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307 Two olive colored ones of the above. Martini (vol. 2, pl. 47, fig. 502).
308 Two of the above with brown bands.
309 Two oakwood dates [= fruits].
310 Two dates with brown bands and speckled.
311 A banded one of the above, with Chinese letters. Rumphius (pl. 39, fig. 3). Martini (vol. 2, pl. 48, figs. 512, 513).
312 A rare yellow date with three green bands.
313 Two highly chestnut-brown dates. Martini (vol. 2, pl. 49, fig. 534).
314 Two of the above, somewhat paler.
315 An oakwood date with white band.
316 Two letter dates [= fruits]. Martini (vol. 2, pl. 37, figs. 503, 504).
317 Two of the same.
318 A large marbled date with green bands and orange aperture 3 1/2 inches. Rumphius (: Cylindr. porphir. pl. 39, fig. 1). Martini (vol. 2, pl. 45, figs. 476, 477).
319 Two of the same.
320 Two large burnt net-dates. 3 1/2 inches. Rumphius (pl. 39, fig. 3).
321 Two of the above, somewhat smaller.
322 ! A very beautiful banded variety. 3 1/4 inches, the aperture yellow ornamented with Isabel-pyramids.
323 One of the above somewhat smaller.
324 ! Voluta oliva; Gmelin (1791: sp. 17), variety litterata; The shell is blue with yellowish-brown drawings, resembling a funeral procession. This is that variety, of which Linnaeus suggested, it to be carried in front of the remains. The true prince's funeral (The bellied cylinder of the prince's burial) The base color is blue with reddish-brown painting, resembling a corpses procession. Rumphius (pl. 39, fig. 4).
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325 ! An equally rare one of the above, as the previous beautiful date.
326 ! One of the above, of the above, with the difference, that the base color is olive colored.
327 One of the above, of the above, equally beautiful.
328 ! Voluta oliva. Gmelin (1791: sp. 17: variety), the strongly golden red shell [is] reticulated and banded, close to the strongly golden aperture elegant paintings appear; they show in the artistic filled painting houses and animals. A very beautiful date, the aperture as well as the base color is high orange ornamented with a brown net and band; right at the front at the aperture the most beautiful painting is shown of a Landscape with houses; animals, figures, and many other things [u. f. w. = und viele weitere]. 3 inches, rare.
Oliva oliva (Linnaeus, 1758): Olividae. Indo-Pacific.

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329 Two dark olive colored dates, which are ornamented over the entire body with fine zigzags. Rumphius (pl. 39, fig. 5).
330 Two of the same, somewhat paler.
331 One of the same date, finely dotted.
332 One of the same banded.
333 One of the above, with cross spots.
334 A clean banded net-date.
335 ! A rare date, the base is white and yellow with violet drops, characterized all over [= covered with] flash rays, letters, and numbers.
336 Two white dates, orange banded, and at the tip crowned in red.
337 Two greenish serrated ones of the above, brown banded.
338 Two of the same net-dates.
339 A yellow dotted one of the above with green band.
340 Two different ones of the above, dark fringed.
341 A green banded one of the above.
342 Two brown and white piebald dates.
343 One of the above, banded
344 Two green serrated ones of the above. Martini (vol. 2, pl. 48, figs. 517, 518).
345 Two of the above.
346 Two yellow dotted ones of the above, on porcelain colored ground.
347 Two large olive-dates with zigzags and separated bands. Knorr (vol. 3, pl. 17, fig. 3).
348 Two of the above, smaller.
349 Two larger ones of the above, unbanded.
350 Two large blue and yellow marbled dates. Martini (vol. 2, pl. 45, fig. 475). 		page 42
351 Two white ones of the above, with red zigzags. Martini (vol. 2, pl. 46, fig. 487).
352 Two small ones of the above, yellow spotted.
353 Two white ones of the above with orange spot.
The number of the lot is "253", which is an obvious printing error.
354 Two jasper-band-dates, the base is liver colored, the bands are dark red.
355 Two mostly similar ones of the above with flash rays.
The number of the lot is "455", which is an obvious printing error.
356 Two entirely white ones with dark blue rays.
Voluta ispidula. Glimmer/mica dates. Gmelin (1791: sp. 23).
Oliva oliva (Linnaeus, 1758) = ispidula (Linnaeus): Olividae. Indo-Pacific.
357 A clean date with blue drops and same neck band.
358 Two of the above, with brown spots.
359 Two dirty white ones of the above; with dark blue drops.
360 One of the above, vertically dotted.
361 Two of the above with dots and blue neck bands. Knorr (vol. 3, pl. 19, fig. 3).
362 Two entirely white dates. Knorr (vol. 6, pl. 34, figs. 4, 5).
363 Two of the above.
364 One dirty white one of the above, with brown neck band.
365 Two of the same.
366 Two white ones with two bands. Martini (vol. 2, pl. 49, fig. 530).
367 Two of the above, somewhat dotted.
368 One of the above, with 3 bands.
369 Two entirely yellow dates.
370 Two different light brown bellied dates, the first with a white band. Knorr (vol. 1, pl. 115. fig. 7). The second has a white tip.
371 Two white dates with orange bands and same neck band. Martini (vol. 2, pl. 49, fig. 535).
372 Two of the above.
Voluta carneolus. The fleshy date. Gmelin (1791: sp. 24).
Oliva carneola (Gmelin, 1791): Olividae. Indo-Pacific.
