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

[NYOLUTE.] 1\IOLLUSC:\. 17 üllC, 011 th,· h"'IY, ali of whiéí1 are int('rn·ill ..· ·1,1 • 1 \ · k 1 · • . · ) ' 1 s 1 e ; aperture s 11horh1- c11 m, t 111· ·,,,w, w11h111, h11t slnpi1w to ·1 thi 11 e 1 1 1· · \ r \ 11 1 " ' ( ge 0 11 1 IC OlllCr 1p · pil- ar 1p >ro:u )' r~I cck,1 on thc col11mella, with a luuuitmliual "roovc 'iu its ,·,•111n·, and ,,1<l111g 111 a11 \llnhil icus I <'ll"lh ... 1-~ . " ¡· · 1 · \ 1 • .~ o 1,11c,.1q11artcro a11111c1· hn•:tt l •. 1110m than half it s lcn"th Follll<I · ¡·· 1 1 11 b 1 ' ¡ . " · 111 ·a 1110111 1 · ar our t 1c , ..111 1 coast ut Dc\'onshirc ¡ianicnhrl)· •it S· ¡, 1 1 ' . , • , ,1 co111 >, at ow-wal<'r, attached 111 _ al~:c. . It is not uncommon in thc Frith of Fonh, and is to be mct wuh ,p:1111,~ly al Portmarnock, Irelaml. 1 : 'l'. X<'l'il{(ormis, ¡,l. X, f. 2-1.-Fir.'t Ed., 1,I. ,l(j, f. 2-1. _s wll ,irong, s ubconic, smooth; ~pire 1·cry s hort, bci11~ abo11t : 1 fuurth '.'I tl.',i lcn~th uf thc bo,ly, cou~isting of' lo11r wcll-rn1111<lcd rnlutions, rud- lllf 111 :m o~tusc apcx; hody lar~•·, t 11111id, cro»cd hy somc obscurc lines ol µ,r_owth , lts llppcr margin pro\'idccl wi lh a spiral ~ha11ow groo\'c, which ,·<>11l11111cs tl.'rou~ho11_t thc 1·ol11tio11s; apcrturc subrot11nd, dark purpti, h- ~>ro11:11 w1tl11n, p;ilc law11 colour within t he margin of thc ome1· lip, wh ich 1, th111, a1Hl not co11 ti11urn1s ; pillar lip glossy, white, or palc reddish-pur- plc,_ broadly rdlected on thc columclla, with a \'Cry slight snbumbilicus li,•hmd. L r 11g th ncarly five-eighths; brca<lth upwards of' thrcc-cinliths. "·e discovercd this spccirs, adhering to rocks below high-watcr:mark, IH'ar Downpatrick, Ireland, wherc it is very plc11tiful. ,ve at first mis- took it. for a variety of Nerita litloralis, t o which it bcars a considerable r,•,l'mhl:mce. 12. T . falialis, pi. X, f. 38-30.-First Ed., pi. 46, f. 38-30; Turlon, Zoological Journal, II, p. 306, pi. 13, f. 10. Shell 1·ery small, smooth, snbglobular, vrry obtuse, with two hnrdly produce<l ,·olutions; b ody extremcly large in proportion to thc spi re; aperturc large, subrotund; outer lip much cxpanded, ancl thin at the cdge, :111(\ <'xtending high on thc body ; pillar l ip rcflectccl broadly 011 the colum- clla, from thc centre of' thc aperturc; colour palc chestnut, with zigzag rnarkings of purplish-brown. Diameter about a linc. F oull(l 011 thc rocks at Scarborough by i\!r Bean. l t is frcquently co- "ered with a gray coat ing, which obscures the colour and markings, so as to produce a chc,¡ucrcd appcarance on its surface. By the ai<l of a strong lens it scems spirally striated. 13 . T. slrialulus, pi. X, f. 33-34.-First Ed., pi. 46, f. 33-34; Monta- gu, p. 306 , pi. 10, f. 5 ; i\Iaton all(l Racket, Linn.Trans., VIII, p. 172; Tnrton, Brit. Fauna, p. 180; Turbo carhwllls, Da Costa, p . 10:!, pi. 8, f. lO; Cing11/a slria/11/a, Fleming, Brit. Ann., p . 