THE SNIPE SHELL, (Murex haustellus, or cornutus,)
So called on account of the length of a prominency coming out of the shell. It is surrounded with blunt prickles, and the colour of the whole is elegantly variegated.
THE PERIWINKLE, (Littornia littorea,)
Is too well known to require any description. It is found in incalculable numbers all round the European coasts, and captured in immense quantities as an article of food.
THE LIMPET. (Patella.)