373 Two different banded yellow dates with yellow tips.
374 Two yellow ones of the above with black dots. Martini (vol. 2, pl. 49, fig. 529). Knorr (vol. 2, pl. 23, fig. 4).
375 Two of the above.
376 Two of the above, with black bands. 		page 43
377 Two dirty yellow ones of the above.
378 Two mouse-pale with dark bands.
379 Two of the same, with brown bands.
380 A dotted one of the above, with a bind.
381 Two somewhat different ones of the above. Martini (vol. 2, pl. 49, fig. 538).
382 Two banded red net-dates.
383 Two entirely red net-dates.
384 Two different dates, one resembles Martini (vol. 2, pl. 49, fig. 489).
385 Two rare bellied flash rays. (Bastard prince's funeral.) Martini (vol. 10, pl. 147, fig. 1373)
386 Two of the same, equally beautiful.
387 Two of the above, different kind.
388 Two olive-colored, dark-banded ones of the above.
389 Two of the above, different kind.
390 Two of the above, of the above.
391 Two of the above, of the above.
Voluta utriculus. Tube dates. Gmelin (1791: sp. 19).
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392 Two somewhat elongated tube dates. Martini (vol. 2, pl. 49, figs. 539, 540).
393 Two different ones of the above.
394 Two of the same, flamed.
395 Two rare yellow tube dates opalescent with blue Chinese characters.
396 Two bellied ones of the above. (Wild-ass finger.) Knorr (vol. 2, pl. 12, figs. 4, 5).
397 Two of the same.
398 A very little characterized one of the above.
399 ! Voluta utriculus; Gmelin (1791: sp. 19, variety brasiliensis); At the top of the whorls somewhat depressed, deeply grooved, the dirty white shell with vertical liver-colored lines. Two not yet known for a long time tube dates (Oliva brasiliensis). At the top of the whorl with deep incisions, somewhat compressed, with vertical liver colored bands on dirty white ground, rare. Chemnitz (vol. 10, pl. 147, figs. 1367, 1368).
400 Two large thick-shelled porphyr-like tube dates 3 inches. Martini (vol. 2, pl. 51, figs. 565, 566). Knorr (vol. 5, pl. 4, fig. 4). 		page 44
401 Two of the same, smaller.
402 Two of the above.
403 Two of the above particularly ornamented entirely with numbers.
404 Two different ones of the above, one reddish banded, the other with dotted zigzags.
405 The so-called golden fleece. Martini (vol. 2, pl. 46, fig. 490).
406 Two different ones of the above.
407 Two large tube dates 2 3/4 inches, spotted softly white and golden yellow. (rare.)
408 Two yellow watered thing-dates. Martini (vol. 2, pl. 46, fig. 488)
409 Two of the same banded.
410 Two of the above, of the above.
411 Two Isabel colored ones of the above, with blue drops. Martini (vol. 2, pl. 46, figs. 491, 492). Knorr (vol. 2, pl. 10, figs. 6, 7).
412 Two of the same.
413 Two blue and yellow dotted dates.
414 One of the above, with narrow band.
415 Two particularly serrated ones of the above.
416 One of the above, more spotted.
417 Two different dates with fine cords.
418 Two of the same with brand marks.
419 ! A narrow elongated agate volute, with broad marks, showing either the form of hieroglyphs or Chinese letter. Our specimen wins [over] both the praised images through much beauty. Two narrow elongated agate dates, handed in the shape of Chinese characters 2 1/4 inches, compare with Martini (vol. 2, pl. 50, fig. 553) and Knorr (vol. 3, pl. 17, fig. 2), but by far more beautiful then both illustrations.
420 Two even larger ones of the above. 2 3/4 inches. Martini (vol. 2, pl. 50, figs. 549, 550). Knorr (vol. 5, pl. 18, figs. 1, 2) equally very beautiful.
421 Two clean elongated tube dates.
422 Two of the same. 		page 45
423 An exquisite one of the above; with zigzags.
424 Two different elongated and banded ones of the above.
425 One of the above, the base color orange with strongly spotted bands.
Voluta persicula. Grain [?] cherry. Gmelin (1791: sp. 29).
Marginella persicula (Linnaeus, 1758): Marginellidae. W Africa, Cape Verde Islands.
426 Two grain cherries white with red bands. Martini (vol. 2, pl. 42, figs. 419, 420). Knorr (vol. 6, pl. 21, fig. 6).
427 Two rose ones of the above with white drops. Martini (vol. 2, pl. 42, figs. 417, 418).
428 Two different blunted ones of the above. Martini (vol. 2, pl. 42, fig. 416).
Voluta glabella. Smooth cucumber. Gmelin (1791: sp. 32).
Marginella glabella (Linnaeus, 1758): Marginellidae. NW Africa, Cape Verde Islands.
429 Two flesh colored smooth cucumbers. Knorr (vol. 6, pl. 21, fig. 3).
430 Two of the above, more banded with white drops. Martini (vol. 2, pl. 42, fig. 429).
431 Two flamed and clouded smooth ones of the above. Martini (vol. 2, pl. 42, figs. 434, 435).
Voluta prunum. The plum. Gmelin (1791: sp. 33).
Marginella prunum (Gmelin, 1791): Marginellidae. Caribbean to Brazil.
432 Two blue plums. Martini (vol. 2, pl. 42, figs. 422, 423).
433 Two blue ones of the above.
434 Two pale ones of the above.
Voluta mercatoria. Brooding dove. Gmelin (1791: sp. 35).
Collumbella mercatoria (Linnaeus, 1758): Columebellidae. Florida to Brazil, Bermuda.
435 Six brooding doves (different ones.). Martini (vol. 2, pl. 44, figs. 457, 458). Knorr (vol. 6, pl. 18, fig. 3).
Voluta rustica. Olive pits. Gmelin (1791: sp. 35).