305. Shell white, with four or fil·e strong tmreted \'Olutions, terminating in an obtuse apex ; each \'Olution flattcne<l above, the uppcr oncs bei11g nearly cylindrical; body large in proportion to thc spire; t hc base of the uody prol'ided with st rong equitlistant, spiral str i::c, which, in thc supe- rior pa rt o fthc body, assume the character ofthree strong, elevated, smooth ribs, thc superior one boundiug the uppcr edgc; the othcr volutions with two ribs each, which becomc obsolete towarcls the apex; thc furrows be- tween the ribs are tleep, :tll(l ronndecl at the bottom; thc wholc shcll co- \'crr<l with strc>ng, longitudinal stri::c, which is most conspicuous in thc furrows, ami although interruptecl uy thc ribs, produces a fi11 e cnnccllatrd appearancc, more especially 011 thc base of the hody ; a perture suborbi- cular, angulated nt the upper pnrt, bctween the body ancl outer lip, pro- tluci11,, a slinht scparation; outer lip broad, smooth, antl marginatetl; inncr li p a littlc r~llecte<l on thc columella_ above, but widening ns it desc_ends, all(l is continuous with thc outcr !ip. Lcngth two- tcnths of an mch ; hrí'adth not quite so m11ch. Jnhabits the coasts of Cornwall, nll(l was fountl by Colonel Montngu ; 11 s:md from Falmonth Harbour, as also 011 the coas t of South Del'on. w e procured it from ,v eymouth, but in ali thrsc situations . it is an. ~x- tremcly rarc shell; antl is one of t he most clegant of the mmutc Br1t1sh spccics. 14. 'J'. a11rc11s, pi. X, f. 23.- First Ed., pi. 46, f. 23. Shcll strong , with fonr deprcsscd, wcll-dil'ided l'Ol~tions, co~·cred _" it_h vcry stroll" spiral stri::c; apcrturc ronnd, which, w1th t hc ¡>1lln r hp, 1s ti nged w;tl;a golden mctallic hne; outer lip strong ; innrr lip smooth, l'cry broatlly rcflcctcd on thc columell~, nnd somewhnt s~inrp at thc base; colour of a deep brownish pink, w1th a goltlen metalhc lustre. Lcugth a,al hrca<lth ubont a q11artrr of an inch. • , Foull(I nt Seaton, Northumbcrland , by Walter C. fre,·elyan, Esq.; in thc cabinet of Sir .John Trc\'clyan, Dart.; Wnllingtou, Northumbcr- lall(I. sunn1\'ts10:-. 11.-Shc//s U111bilicatcd. JJ. T. car11c11s, pi. X, f. 3ü-37.-First Ed., pi. 40, f: ,3_6-3i. Zoo!. Journal, II, p. 107, pi. 5 , f. 12-13, and 13 b. 111ag111hed. Shell subglobular, scmi-transparcnt, with four, rather stroug, Lowe, COll\'CX ,·olurions; the basr o f the liouy ílattcncd ; :u1d fumbhed with regular cl,·- l'atcd rounded bclrs, continucd to ncarly thc apcx, a nd separated by grool'c~; the:: e: are rc11<lcred ronnh to tht• touch by thc fai11t li ncs ~f growth by which thry are crossed; spire short in propol'lion to thc ~izc o f the body, a1HI tcrmi11ati11g in a snbacutc apex: apcrturc ncarly roun,I, pcarlaceous internally ; ontcr lip t•1·c11, rn 1oolh, thin, and at its nttach- mcnt to thc body, slighrly rcflected, forming a subsinus; innt•r lip broadly rcflcctcd abo,·c, unti l it reachcs the largc and dcrp umbilirns, from whrnrc it bccomes narrow all(l straightish, w;th a g<'11tlc cun·c, slight ly poinrrd at its lowcr attuchmcnt t o thc body, wherc it joins thc ontcr lip. Thc whole shcll is of an uniform ycllowis h flrsh-colour, darkcr 10,rnrds t hc spi rc, lightcr be11eath :111d at thc apcx, aud <lcstitutc ofthc mdallic lustre which is so remarkable in thc Turbo 111argarila. It is ¡,rol'idcd with a horny operculum. This shcll is so nearly allicd to thc 'l'urbo 111argarila, that it may t•asily he mistaken for a \':triety; bnt att,·ntion to thc abo,·c charactl'rs "ill render thc diflcrcnce obY1ous. Fo1111d on the A rgyleshire coast by H. T. Lowc, Ese¡. IG. 'l'. margarita, pi. X, C 21S-2!l. - First Ed., pi. •lü, 1: 28-29 ; Lowr, Zoo!. Journal, JI, p. 107, pi. 5, f. 10-11, a1Hl 11, b.; Fleming, Brit. Anu., p. 29!) ; Jlcli.r 111argarila, i\Ion tagu, Su¡, . ¡,. 