperturc suhor- bicnlar; outer lip rnther thin, a little reflected in full-grown shells; pillar lip whitc, broad, and thickencd nt thc edge; thc whole shell thickly co- nred with strong, irregular, spirnl strim, with numcrons lincs of growth, producing a somewhat undulnted appenrnncc in the strirc¡ colour rnsset ycllowish-brown, or drab, with transverse spi ral bands of blnck, or pur: plish-brown '. somctimes it is <'ntircly of a rich ornnge, or nppronching to scnrlet, nnd m others these colours hnvc zones of blnck. Length vnry- ing from an inch to an inch nnd fi\'e-eighths ¡ hreadth from six-eighths to nn inch ancl a qunrtcr. Founcl on almost ali the British nnd Irish consts betwixt high nnd low-water-mark. ' This specics is subjcct to , ·ery grent variety in form, colour, nnd mnrk'- ings, ns may be sccn by our diflcrcnt rcprcscntntions; thc strim in some are numcrous and smnll, othcrs are dccply sulcatccl, ,vith shnrp ridgcs, nnd n little rcflcxed. In adults the strirc bccome less distinct'. This shell is well known in ali the towns on the const, by the namc of Periwinkle, and is sold by measure as an articlc of foocl. 2. T . ,·11dis, pi. X, figs. 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, and 25.-First Ed., pi. 46, figs. 1 O, 11, 12, 13, 14, nncl 25; DonoYan, I, p. 33, f. 3; Mnton and R~cket, Linn. Trnns., VIII, p. 159, pi. 4, figs . 12, 13; Brown, Ency. Brit. , VI, p. 453; l\lontagu, p . 304; Brown, W'crncriun Mcmoirs II 521; Flcming, I3rit. An., p. 29S. • • p. Shell thick, strong, bocly largc, spirc short, somewhat dcpressed d consisting of four moderntely rounded and wcll-dcfinccl Yolutions: ::r~