Columbella rustica (Linnaeus, 1758): Columbellidae. Mediterranean to W Africa.
436 Six different olive pits. Martini (vol. 2, pl. 44, figs. 457, 458). Knorr (vol. 6, pl. 18, fig. 4).
Voluta mendicaria. The beggar. Gmelin (1791: sp. 38).
Engina mendicaria (Linnaeus, 1758): Buccinidae. Indo-Pacific.
437 Two beggars, brown with white bands. Martini (vol. 2, pl. 44, figs. 460, 461). Knorr (vol. 4, pl. 16, fig. 3).
438 Two of the above, black with yellow bands. (rare.) 		page 46

Voluta marginata. The hemmed Cornel cherry. Gmelin (1791: sp. 42).
? Marginella marginata (Born, 1778): Marginellidae. West Indies.
439 An entirely white thick shelled hemmed cornel cherry. Chemnitz (vol. 10 pl. 150, fig. 1421).
Voluta scabricula. The rough needle roller. Gmelin (1791: sp. 50).
Pterygia scabricula (Linnaeus, 1758): Mitridae. Indo-Pacific.
440 A rough reddish needle roller. Martini (vol. 4, pl. 149, figs. 1388, 1389).
Voluta caffra. The band needle. Gmelin (1791: sp. 51).
Vexillum vulpeculum (Linnaeus, 1758) = caffrum (Linnaeus, 1758): Costellariidae. Indo-Pacific.
441 A brown and yellow band needle. Martini (vol. 4, pl. 148, fig. 1369).
Voluta vulpecula. The fox tower. Gmelin (1791: sp. 54).
Vexillum vulpeculum (Linnaeus, 1758): Costellariidae. Indo-Pacific.
442 Two fox towers. Martini (vol. 4, pl. 148, fig. 1366). Knorr (vol. 5, pl. 16, fig. 3).
443 Two of the same. Knorr (vol. 3, pl. 15, fig. 2).
444 One so far still unknown one of the above, with white bands and serrated aperture.
Voluta plicaria. Folded roller. Gmelin (1791: sp. 55).
Vexillum plicarium (Linnaeus, 1758): Costellariidae. Indo-Pacific.
445 Two multicolored folded rollers (little towers.). Martini (vol. 4, pl. 148, figs. 1362, 1363).
446 Two of the above, with orange bands.
447 A brown little tower with two white bands.
448 A crowned one of the above.
449 Two different "branne" [?] ones of the above.
450 Two brown ones of the above with yellow bands.
451 Two burnt little fox towers.
452 Two of the same.
453 ! Voluta daedalea; by us [= new species]. An oval exquisite elongated roller, little folded; shell at the top of the whorls of the spire surrounded with alternating zones of dark grey, black and white, approximately in the middle of the spire rests a white band continuously under the first golden zone, where the black band still continue; then start four zones of saturated gold, next to the aperture the dark grey color returns. A so far still unknown elongated tower. The tip alternates with pale brown, black and white bands, the white band stops in the middle of the belly to below the first orange band, when the black bands still continue to run, then four high orange band show; the end is again pale brown. The snail is only little folded, its length is 2 1/2 inches and the width hardly 1/2 inch.
"adhnc" could be a misprint of "adhuc", "pergunt" is 3rd person plural, but the subject is the singular "zona".
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Voluta pertusa. Monk's cap. Gmelin (1791: sp. 92).
Mitra pertusa (Born, 1780) = cardinalis (Gmelin, 1791): Mitridae. Indo-Pacific.
454 Two brown spotted bishop's caps. Martini (vol. 4, pl. 147, fig. 1361). Knorr (vol. 2, pl. 3, fig. 5).
455 Two of the above, smaller.
Voluta cardinalis. Cardinal's hat. Gmelin (1791: sp. 93).
Mitra cardinalis (Gmelin, 1791): Mitridae. Indo-Pacific.
456 Two cardinal's hats. Martini (vol. 4, pl. 147, figs. 1358, 1359).
Voluta episcopalis. Bishop's hat. Gmelin (1791: sp. 94).
Mitra mitra (Linnaeus, 1758) = episcopalis (Linnaeus, 1758): Mitridae. Indo-Pacific, Galapagos.
457 Two large bishop's hats. 5 1/2 inches. Martini (vol. 4, pl. 147, fig. 1360). Knorr, (vol. 1, pl. 6, fig. 2).
458 Two of the same smaller.
459 Two of the above, of the above.
Voluta papalis. Pope's crown. Gmelin (1791: sp. 95).
Mitra papalis (Linnaeus, 1758): Mitridae. Indo-Pacific.
460 A large pope's crown (of first rank) 5 inches. Martini (vol. 4, pl. 147, figs. 1353, 1354), Knorr (vol. 1, pl. 6, fig. 1).
461 Two of the same smaller
462 Two of the above, of the above.
463 Two west Indian ones of the above. Martini (vol. 4, pl. 147, pls 1355, 1356).
464 A brown bastard of the above. Martini (vol. 4, pl. 151, figs. 1432, 1433).
Voluta musica. Note snail. Gmelin (1791: sp. 96).
Voluta musica Linnaeus, 1758: Volutidae. Caribbean.
465 A large brown note snail. Knorr (vol. 2, pl. 15, fig. 4).
The lot number 265 is obviously an error and should read 465.
