THE MINERAL CONCHOLOGY OF GREAT BRITAIN V06, SOWERBY 1812 to 1834

— ; THE MINERAL CONCHOLOGY OF GREAT BRITAIN; OR COLOURED FIGURES AND DESCRIPTIONS OF THOSE REMAINS OF TESTACEOUS ANIMALS OK WHICH HAVE BEEN PRESERVED AT VARIOUS TIMES AND DEPTHS THE EARTH By JAMES SOWERBY, F.L.S G.S IN W.S HONORARY MEMBER OF THE PHYSICAL SOCIETY OF GOTTINGEN, OF THE SOCIETY OF JENA, &C CONTINUED BY JAMES D C SOWERBY, F.L.S Z.S &c Many, O Lord my God, are thy wonderful works which thou hast done they cannot be reckoned up in order to thee if I would declare and speak of them, they are more than can be numbered Psalm xl : VOL VI LONDON: PRINTED BY RICHARD TAYLOR, RED LION COURT, FLEET STREET ; And and C E Sowerby, No 2, Mead Place, Lambeth; G B Sowerby, 156, Regent Street; Longman and Co., and Sherwood and Co., Paternoster-row; &c sold by J D C ""^ MDCCCXXIX P INDEX TO VOL Tab Benettianus 539 77 Beudanti See "Corrections." brevispina 536/ 106 Catillus 123 564/ cinctus 122 564/ complanatus 569/ 133 154 curvatus , 379/2 denarius 78 540/ elegans 162 falcatus 153 579/1 Gowerianus 549/2 94 • / • i • ' • Jamesoni 555/ lasvigatus 570/3 l^^igcitus i^el-l^^^ liguinus) S lataecosta 556/ - Murchisonae navicularis planulatus 550 555/ 570/5 rhotomagensis 515 Rotula 570/4 106 95 105 136 25 136 • See "Corrections." spinosus ,.540/2 Sutherlandiae 563 Taylori 514/ tetrammatus undatus WooUgari 587 / 569/2 587/ Ampullariahelicoides522/ 522/ nobilis Ancylus elegans Argonauta Astarte bipartita imbricata 521/3 , nitida / 521 521 / 521/ 520/2 520/ Avicula lanceolata 512/1 ovata 512/ in Green-sand Baculites anceps penicillatus 7, 8& 590/ 5&6 589 pistilliformis / Beloptera 591/2 anomala belemnitoidea591/ sepioidea 591/ Buccinum acutum 566/1 breve 566 / imbricatum 566/ spinosum 566 Bulimus conicus / decussatum 78 dissimile 121 10 181 IJT 171 I84 I83 I83 127 128 127 128 61 74 552/2100,132 552/ 553/ 99 552/ 101 23 hibernicum 166 134 165 striatulum 553/ lOl truncatum 553/ 102 173 40 39 64 38 37 37 38 35 35 17 18 158 185 Faujasii 186 592/ obliquatus 592/ 2&3 186 186 ovata vertebralis 185,186 s&g ng Camerina Cardium alaeforme 173 obionga orbicularis striata tellinoides 533 2,' 590/ " /• ' 103 135 93 590 180 attenuatus 589/ 176 compressus 590 / 182 ellipticus 182 elongatus 590/1 178 Gigas 182 granulatus 600 /.3&5 2O7 lanceolatus 600/ 8&9 208 minimus 175 589/ mucronatus 600/.l,2,4,6&7 205 24 •' , - Belemnites ab-l breviatusj acutus HippocasO tanumj Page Tab Page AMMOKiTEsBakeriae 570/.1&2 134 • VI Carinaria Chama Corbis 100 218,219 580 156 139 140 rotundata 140 striatula 572/.2&3 139 Cyclas pulcher 527/1 51,202 medius 51 527/2 membranaceu5527 52 Discina Emarginula(s Fis-? laevis Corbula elegans obscura 572/ 572/5 572/4 / •' surella) clathrata ^ scalaris 519/ tricarinata 3&4 34 519/2 Exogy conica 605 / costata {Say) digitata haliotoidea laevigata 605/4 34 — 219 218 218 218 220 INDEX TO VOL Tab I'Aogyra plicata recurvata undata Fistulana Fusus alveolatus cancellatus Galeolaria Gastrochaena con- 525/ 48 45 45 525/2 198 526/ 526/ torta ) tortuosa Gervillia acuta aviculoides 50 Mya angustata 531 Antiquorum 57,61,202 531/2 58 511 16 510/1—4 / SI 173 excavatus grandis 593/1 Hinnites Cortcsyi Dubuissoni 601 188 18T 209 210 polvgonalis Inoceramus 161 /" Cripsii 604/2 584/3 digitatus dubius gryphseoides 584/ Nautilus Comptoni inflata 554/2 103 160 159 undulata 554/3 104 Nummulites Nummularia Comp- 161 eiegans 584/ 162 27 27 laevigata variolaria 516/2 516/ maxima .