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

[ N\"OLUTI-:,] MOLLUSCA. 21 Shcll wilh from ninc lo lwclrc tapcr, turrctcd, dccply dividcd rolutions, tcnninating in an acntc apcx; thc wholc lcn1rth of thc shcll inrcsted wilh from ninc lo lwclvc rc<>ular lon<>ilt~dinal oh- . . . o ) o ) hquc, lugh, 1hstant, mcmbranacous ribs; apcrlurc orbicular, its margin lhickcnctl by a rib lhat surrounds il; colour whitc, some- timcs wilh a fcw trans\'Crsc fil_lcls of brown or brownish red. Lcngth an inch aud a half; cliamctcr al thc base half an inch; providcd with a coriaccous, black, ami spirally slriatccl oper- culum. Found at Falmoulh, Cornwall, lhc south coast of Devonshirc, Dorsclshirc, ancl Kcnt; ~'lontagu procurccl it alive, at thc Salt- Stonc, csluary of Kingsbriclgc, of a superior sizc; found also in Dublin Ilay ami Portmarnock, Ircland, plcntiful; and al Dun- bar, sparingly, according to Captain Laskcy. 2. S. clatlwatulus, pi. VIII, f. 12.-First Ed., pi. 51, f. 12; Turbo cl1tthratul11s, Turton's Linn:cus, IV, p. 500; lb. Ilrit. Fauna, p. 179 ; Adams, Micro., pi. 14, f. 19; Montagu, p. 297; Sup., p. 12•1; l\'Ialon and Ilacket, Linn. Trans., VIII, pi. 5, f. l ; Walkcr, Min. Sh., f. 45. Shell with fivc or six tapcr, turrclcd, clccply divided volutions; wilh from fiflecn to scvenlecn closc-sct, obliquc, longitudinal, vcry delicalc ribs; apcrturc orbicular; lip thickcnecl by a rib. Lcnglh about half an inch. Found sparingly on thc south Dcvonshirc coast, \Vcymouth, and Dunbar. · 3. S. Tu,·toni, pi. XXI,* f. 1, 2; Scala,·ia Tm·toni, Turlon, Conch. Dic., p. 208, f. 97; Flcming, Brit. An., p. 311; Ency. Meth., pl. 451, f. 3; Ttwbo cl<ttltratus, va,·., Donovan, Brit. Sh., pi. 28, lowcr fig. Shcll with about twclvc dccply dividcd volulions, ami twclvc longitudinal strong ribs, thc intcrmcdiatc spaccs spirally striatc; colour palc brown, with two or thrcc dark reddish brown spiral bancls, and thc ribs crossed by the samc colour; apcrlure orbicu- lar; Iips whitc, thickenecl by a rib, a littlc reflcclcd. Lcngth two inchcs; breaclth nearly lhrce-quartcrs. Found in Dublin Bay ami Dalbriggin, Ireland. FAMILY III.-P1.1CACEA, Shcll wilh thc aperturc somcwhat contractcd, an<I lhc colu- mella plaitcd. GENUS 25.-ToltNATELLA.-Lamarck. Shcll oval, oblong, or cylindrical, usually transrersely striatc, ancl dcslitutc of epidermis; spirn generally vcry short, and some- what oblusc but clon"'alccl and subacute in some spccies; apcr- t urc lonrritu:linal clo~rratcd, cntirc, with thc outcr lip simple, º ' º . d. aculcly cdgcd, and somclimes wilh a slight contracl1on an m- crassation; inner lip thin, ami but slighlly spread; columella spiral, with onc or severa\ folds at its base. I. T. fasciata, pi. VIII, f. 4, 5.-First Ed., pi. 51, f. 4, 5 ; Turnatella fascial<t, Lamarck, VI, pt. 2nd, p. 220; 7:'omatelta tonwtilis, Fleming, Dril. An., Jl· 336; Volttl<t tonwt·ilus, 1\ion- tagu, p. 231 ; Pcnnant, Brit. Zoo!., IV, P·. 