466 A smaller one of the above.
467 Two large ones of the above. Martini (vol. 3, pl. 96, fig. 327, 328). Knorr (vol. 1, pl. 23, fig. 1).
468 ! Voluta musica; Gmelin sp. 96. variety extremely rare, green, with five white lines. A only in few collection known green music horn with 5 white lines (very rare.) Martini (vol. 3, pl. 97, figs. 932, 933). 		page 48
469 ! One of the above green note snail, equally beautiful as the previous.
Voluta verspertilio. Bat. Gmelin (1791: sp. 97).
Cymbiola verspertilio (Linnaeus, 1758): Volutidae. Philippines to N Australia.
470 A long little nobbed yellow bat. 5 inches Martini (vol. 3, pl. 98, fig. 940).
471 Two olive colored ones of the above.
472 A red yellow one of the above.
473 A strong jagged one of the above. Martini (vol. 3, pl. 98, fig. 937). Knorr (vol. 1, pl. 23, fig. 3).
474 Two clean golden yellow one of the above.
475 Two of the above, the one light, the other dark brown.
476 An orange speckled one of the above.
477 Tow different ones of the above.
478 Two of the above, of the above.
479 Two of the above, of the above.
480 Two of the above, of the above.
481 Two of the above, of the above.
Voluta hebraea. Wild music. Gmelin (1791: sp. 98).
Voluta ebaea Linnaeus, 1758): Volutidae. N and NE Brazil. The "h" in the species epithet is in error.
482 A very beautiful wild music. 5 1/4 inches. Martini (vol. 3, pl. 96, figs. 924, 925). Knorr (vol. 6, pl. 25, fig. 1).
483 Two equally beautiful ones of the above. 5 inches.
Voluta turbinellus. Morningstars. Gmelin (1791: sp. 99).
Vasum turbinellus (Linnaeus, 1758): Turbinellidae. Indo-Pacific.
484 Two morningstars (Swiss trousers). Martini (vol. 3, pl. 99, fig. 9440. Knorr, vol. 2, pl. 2, fig. 3).
485 Two of the above.
Voluta capitellum. Vase. Gmelin (1791: sp. 100).
Vasum capitellum (Linnaeus, 1758): Turbinellidae. Caribbean.
486 Two very beautiful large white vases. 4 1/2 inches. Martini (vol. 3, pl. 99, figs. 449, 450). Knorr, (vol. 6, pl. 35, fig. 1).
487 Two of the same, equally beautiful. 3, 1/2 inches.
Voluta ceramica. Jagged vase. Gmelin (1791: sp. 101).
Vasum ceramicum (Linnaeus, 1758): Turbinellidae. Indo-Pacific.
488 Two large double Swiss trousers. 4 inches. Martini (vol. 3, pl. 99, fig. 943). 		page 49
489 One of the above, somewhat smaller.
Voluta pyrum. Pear roller. Gmelin (1791: sp. 102).
Turbinella pyrum (Linnaeus, 1758): Turbinellidae. SE India and Sri Lanka.
490 A large white heavy sacrifice horn. 6 1/4 inches. Martini (vol. 3, pl. 95, fig. 916). Knorr (vol. 6, pl. 39, fig. 1).
491 An equally beautiful smooth polished one of the above. 5 1/4 inches.
492 A white with yellow dots ornamented sacrifice horn. 4 inches. Knorr (vol. 6, pl. 27, fig. 2). Rumphius (pl. 36, pl. 7).
493 Two ones of the above, smaller.
494 Two large, less specked ones of the above.
495 One of the above smaller, somewhat dotted.
496 Two white elongated ones of the above (cream horns.) Martini (Vignette 32, figs. 2, 3). Knorr (vol. 6, pl. 39, fig. 1).
Voluta lapponica. Laplandian horn. Gmelin (1791: sp. 103).
Harpulina lapponica (Linnaeus, 1767): Volutidae. Southern India, Sri Lanka.
497 ! A very beautiful Laplandian lap horn (Paradise pear) 4 inches. Delicious of colors. Martini (vol. 3, pl. 89, fig. 872). Knorr (vol. 6, pl. 11, fig. 1).
498 ! One of the above, equally beautiful. 3 1/2 inches.
Voluta vexillum. Orange flag. Gmelin (1791: sp. 104).
Harpulina arausiaca (Lightfoot, 1786) var. B [vexillum (Gmelin, 1791)] of Poppe & Goto (1992): Volutidae. Sri Lanka.
499 ! ! A precious orange flag exquisitely high in color with clean broad and narrow bands. 3 1/4 inches. Martini (vol. 3, pl. 120, fig. 1098). Knorr (vol. 5, pl. 1 fig. 1).
500 ! ! An equally precious one of the above, equally high orange colored as the previous, with entirely equal bands. 2 3/4 inches.
501 ! ! Another of the same, somewhat paler in color with a tapered tip. 3 1/4 inches.
Voluta flavicans. Bergamot pear. Gmelin (1791: sp. 105).
Cymbiola (Cymbiola) flavicans (Gmelin, 1791): Volutidae. N Australia.
502 ! A rare Bergamot with four strongly projecting spire, the color is over the entire body pale green provided with red colored zigzags, a broad paler band ornaments this rare snail. 4 inches. Martini (vol. 3, p. 95, figs. 922, 923).
503 ! One of the same, so beautiful as the previous roller.
Voluta aethiopica. Crowned wart cheek. Gmelin (1791: sp. 113).
Melo aethiopica (Linnaeus, 1758): Volutidae. NW Africa.		 page 50
504 Two small banded and crowned temple bands. Martini (vol. 3, pl. 73, figs. 782). Knorr (vol. 2, pl. 4, fig. 1).
505 ! A very beautiful marbled negro crown with dark brown zigzags on a whitish ground. 6 inches. Martini (vol. 3, pl. 74, fig. 780).