- pyramidalis Lithodomus Lucina antiquata /2 528/ I 528/ 141 108 108 534/ 66 66 65 534/3 oblata 534/ striata Megalodon cucul-\ '-^^ latus J Melania attenuala 52 subulata 41 INIelanopsis brevis carinata angustatus 107 ,„ ^^.^ '^^'* tricarinata 28 73 76 53 53 54 557/2 557/3 557/1 crassa mitis Lutraria carlnifera 523/ 523/1 531 / 104 103 161 160 similis 137 138 deltoidea 582/2 ventricosa Lenticulites radians Limnea columellaris 528 554/ 74 55 55 36 162 215 530 571/1&2 582/ 604/1 Isocardia Cor Woodwardii 571/3 Nuculaamygdaloides554/ latus sulcatus 583 529/ 529/ hexagonus involutus pictus striatus tenuis vetustus Murex 215 5!) 60,61,202 striated 593 59 60,202 polymorphus 90 218 Gisias 57 532/1 532/1 Mytilusaffinis Brardii pellucidus Hamltes 211 57,61 Pullus miniita , ' 547 canaliculata 57,59 59 58 plana subangulata gg labiosa 15 32 / arenaria glycimeris 49 GryphasaMaccul-J 54^^,_3 152 f Smithii 578/1—3 151 tuberosus 578/ 152 14, Page 578 510/5 soleiioides ' Tab Murex Ilarpula Page 218,219 218,219 220 605/ VI 52 42 41,51 57 73 „ \ toni 538/2 Ocvthoe Orbicula granulata 76 75 76 173 3&4 538/ 538/ 506/ Humphricsi-j^^g ' ana J norvegica 5 reHexa Orthocera cincta 506/ 588/ 168 fusiformis 588/.15f2 167 Pachymya Gigas 504, 505 Paludina carinifera 509/ 12 elongala 509/ 1&2 11 30 212 lenta Panopaia Faujas gibbosa 602 (vol t 42) 211 intermedia(.vol i.?.76 vol v pulchra • Vol Tab Fig canaliculata acuminata ' • U G U G laminatus arcuatus • • 2, minuta ' 205 205 205 205 205 541 digitata • 1-3 5, Gryphoea Columba • incurva • 2-4 liCns Iffivigata • 1 r • 56 '""''^'^ - 20.5 striati(Podopsis1 striata, De/:) J * 'Plicatula spinosa • pectinoides • inflata haliotoidea Exogyra • 1 Dianchora • Coal Hinnus Dubuissoni proboscideus • obscunis rigidus obsoletus • L C U G S Port L Inf Ool.? Cornb quinquecostatus similis • 158 136 136 574 » Ostrea Lias 371 542 354 duplicatus carinatus reconditus plebeius(sulcatus) gracilis 4 asper obliquus vimineus striatus > 214 204 186 239 574 574 394 394 542 575 575 575 393 393 370 370 543 plicatus nitidus - 269 269 324 495 495 496 496 497 324 376 325 334 334 377 1-4 5, L L L L L L L M L '' 2, L M M M M L L L L Tr L M L M L .3, M M Uas 1,' L L SYSTEMATICAL INDF.X pinguis rotundatiis trigonalis bisulcatus 5 distaiis octoplicatus undulatus • r , '^"^Hatus 119 15 1 15 15 15 5,6 I attenuatus radiatus (lineatus) striatus resupinatus lineatus imbiicatiis Magas pumilu-i Terebratula M L M L, M L M L M L M L M L M L- 265 494 494 562 562 562 20 ^gj 493 493 270 325 334 334 6 trian;:;iilans 377 271 461 1,2 2-4 5, lata plicatella serrata hemisphifirica rigida 3-5 1,2 1,2 3,4 Gibbsiana Manielliana M L Tr L M L M L M L M L Flabellula fiircata orbicularis oblonga truncata U Ch pectita U Ch U Ch U G S coarctata reticulata IMantias Lias o'oliqua inconstans dimidiata 1,2,4 Comb Comb Comb Lia:; Lyra carnea ovata punctata lata 1 ovoides ornithocephala Lampas obovata elongata spha?ioidalis bullata 5 cmarginata digona var I Sacculus hastata 5 cornuta triquetra indentata P"imbria porrecta variabilis 6 obtusa subundata intennedia semiglobosu obesa bucculenta 1 I perovalis Sella niaxillata resupinata ^g^ 4?,6 2 I var 1, 436 437 436 150 