117, pl. 71 '~ f. SG; Donovan, Brit. Sh., II, pi. 57; Turton, Dril. Fau., p. l ,O. Shcll oval; body largo in proporlion lo lhc spirc; wilh cight gcntly roundccl volutions, abrnplly tapcring toan acu~c apcx, ancl wcll clcfincd by a clccp channclled suture; upper par! mvcstccl by ¡,• firc, somewhat irregular, spiral stri:c, clc~ccnding to tite base of thc lowcr bancl, from whcncc to tite base of tite hody it is pro- vidcd wilh a series of fivc transverso rihs, thc intcrsliccs bctwcen thcm crosscd by s trong longitudinal stri:c; apcrturc long, nar- row, much strailcncd abovc, ami widened bclow, by thc narrow- ing of thc basal region of thc body; outer lip thin, plain abol'C, but crcnulaled 011 its lowcr margin by tite basal ribs; columclla providcd witlt onc plait ncar the retal cxtrcmily; colour ¡rnrplislt red, thc body l'olnlion ornamente<! wilh two transrersc, spirnl, white bands, usually bordercd with a darkcr shadc of purplislt red, all(\ thc uppcr wltitc bancl procccds continuously to Lhc apcx, on cach siclo of thc suture; columclla and lowcr porlion of tite outcr lip, within, in full grown shclls, of a rich ru,ty brown. Length thrcc-quarters of an inch. Founcl at Tcigmnoulh allCI Exmouth, Dcrnnshirc; \Vcy- mouth, Dorsctshirc; Anglcscn ancl Longltornc, \Vales; Port- marnock, lreland; Dunbar, Tync Sands ami Lcith Uoads, Fritlt of Fort.h. GENUS 25.--JAMINIA,-Drngnicrc. Shcll ovale, dcstitutc of epidermis; spirc gcncrally short; aperlure clongnlcd; pil)ar lip furnishcd with plaits or tccth ; outcr lip smoolh and enlirc, or loolhed in somc species. Subdivisio1t 1~ 'fVithout tecth on tltc 01itc1· lip. 1. J. plicata., pi. VIII, f. 10~First Ed., pi. 51, f. 1O; Voluta plicata, Montagu, p. 325, pi. 21, f. 2; Turlon, Dril. Fau., p. 170; Odostomi<t plicata, Flcming, Drit. An., p. :31 O. Shcll smooth, glossy, subpcllucid, ami whilc; wilh six somc- what slcndcr, wcll dcfinccl, volulious, tcnninaling in an oblusc apex; apcrturc suboval, somcwhal contractcd above, ami roundcd at thc lowcr cxlremily; outcr lip sharp ali(! cven; inner lip thickcned, all(l proviclcd wilh a single tooth-likc plait. Length an cighth of an inch; brcadth one-third its lcngth. Founcl in sancl from Salcomb Bay; but rarc. 2. J. interstincl<t, pi. IX, f. IO~First Ed., pi. 50, f. 10; T1L?'bo inte,·stinctus, Adams, Linu. Tr., III, p. GG, pi. 13, f. 23, 2•1; Montagu, p. 324, pi. 12, f. 1O; Vol1tl<t intentincta, Turlon, Dril. Fauna., p. 170; Oclostomi<t intentincta, Flcming, Brit. An., p. 310. Shcll with fivc whilc, glos~y, rathcr ílal, lapcr volutions, scpa- ratccl by a small suture, ancl tcrminating in au obtuso apex; thc wholc shcll covered by fine longitudinal rihs; outcr lip cntirc, lhin; pil)ar lip slightly rcílcclcd, and provided with a single loolh, Lcnglh one line; brcadth a third of its lenglh. Found in sand from Bigbcrry Bay, Devonshirc; but vcry rare, 3. J. uniclenlctta, pi. IX, f. 44, 45~First Ed., pi. 50, f. 44, 45 ; Turbo unid,mtatus, Monlagu, p. 324 ; Volttl1t unidentata, Turton, Brit. fa., p. 170; Odostomia unidcntata, Flcming, Brit. An., p. 310. Shell conic, strong; wilh five or six slightly inílatcd, whilc, smoolh, glossy, subpcllucicl volulions, tcrminating in rather an obtuso apex; apcrturc suboval, slightly conlraclcd above; outer lip plain; columclla furnished ncar thc micldlc with a single tooth. Lcnglh lwo-tcnths of an inch; brcadlh aboul onc-half ils lcnglh. Founcl in dccp water in Salcon1b Ilay, Dcvons\1irc; and al Dunbar, Frilh of Forth.