506 ! One of the above, of equally similar beauty.
507 ! One of the same banded and crowned Temple cheek, the bans are separated with zigzags. 6 1/4 inches. Martini (vol. 3, pl. 76, figs. 787, 788).
508 ! One of the same, equally beautiful as the previous one.
509 ! A particularly beautifully beautiful banded and speckled crowned-temple-cheek, and namely with more speckled dark brown ground. 6 1/4 inches.
510 ! A pale one equally highly jagged and crowned ones of the above. 5 1/2 inches.
511 ! Two of the same beautiful ones of the above, but somewhat darker of color. 4 1/4 inches.
512 ! A large yellow bellied crowned Temple cheek. 6 1/2 inches. Martini (vol. 3, pl. 75, fig. 784).
513 ! One of the same with a narrow pale yellow band. 6 inches.
514 ! ! ! Voluta aethiopica; Gmelin (1791: sp. 13). variety, imperial Chinese and Mongolian crown [above] mentioned. Shell elongated bellied pale brick colored, with dark drawings, the tents are all over ornamented, with backwards threads surrounding the middle band: the golden aperture, the spire is crowned with threefold exquisitely pointed spines, the papillary apex is conspicuous high dark. Our specimen is spectacular and already supersedes by much the size [of] the remainder so far known. The length even exceeds 6 1/2 inches and the width almost 4 inches. An extremely rare almost in no collection known Mongolian crown (Martini. Cochl. Volut. rar. & Chinese emperor's crown.) The ground is pale yellow, all over ornamented with separated tent-shaped brown figures, which wind zigzag resembling threads around the band in the middle: the aperture is orange, this delightful cheek displays a long projecting strongly pointed threefold antique crown; over it raises again a brown wound Tepel [?], which provide this exquisite piece a delightful appearance; see Martini (vol. 3, p. 244). The noticeable description Spengler (vol. 2, letter A. A.). Note: the largest Spengler specimen is 5 1/2 inches in length, 3 1/2 inches in the width, this invaluable specimen however is 6 1/2 inches in length, and almost 4 inches in width, even more highly notable is this incomparable specimen. The illustration of it is found [in] Martini (vol. 3, pl. 97, figs. 934, 935).
Melo aethiopica (Linnaeus, 1758): Volutidae. Indonesia to Papua New Guinea. In the Latin part the word "strigis" (screech owls) does not make any sense. It may be a misprint of "striis" (threads), which also agrees with the German part of the description.
Voluta cymbium. Jacob's pitcher. Gmelin (1791: sp. 114).
Cymbium cymbium (Linnaeus, 1758): Volutidae. NW Africa. 		page 51
515 A specked Jacob's pitcher. 4 1/2 inches. Martini (vol. 3, pl. 70, figs. 762, 763).
516 Two of the same, as beautiful as the previous.
517 Two of the above, paler and somewhat smaller.
518 A cleanly polished one of the above, 5 inches. Martini (vol. 3, pl. 70, fig. 765).
519 A white one of the above, 4 1/2 inches. Martini (vol. 3, pl. 70. fig. 764). Knorr (vol. 2, pl. 30, fig. 1).
520 A smaller one of the above, 3 1/2 inches.
Voluta olla. The pot. Gmelin (1791: sp. 115).
Cymbium olla (Linnaeus, 1758): Volutidae. W Africa.
521 A very large little spotted melon, 7 1/2 inches. Martini (vol. 3, pl. 71, fig. 767).
522 One of the same orange colored more speckled one of the above, 5 3/4 inches.
523 One unspeckled one of the above 5 inches. Knorr (vol. 6, pl. 22, fig. 2).
524 A lemon yellow very beautiful speckled and banded one of the above. Martini (vol. 3, pl. 74, pl. 781.?) One is in doubt, whether this snail has to be counted to the crowned or the uncrowned ones, because it has already a first sign of a crown.		 page 52

525 One of the same, equally beautiful.
Voluta navicula. Boat shell. Gmelin (1791: sp. 118).
Cymbium pepo (Lightfoot, 1786): Volutidae. NW Africa.
526 Two brown yellow boat shells (Tepel-Bak.) Martini (vol. 3, pl. 71, fig. 770). Knorr (vol. 5, pl. 28, fig. 7).
Voluta indica. Spotted boat shell. Gmelin (1791: sp. 120).
Melo melo (Lightfoot, 1886) = indica Gmelin, 1791: Volutidae. Indo-Pacific.
527 Two brown spotted ones of the above. Chemnitz (vol. 10, pl. 148, figs. 1391, 1392). Knorr (vol. 5, pl. 8 fig. 1).
528 One similarly marbled.
529 Two pale elongated ones of the above. Chemnitz (vol. 10, pl. 148, figs. 1393, 1394).
Voluta scapha. Bastard gondola. Gmelin (1791: sp. 121).
Cymbiola (Aulica) nobilis (Lightfoot, 1786) = scapha Gmelin, 1791: Volutidae. China Sea, Philippines.
530 ! ! An exquisite specimen, winning the praised image by much beauty. The shell [is] white, beautifully ornamented by elegant dark descending drawings. An entirely exquisite extraordinarily beautiful Tepel-cheek of Martini, called the bastard gondola, this appreciable piece is extremely delightful to view, noting the magnificent paintings, where on white ground, clean descending figures give this exquisite piece a notable appearance. Martini (vol. 3, pl. 72, fig. 774). 6 inches, however, quite more beautiful than the illustration.

Genus 523. Buccinum. Kink horn.

Buccinum olearium. Onion shell. Gmelin (1791: sp. 1).
