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Testa gibba, maxima, magnitudine capitis. Cauda obtusa. Spira spinis
patentibus, subulatis, validis. Anfractus desinens in dorso spina.
Series in dorso spinarum maximarum ferme conicarum. Labium dilatatum,
rotundatum, spira longius, vix adnatum spiræ. Faux glabra, nitida,
incarnata. Color pallidus.
The _Strombus dentatus?_ was also defined (without a specific
appellation) by the following characters:--
_Har._ labio dentato, testa lævis, plicato-nodosa.
Testa simillima reliquis, longitudine articuli digiti, lævis,
flavescens, subplicata, plicis antice acuminatis nodis. Spira
acutiuscula, similiter plicata, nodosa. Labium exterius minus
dilatatum, postice margine dentatum et interne fuscum, striatum.
Labium internum crassum, integrum, læve.
The _Strombus palustris_, although not published until the twelfth
edition of the 'Systema,' had been already defined in the 'Museum' as
_Turricula cornea_.
_Tur._ decussatim rugosa, labio dilatato.
Rumph. 101. t. 30. f. Q. Strombus palustris.
Testa crassa, rudis, pyramidalis, cornea aut plumbea, anfractibus
12 et ultra, secundum spiras transversim aliquot striis exarata,
longitudinaliter subplicata, adcoque sine spinis rugosissima. Labium
dilatatum, rotundatum, concavum, edentulum.
MUREX.
The definition of this genus ran as follows:--
Testa subovata, spinosa. Apertura coarctata, ovata, desinens in
canalem tubuloso-conniventem.
This was evidently designed for the _Murices_ proper. The other
species of the 'Museum' were distributed in the groups of _Cassis_,
_Turricula_, _Bulla_, and _Strombus_. The last was defined as follows;
"Testa obverse conica, nodosa, labium exterius angulum transversalem
superne formans; interius nullum. Columella incurva. Cauda integra."
M. HAUSTELLUM. _M._ caudatus, subinermis, nodosus.
"Suturis" was originally "costis". The printed emendations
are "gibbis, adglutinatis", "costati et nodosi", "subtus rima
longitudinali clausa", "margine", and the final remark.
M. TRIBULUS. _M._ caudatus spinis subulatis trifariis.
"Olear. Mus. t. 39. f. 1" was cited in the transcript, to which
Linnæus had added "Bonan. 269" and "List. t. 902. f. 22", all which
synonyms are present in the 'Systema.' The printed additions are
"suturis 3 longitudinalibus, adglutinatis, incrassatis", "secundum
suturas: superficies transversim striis elevatis distinctis", "recta".
M. CORNUTUS. _M._ caudatus, spinis subulatis serie gemina.
The s. in the reference to Rumphius was a misprint for the written
5: "Pet. Gaz. t. 68. f. 12" (as in the 'Systema') was present in the
copy. The expressions "striata", "conicæ", "obliquo situ", and the
final remark, are the printed additions.
M. TRUNCULUS. _M._ subcaudatus, spinis simplici serie.
The description of the tail and account of the variety were
not originally present: "suturis" was, at first, "plicis", and
"adglutinatis" was "antrorsum adnatis".
M. RAMOSUS. _M._ dædaleus triangularis, spira longitudine ventris.
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