150 83 83 83 Pentamerus Aylesfordii U Ch Inf Ool Inf Ool dia 1 obsoleta plicatilis 83 83 83 118 plicata Wilsoni depressa Jiuciforniis 2 118 118 5 502 502 502 ovalis tenuis Brad C MOLLUSCA Comb M L M L Lias Coinb Lias Inf Ool i'r L Crag GauU L Ch Comb L Ch L Ch Calc Gr .s}- G S Inf Ool ] 2,3 Inf Ool L G Inf Ool 3,4 1, S, Inf Ool Inf Ool M L 2,2*3,M L U Lias U Lias Gr Ool Comb U Ch U Ch Tr L var octo- latissinaa (lata) Lingula mytiloides Inf Ool me- concinna la;vis Knighiii Comb 15 15 15 ^ lateralis tetrahedra 435 435 435 435 96 96 446 446 446 445 445 326 576 576 437 5 5 acuta Crumena 101 101 101 438 438 l"'plicata 2, 100 100 5 globata I'i.suin rostrata } striatula Mag L angu- Terebratula subio- tunda Vo Stratum Vol Tab Fig Spiiifer miiiiniiis 9ir, U G S L G S L G S !SV.sti:maju'AL index 24G Vol Tab ^ ^B ^ Planorbis * ciis HO obtusus Lens 2 2 140 140 liemistoma eiiomphalus Ancilhis elegans • • * Limnea minima • • fasciata costata minima • tiicarinata 52 Melanopsis mis 6 3 duplex concavus • ventricosus • acutiis , 4 4 lenta ô laris) 2 6 5 4 • elongata • carinifera plicatus minuta Pileolus laevis - 1 concinna angulosa (orbicu- Neritina concava • uniplicata Nerita lajvigata sinuosa aperta 3 5 ' minuta • spirata • globosa costata • glaucino- Natica f • (Helix) Gentii oimiiis ides « hantoniensis ata) i palula ciniformis « hemiclausa • sigaretina • F W U, F 284 F W W, 2,3 241 241 241 F F F F F F patulus • sigaretinus 3 Ambulacrum " nobilis • ? Iielicoides Sigaretus F W L F W F W 1 W acutus 332 332 523 523 338 canalicu- latus Vermetus concavus W W W W W umbonatus radiatus ( Planorbis radiatus) bognoriensis concinnus polygonalis 6 tumidus Dentalium nitens striatum Up Mar Up Mar L F L F L F 147 6, 339 Wool B, 147 147 147 128 339 340 340 340 339 341 341 31 31 31 (en- 175 175 509 509 432 432 385 385 217 217 424 463 463 424 463 Wool B V/ool B 1, L F W Wealden U F U F W, W L F L F 1,2 W W Wealden Purbeck, Gr Ool Gr Ool 1,2 5-8 1-4 1-8 Up Mar 10 Wool B Inf Ool Port L !), 2-4 3,4 1,2 Up Mar 5,6 479 Wool B Up Mar Up Mar Up Mar Up Mar Up Mar Up Mar J Gr Ool M L L C Gr Ool, L C Crng 45 U G I L C 373 373 479 479 479 S (stri- 5 L C L C Crag Crag Crag L C costatum planum cylindricum incrassatum medium , ellipticum L C 3, 4, decuisatum W W W 2 1 acuminatum ovatus Wealden 1-7 6 talis) 4 Paludina (Vivipara) fluviorum ' 7-9 fusifor- - Tab dcprt'ssus • Wealden Wealden Potamidesrigidus politus f melaJ nioidesj \ ' duhius • f'liniculatus • intermedius • funatus • margaritaceus • cinctus • plicatus • F VV Wool B F 169 343 528 528 528 241 ria) F 5')S 169 W W p carinata brevis • - VI subulata • • * 2 truncata subulata VI p 41 attenuata.VI.p.52 • * 140 140 columellaris pyramidalis Melania " maxima ô fusiformis longiscata • Vol Globuhis( Ampulla- • * stratum Fig cjlimlri • Scalaria sirnilis Fi SYSTEMATICAL INDEX Vol » Rottlla polita - Pleurotomaria (He- lix) carinata • « I striata cirriformis (Trochus) ornata bicarinata < ô sulcata fasciata punctata elongata • 3 granulata abbreviata anglica I reticulata Gibbsii • 2 2 3 Trochus agglutinans • • Benettia; • extensus • Iffivigatus 2 2 • angulatus dimidiatus m duplicatus similis • Sedgwick i iinbricatus monilifer Littorina (Turbo) • • • littorea • • ' • • rudis suboperta extensa conica rotundata ornata 5 carinata muricala monilifera sculpta Turbo