Ranella olearium (Linnaeus, 1758): Cymatiidae. Mediterranean, Afirca, Australasia.
531 Two yellow thin shelled (globose) onion shells. Martini (vol. 3, pl. 117, figs. 1076, 1077).
532 A brown one of the above. Knorr (vol. 5, pl. 12, fig. 1).
The lot number "432" is an obvious printing error as seen in context.
Buccinum galea. The bell. Gmelin (1791: sp. 2).
Tonna galea (Linnaeus, 1758): Tonnidae. Caribbean, Atlantic, Mediterranean.
533 A large dark brown bell. (girthed wine barrel.) 7 inches. Martini (vol. 3, pl. 116, fig. 1070).

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534 Two marbled ball snails. Martini (vol. 3, pl. 117, fig. 1080).
535 Two of the same smaller ones.
Buccinum perdix. The partridge. Gmelin (1791: sp. 3).
Tonna perdix (Linnaeus, 1758): Tonnidae. Indo-Pacific.
536 Two feathered partridges. Martini (vol. 3, pl. 117, fig. 1079). Knorr vol. 3, pl. 8, fig. 1).
537 Two of the same.
Buccinum pomum. The thick lip. Gmelin (1791: sp. 4).
Malea pomum (Linnaeus, 1758): Tonnidae. Indo-Pacific.
538 Two thick lipped spotted apples. Rumphius (pl. 23, fig. 4). Knorr (vol. 6, pl. 23, fig. 2).
539 Two of the same.
Buccinum dolium. The barrel. Gmelin (1791: sp. 5).
Tonna dolium (Linnaeus, 1758): Tonnidae. Indo-Pacific, New Zealand.
540 A banded and spotted wine barrel. Martini (vol. 3, pl. 117, fig. 1073). Knorr (vol. 3, pl. 8, fig. 4).
541 Two of the same.
542 A white and yellow banded wine barrel with a particular on-growth.
Buccinum caudatum. Spun wine barrel. Gmelin (1791: sp. 6).
Cymatium caudatum (Gmelin, 1791): Cymatiidae. Indo-Pacific.
543 Two different ribbed and tailed wine barrels, one bordered. Rumphius (pl. 25, fig. 5). Martini (vol. 3, pl. 118, fig. 1083).
544 Two small white ones of the above.
Buccinum echinophorus. Knot bell. Gmelin (1791: sp. 9).
Galeodea echinophora (Linnaeus, 1758): Cassidae. Mediterranean.
545 Two knotted bell horns. Martini (vol. 2, pl. 41, figs. 407, 408). Knorr (vol. 1, pl. 17, fig. 1).
Buccinum plicatum. Folded storm helmet. Gmelin (1791: sp. 10).
???
546 A folded and flamed helmet. Argentville (pl. 15, fig. D). Chemnitz (vol. 10, pl. 153, figs. 1459, 1460). Knorr (vol. 3, pl. 28, fig. 1).
547 Two of the same equally beautiful. 		page 54
Buccinum cornutum. Net storm helmet. Gmelin (1791: sp. 11).
Cassis cornuta (Linnaeus, 1758): Cassidae. Indo-Pacific.
548 A large net helmet. (Oxen head) 10 inches. Martini (vol. 2, pl. 33, figs. 348, 349). Knorr (vol. 3, pl. 2, fig. 1).
549 One of the above 10 inches, very beautiful in color.
550 Two equally beautiful ones of the above of 5 inches.
Buccinum rufum. Red storm helmet. Gmelin (1791: sp. 12).
Cypraecassis rufa (Linnaeus, 1758): Cassidae. Indo-Pacific.
551 Two red thick lipped helmets 6 inches. Martini (vol. 2, pl. 32, fig. 341). Knorr, vol. 2, pl. 9, fig. 2).
552 Two of the above, somewhat smaller.
Buccinum tuberosum. Knot storm helmet. Gmelin (1791: sp. 13).
Cassis tuberosa (Linnaeus, 1758): Cassidae. North Carolina to Brazil, Bermuda.
553 An Attalian dress. (Turkish paper. Little helmet)) 6 inches. Martini (vol. 2, pl. 38, figs. 381, 382). Knorr (vol. 3, pl. 10 figs. 1, 2).
554 One of the same smaller.
Buccinum flammeum. Fame storm helmet. Gmelin (1791: sp. 14).
Cassis flammea (Linnaeus, 1758): Cassidae. Bermuda, Florida, Lesser Antilles.
555 A folded little helmet. Martini (vol. 2, pl. 34, figs. 353, 354). Knorr (vol. 4, pl. 4, fig. 1).
556 ! A Buccinum with a little tuberculated glassy-blue shell, banded; with alternating liver [colored] bands, with blue interrupted threads; and backwards with blue bands [and] interrupted dark threads, elegantly speckled. Scarcely only B variety of flames, but strongly its own species of shells. A rare banded knobbed and in the bands cleanly speckled little helmet, the ground color is porcelain blue: the bands which alternating with liver color and blue, so also blue and with brown sticks, give an exquisite appearance, makes this snail rare.
Buccinum tecticulus. Bastard Attalian dress. Gmelin (1791: sp. 15).
Cypraecassis testiculus (Linnaeus, 1758): Cassidae. W Atlantic. The species epithet "tecticulus" seems to be a spelling error.
557 Two bastard Attalian dresses. Martini (vol. 2, pl. 37, figs. 375, 376). Knorr (vol. 3, pl. 8, fig. 2).
558 Two of the above. 		page 55
Buccinum decussatum. Scale Bezoar. Gmelin (1791: sp. 16).