143; L:1skcy, " 'crncii:111 I\Icm. I, pi. 8, t: 5. · Shell rathcr stro11g, scmi -transparcnt, suuglobular; body rnu1all'd, con- ,·ex at its base, and flattened, Ycry largc in ¡,roportion to thc , pin•, whicl 1 is small, short, with thrcc 111oclcratcly iufl:t<cd \'Ol11tio11s, tt'rJ11iuat i11g iu a somewhat obtuse apex; thc whole shcll co\'crcd with ,·cry l:1i11t, rt'gular, spiral stri:-c, which, howc1·cr, are not 1·isiblc without thc aid o f a h•ns; aperturc circular, a littk a11g11l:tr at thc uppcr cxtrc111ity, whcrc it is sligh tly attachecl to the body, an<l 11:tcreo11s within; outer lip \\'ith its .mar- gin pl:1i11 antl entire; iuncr lip broadly n•llcclcd abovc ml(l narrowl'd, from thc large, open, and dccp umbilicus; colour of a livid lironzc or pcnrla- ceous lustre, with metallic reflcctions; opcrculum horny an<l rountlcd. Diamctcr somewhat more thau an eighth of au inch. Founcl at Duubar, Frith of Forth; at Gallanch, south of Oba11, Argyle - shi re, and plentiful at Appiu; also 011 thc south coast o f Dcvoushirt•, 17. '1'. olit-accus, pi. X, f. 30-31.-First Ed., pi. 46 , 1: 30.:11. Shell thin, oli\'c colourctl, pcllucid, srnooth, subglobosc; Lody lnrgc, inílatetl; spire small, short, with three deprcsscd \'nlutions, terrninntin¡; in a motlerately pointe<l apcx ; apcrturc large, circular, standing out from thc bocly; outer lip thiu, continuous with the inncr Jip abovc, whiclt is narrow, nnd a small circular umbilicus behin<l . Lcugth two-tcnths of au inch. Fouutl at Greenock by Stewart Kcr, Esq. G1rnus 20.-Tnoc nus.-Limucus. SnELL conical; spirc clcvatcil, somctimes abbrc\'iatc<l ; apcrturc transvcrsely d eprcssc<l ; margin of thc oulcr l ip ilisunitc<l fr om thc body at the upper p art; columclla arcuate<l, more or less oblic¡uc n t thc base ; apcrture pro,· iilcd with a. horny opercul11111. Subdiuisio11 I.-Umbilic11lcd. l. T. 111agus, pi. XI, f. 12-1.'.i.-First Erl., pi. 45, f. 12-15; Montag 11 , p. 283; Pennant, Brit. Zoo!. IV, p. 12G, pi. 80, f. IOi; Donovau, llri t. Sh. l, pi. .8, f. 1 ; Fleming, llri t. An., p . 321; Brown, Eucy. Brit. VI, p. 450; Turton, Brit. Fa11., p. 177; Lamarck, VII, p. 15. Shell subconic, with fil'e or six tumid, somewh:tt clcpresscd \'olutions, scparate<l by a wcll <lefine<l, <lcep suture, terminating in a fine pointrtl npex; each of thc Yolutions slightly flattenctl abo\'e, with n series of ob- liquc tubcrclcs ulong th~ir margins, pro<l~cing a somcwhat un<lulntccl np- pcarancr; thc marg111 ol thc base subcar111atctl a nd roun<lcil bcncath; thc whole surfoce COl'crc<l with somewhat irregular, st roug, spiral stri:c, anti crnssed by ,·c ry fine, obliquc, longi tudinal strire in tl,e <lircction of thc lincs o f growth ; apcrturc compressed, angulatetl, iusiclc pearlaceous, with an open spiral groovc, extcncl i11g as far ns can be secn ; umbilicus largc an<l ,·ery tlcep; colour ,·arions, palc salmon, citrou, ycllow, or wh i tc, with elcgant, un<lubting s tripcs of pink, recldish-brown, or purplish-browu, anti sometimes spotted ali O\'Cr with the above colours, nt otllt'r times, in re- gular series of rrmote, s11uare, or lozcnge spots ; in somc specimcns thc upper rdge of thc \'Olutions are ornnmcntcd by n St'ries o f dnrk brown irregularly shapcd markings; sizc usunlly about a n inch in <liamcter nt thc bas~, nnd three-q,'.arters of a~ ineh !n height: somctimes, though•rnrcly, nn mch uud ~ hall b~oad. " e obtamcd spec1mcn s measuring two inchcs at thc base, 111 thc h .ylcs ol Ilute, lnchmarnock, ami l slnnd of Arran.