Tiara • ?ol)tusus • Phasianella ' 6 ( Mela- nia) striata • heddingtonensis TurritellaTerebra granulata conoidea « elongata ? • • brevis I • incrassata edita (Melania) sulcata abbreviata costata ô excavata(concava) muricata cingenda < Terebra? lineata constricta Cerithium • 3 pyrami- daie • geminatum • Cornu-copise giganteum • 6 2 2 'Pleurotoinaprisca • Mitrula < laevigata ' brevirostrum • • fusiformis attenuata 4 4 Tab 24' SYSTEMATICAL INDEX 2.48 Vol Tab llostellaria liicida rimosa I • macroptera • calcarata ' I ,.< L Sowerhyi J • composita • Parkinsoni -i Pes Pelican! ' 1 Strombvis barton en- • sis I Cassis hicatenata Cassidaria (Cassis) • ' striata carinata • Dolium noilosum • -| Nassa elongata • • reticosa • rusjosa graniilata • '- '2 2 •Purpura (Buccinum)crispata tetragona ' incrassata » Buccinum Dalei • tenerum • elegans • labiosum sulcatum var • iinilineatuin • junceum • acutum • imbricatum • breve • spinosum • Cancellaria lacvius4 cula evulsa quadrata Auricula? pyramidalis • ? veiitricosiv — ' ?buccinea ' • ? incrassata ' Pturgida 2 Acteon No£B " • simulatus Pcuspidatus ?acHtus crenatus • striatus « - • 5 5 elongalus ' Mitra scabra • parva puniila V(i]uta Lamberti costata 5 ' " Magorum • ambigua nodosa « Lima geminata 4 • Luctator • Atbleta -j ~^ SYSTEMATICAL INDEX Vol Tab Nautilus striatus minutus ? • lineatus ' excavatus (j » hexagonus truncatus intermedins obesus radiatus cleqans undulatLis biangulatus 2 • ' • • « • » • cariniferus • multicarinatiis bilobatus tuberculatus » f • , ' • • 'j 3 pentagonus Discus compressus complanatus ,3 1 sulcatus sinuatus ziczac Goniatites (Nauti- lus) striatus spli£ericus ?Henslo\vi Ammonites * Margin rounded A Sutherlandiae laevigatus Selliguinus Planorbis parvus ^ peramplus lewesiensis heterophyllus Loscombii Greenoughii complanatus undatus 6 5 4 2 6 sul)la2vis nutfieldiensis Hervii riavicularis funatus Rotula Jobnstoni omphaloides Leachii Baiccriae 3 planulatus Lamberti Jamesoni Koenigi plicomphalus | ^ Catillus annulatus communis 2 3 r angulatus gigantcus biplex rotuijdatus • , ^''P'^'^ decipiens r i S 563 570 549 448 449 357 358 266 183 132 569 569 54 108 195 555 32 570 449 242 242 242 570 570 555 263 359 '^^ 564 222 107 107 126 293 293 292 293 294 219 SYSTEMATICAL 250 Vol Tab Ammonites nodosus Walcottii 2 falcatus ciirvatus plicatilis inflatiis varians Sowerbyi 6 3 Smithii Woolgari tetrammatus rostratus Brovvni stcllaris obtiisus Brookii 2 5 Conybeari Bucklaiuli Turneri multicostatus rotiformis Jie(?/ crenated 2 excavatus Stokesi serratus acutus cordatus quadratus I Hippocastaniim vertebralis rhotomagensis cristatus Scaphites aequalis obliquus ( A rnmonites)constriclus Hamites tenuis rotundus attenuatus adpressus 1 1 I I.NDF.X ... runs from the beaks to the lower extremity of the posterior edge the surface is smooth except towards the margin, where it is formed of the imbricated ; edges of laminaB We are indebted to the zeal... wide, and rather blunt ; the thread that runs round the sutures of the two upper whorls is a strong character From one of the upper beds of Purbeck Limestone In the interior of the mass the shells... towards the anterior extremity are, in the type of the genus, small and longitudinal; the others long and transverse: in other species they are all either oblique or transverse The casts of the