Phalium decussatum (Linnaeus, 1758): Cassidae. SE Asia, Japan.
559 Two cancellated comforters [= bed sheets] with double hem, Martini (vol. 2, pl. 35, figs. 360, 361). Knorr (vol. 2, pl. 10, figs. 3, 4).
Buccinum areola. The little garden bed. Gmelin (1791: sp. 17).
Phalium areola (Linnaeus, 1758): Cassidae. E Africa to Samoa.
560 Two smooth checkered little helmets. Rumphius (pl. 15, fig. 1B). Knorr (vol. 3, pl. 8, fig. 5).
561 Two of the above.
562 Two furrowed dame boards.
Buccinum pennatum. Feathered storm helmet. Gmelin (1791: sp. 21).
???
563 ! Two thin shelled very beautiful feathers. (Turkish paper.) Little helmets, orange colored, 4 inches. Rumphius (pl. 23, fig. C). Martini (vol. 2, pl. 36, figs. 372, 373).
564 ! Two of the above, smaller.
Buccinum erinaceus. Knotted little hem. Gmelin (1791: sp. 34).
Casmaria erinacea (Linnaeus, 1758): Cassidae. Indo-Pacific.
565 Two furrowed little hems, with strongly serrated aperture. Argentville (pl. 14, fig. G.) Martini (vol. 2, pl. 35, figs. 364, 365).
Buccinum glaucum. Bezoar-snail. Gmelin (1791: sp. 35).
Phalium glaucum (Linnaeus, 1758): Cassidae. Indo-Pacific.
566 A smooth crowned bezoar horn. Rumphius (pl. 25, fig. A).
567 Two of the same.
568 A cleanly pulled off one of the above.
569 A banded and flamed one of the above. Knorr (vol. 3, pl. 8, fig. 3).
570 Two of the above.
571 ! A cancellated strongly serrated one of the above, (so far still unknown.)
Buccinum vibex. Smooth little hem. Gmelin (1791: sp. 36).
???
572 Two smooth and flamed little hems. Martini (vol. 2, pl. 35, figs. 364, 365). Knorr (vol. 6, pl. 11, fig. 3).		 page 56
573 Two of the same broadly hemmed.
The lot number "673" is obviously a printing error, as seen out of the context.
574 Two double hemmed ones of the above. Martini (vol. 2, pl. 35, fig. 366).
575 Two speckled little helmets with serrated flews.
576 Two thin shelled ones of the above.
577 Two different finely striated little hems.
578 A thin shelled one of the above, which has a double hem, it is somewhat banded and more elongated, therefore particularly notable.
579 Two thick shelled ones of the above with broad flews, of which one is serrated.
580 A thick shelled strongly serrated and cancellated one of the above. (rare.)
Buccinum papillosum. Rice porridge Kink horn. Gmelin (1791: sp. 40).
Nassarius papillosus (Linnaeus, 1758): Nassariidae. Indo-Pacific.
581 Two clean rice porridges. Rumphius (pl. 29, fig. M). Knorr (vol. 2, pl. 27, fig. 2).
Buccinum glans. Ruled kink horn. Gmelin (1791: sp. 41).
Nassarius glans (Linnaeus, 1758): Nassariidae. Indo-Pacific.
582 Two speckled and ruled kink horns. Martini (vol. 4, pl. 125, figs. 1196, 1197). Knorr (vol. 3, pl. 5, fig. 5).
Buccinum arcuaria. Suitcase horn. Gmelin (1791: sp. 42).
???
583 Two strongly folded suitcase snails. Martini (vol. 2, pl. 41, fig. 412). Knorr (vol. 6, pl. 22, fig. 3).
584 Two different knobbed ones of the above.
Buccinum gibbosulum. The hump. Gmelin (1791: sp. 44).
Nassarius gibbosulus (Linnaeus, 1758): Nassariidae. E Mediterranean.
585 Six dropped [with drop shaped markings] small colorful can snails. Martini (vol. 2, p.. 41, figs. 414, 415). Knorr (vol. 6, pl. 22, fig. 6).
Buccinum harpa. David's harp. Gmelin (1791: sp. 47).
Harpa harpa (Linnaeus, 1758): Harpidae. Indo-Pacific.
586 Two large David's harps. Martini (vol. 3, pl. 119, fig. 1090). Knorr (vol. 2, pl. 19, figs. 1, 2).
587 Two of the above.
588 Two red speckled ones of the above. Knorr (vol. 1, pl. 9, fig. 3).
589 Two of the above.
590 Two pale red ones of the above. 		page 57

591 Two white speckled ones of the above.
592 An entirely red one of the above.
593 Two of the above.
594 Two different David's harps.
595 Four of the above.
596 Four of the above.
597 Two red speckled ones of the above.
598 Four of the above.
599 Four of the above.
600 Four of the above
600 a) Two white ones of the above.
601 Two of the above.
602 ! Buccinum harpa; Gmelin (1791: sp. 47). New variety; the dark shell is banded with alternating undulating paler ad more saturated bands; the keeled ribs are again variegated with pale and strong threads; the exquisite magnificence is emulated in polished agate. A rare David's harp, which differs entirely from the usual ones. The ruling color is dark brown and alternating light and even darker marbled bands, the elevated ribs are separated again with light and dark bands, and is overall similar because of the polish to the beautiful agate. 3 inches.
603 ! An equally rare harp, its color is rust yellow with fine ribs, broad folds and multiply banded. (rare.)
Harpa harpa (Linnaeus, 1758): Harpidae. Indo-Pacific.
604 ! A small exquisitely rare white harp with narrow closely together standing ribs and light yellow spots. (rare.)
Buccinum costatum. Precious harp. Gmelin (1791: sp. 48).
Harpa costata (Linnaeus, 1758): Harpidae. Mascarene Islands, Rodriguez Island. It is strange that the lot is not marked with one or two exclamation marks, because H. costata is still today a sought after shell. Most likely the species had been misidentified (cf. below).
605 A large liver colored precious harp with black and white partitioned ribs. Martini (vol. 3, pl. 119, fig. 1093). 4 inches.
606 A somewhat smaller one of the above, equally beautiful.
607 One of the above, of the above.
608 Two elongated harps. (little lover) Martini (vol. 3, pl. 119. fig. 1097).
Lot 608 is Harpa amouretta and not Harpa costata as indicated under the species header. Hence, the concept of Harpa costata was somewhat looser than what is understood today by that name.

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609 Two of the above.
610 Four of the above.
611 Two banded varieties with broad, closely spaced ribs. (rare.)
612 Two particularly yellow ones.
Buccinum persicum. Rudolph's snail. Gmelin (1791: sp. 49).
Purpura persica (Linneaus, 1758): Muricidae. SW Pacific, Japan.
613 Two Rudolph's with elevated crossband-threads. Chemnitz (vol. 10, pl. 154, figs. 1467, 1468). Knorr, vol. 3, pl. 2, fig. 5).
Buccinum monodon. Serrated Rudolph. Gmelin (1791: sp. 50).
Acanthina monodon (Pallas, 1774): Muricidae. Peru, Argentina, Chile.
614 A very beautiful Rudolph with the tooth. Chemnitz (vol. 10, pl. 154, figs. 1469, 1470). Knorr (vol. 4, pl. 30, fig. 1).
615 ! One of the same, somewhat reddish.
Buccinum patulum. Wide mouth. Gmelin (1791: sp. 51).
Purpura patula (Linnaeus, 1758): Muricidae. SE Florida, West Indies.
616 Two knobbed broad banded wide mouths. Martini (vol. 3, pl. 69, figs. 758, 759). Knorr (vol. 6, pl. 24, fig. 1).
617 Two large wide mouths with finely elevated threads and smooth whorls. (Rudolph's thread breasts [= corsette ?]). 3 1/2 inches. Martini (vol. 3, pl. 69, fig. 760).
618 Two of the same smaller.
619 One of the same even more beautiful than the previous, the whorl is ornamented to the outermost tip with threads and pearls, 3 inches. ARgentville (Pl. 17, fig. E.)
620 One of the same, somewhat smaller.
621 Two knobbed thick shelled wide mouths. (Aape [?] spouse.)
Buccinum haemastoma. Red mouth. Gmelin (1791: sp. 52).
Thais (Stramonita) haemastoma (Linnaeus, 1767): Muricidae. Mediterranean to Caribbean.
622 Two humped metal horns with yellow aperture. Argentville (pl. 17, fig. H).
623 A banded red mouth. Knorr (vol. 4, pl. 5, fig. 4).
624 Two of the same more elongated and ornamented in between the humps with yellow vertical streaks, they are as the previous ones serrated at the flews.

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Buccinum lapillus. The little stone. Gmelin (1791: sp. 53).
Nucella lapillus (Linnaeus, 1758): Muricidae. N Atlantic.
625 Two brown finely striated little stones. Martini (vol. 4, pl. 122, figs. 1136, 1137). Knorr (vol. 3, pl. 14, fig. 5).
626 One of the same with a white band.
626 a) Two Batavian farmer boys. Martini (vol. 3, pl. 121, figs. 1107, 1108). Knorr (vol. 4, pl. 5, fig. 5).
Buccinum scala. The stairs. Gmelin (1791: sp. 61).
???
627 A small white boats stairs. (Bordestrap. [?]). Martini (vol. 3, pl. 118, figs. 1089a&b).
628 Two particularly large bordestraps. Knorr (vol. 3, pl. 7, fig. 2).
Buccinium spiratum. Smooth stairs. Gmelin (1791: sp. 70).
Babylonia spirata (Linnaeus, 1758): Buccinidae. Indian Ocean.
629 Two stairs shaped yellow tigered fish weir-baskets. Martini (vol. 4, pl. 122, fig. 118). Knorr (vol. 2, pl. 65, fig. 5).
630 Two of the above.
631 Two umbilicated, banded ornamented with vertical spots ones of the above. Martini (vol. 4., vignette 37, figs. 1, 2).
632 Two large elongated umbilicated and violet-serrated fish weir-baskets. Rumphius (pl. 39, fig. C). Knorr (vol. 3, pl. 3, fig. 4). Martini (vol. 4, pl. 122, fig. 219).
633 Two of the above smaller.
Buccinum glabratum. Bitter orange kink horn. Gmelin (1791: sp. 81).
???
634 A high yellow banded and umbilicated fish weir-basket. (Gladde Kuiperboor [?].) 3 inches. Martini (vol. 4, pl. 122, fig. 117). Knorr (vol. 2,pl. 16, figs. 4, 5).
635 One of the same smaller.
Buccinum rusticum. Farmer's boy. Gmelin (1791: sp. 84).
Columbella rustica (Linnaeus, 1758): Columbellidae. Mediterranean, W Africa.
636 Two brown and yellow furrowed farmer's boys. Martini (vol. 3, pl. 120, figs. 1104, 1105). Knorr (vol. 2, pl. 14, fig. 5).
637 Two of the same somewhat folded. Martini (vol. 4, pl. 122, figs. 1126, 1127). Knorr (vol. 2, pl. 14, figs. 4, 5).
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