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Nerita fulminea. Flamed nerite. Gmelin (1791: sp. 10).
Natica fulminea (Gmelin, 1791): Naticidae. W Africa.
1177 Two nerites with yellow flash rays. Chemnitz (vol. 5, pl. 187, figs. 1881-1884). Knorr (vol. 1, pl. 10, fig. 4).
1178 Two of the above, with zigzags. Chemnitz [(vol. 5, pl. 187,] 1885, 1886).
1179 Two of the above, more line-like. [Chemnitz (vol. 5, pl. 187,] fig. 1895).
Nerita cruentata. Red speckled nerite. Gmelin (1791: sp. 13).
Natica fulminea (Gmelin, 1791) = cruentata Gmelin: Naticidae. W Africa.
1181 Two different dotted nerites. Chemnitz (vol. 5, pl. 187, figs. 1887-1890 & pl. 188, figs. 1900, 1901).
1182 Two of the above, different kind.
1183 Two of the above.
Nerita polita. The smooth nerite. Gmelin (1791: sp. 43).
Nerita polita Linnaeus, 1758: Neritidae. Indo-Pacific.
1184 Two green and red banded and marbled nerites. Chemnitz (vol. 5, pl. 193, figs. 2002, 2003). Knorr (vol. 3, pl. 1, fig. 4).
1185 Two of the above.
1186 A rare brown, black and white marbled nerite. Chemnitz (vol. 5, pl. 193, figs. b, c).
1187 Two different ones of the above.
1188 Six small ones of the above. Chemnitz (vol. 5, pl. 193, figs. g, h.).
1189 Two black and white snails. (Chameleon). Alp mountains. chemnitz (vol. 5, pl. 193, fig. 2001. Rumphius (pl. 22, fig. I). Argentville (pl. 7, fig. H).
1190 Two finely ribbed ones of the above. Chemnitz (vol. 5, pl. 192, figs. 1988, 1989).
Nerita peloronta. Bleeding tooth. Gmelin (1791: sp. 44).
Nerita peloronta Linnaeus, 1758: Neritidae. S Florida, West Indies, Bermuda.
1191 Two bleeding teeth. Chemnitz (vol. 5, pl. 192, figs. 1977-1979). Knorr (vol. 5, pl. 2, fig. 2).
1192 Two of the above,
1193 A rare speckled nerite with black and white sticks, the aperture doubly serrated.
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Nerita albicilla. The ox palate. Gmelin (1791: sp. 45).
Nerita albicilla Linnaeus, 1758: Neritidae. Indo-Pacific.
1194 Two black and white nerites. Chemnitz (vol. 5, pl. 193, figs. 2000a, b, d). Knorr (vol. 65, pl. 13, fig. 4).
1195 Two different ones of the above.
1196 Four ones of the above, of the above.
Nerita histrio. The colorful nerite. Gmelin (1791: sp. 46).
Thomas E. Eichhorst wrote: "An admittedly contentious species. It should be Nerita histrio Linnaeus, 1758. This is the senior synonym for the more commonly used Nerita squamulata Le Guillou, 1841. .... The problem here is that Linnaeus referenced a illustration while nearly everyone who followed referenced illustrations by Chemnitz. The Chemnitz figures referenced here by Lichtenstein (1948, 1949) are the figures Recluz determined to be Nerita maura Recluz, 1842. So that is probably the auction shell".
1197 Two different ones of the above. Chemnitz (vol. 5, pl. 190, figs. 1948, 1949). Knorr (vol. 6, pl. 13, fig. 2).
1198 Two of the above, of the above.
Nerita grossa. The Kramet's [?] boy. Gmelin (1791: sp. 48).
Nerita grossa Linnaeus, 1758: Neritidae. [ID Thomas E. Eichhorst].
1199 Two black and yellow ribbed ones of the above. (Kramet's [?] bird. Pig hedgehog). Chemnitz (vol. 5, pl. 191, fig. 1968, 1969).
Nerita chamaeleon. The Chameleon. Gmelin (1791: sp. 49).
Nerita chamaeleon Linnaeus, 1758: Neritidae. Indo-Pacific.
1200 A reddish yellow and elevated granulated white cords, and again with the same fine ones of the above.
Nerita textilis. Braided nerite. Gmelin (1791: sp. 53).
Nerita textilis Gmelin, 1791: Neritidae. Indian Ocean.
Thomas E. Eichhorst wrote: "This is very interesting as the only N. textilis found from Indonesia are 30,000 year old fossils. They appear to have vanished from that region in the Holocene (10,000 years ago) and are today found from S Africa to Pakistan. However, several early authors (Reeve, 1855; Chemnitz, 1781; and now Lichtenstein, 1794) give localities that would seem to indicate there may have been (and maybe still are) relict populations in the Indonesian area. I am citing your web page as the reference for the Lichtenstein work as you will see in the write up - thanks!"

1201 ! A large black and white braided and serrated so far still unknown nerite of Ambon, with double aperture and finely serrated. (very rare.)
Nerita pica. The eleventh. Gmelin (1791: sp. 57).
Nerita versicolor Gmelin, 1791: Neritidae. Caribbean. [ID Thomas E. Eichhorst].
1202 Two corded elevenths, with double serrated aperture. Chemnitz (vol. 5, pl. 191, figs. 1964, 1965).
Nerita varia. Different halfmoon horns.
???
1203 ! A very rare high spired nerite, black with vertical somewhat curved white lines. Chemnitz (vol. 9, pl. 124, fig. 1085).
1204 Two black strongly umbilicate stream nerites.
1205 Two different clean nerites, among which the sea hazel nut.

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1206 Four clean multicolored nerites.
1207 Six different ones of the above.
1208 Six of the above snake furs, with clean paintings.

Genus 330. Haliotis. Sea Ear.

Haliotis midae. The giant ear. Gmelin (1791: sp. 1).
Haliotis midae Linnaeus, 1758: Haliotidae. South Africa.
1209 A large wave-shaped giant ear, inside beautifully shiny and well preserved. Martini (vol. 1, pl. 14, fig. 136 & pl. 15, fig. 141). Knorr (vol. 5, pl. 20, fig. 3).
1210 One of the above, equally beautiful.
1211 One of the above, of the above.
Haliotis tuberculata. The knotty ear. Gmelin (1791: sp. 2).
Haliotis tuberculata Linnaeus, 1758: Haliotidae. European Atlantic, Mediterranean.
1212 A large orange colored sea ear. Martini (vol. 1, pl. 16, fig. 149). Argentville (pl. 3, fig. A).
1213 Two green and red marbled ones of the above. Martini [(vol. 1, pl. 16,] fig. 148). Knorr (vol. 1, pl. 17, figs. 2, 3).
1214 Two of the above.
1215 Two of the above.
1216 A large orange one of the above, entirely overgrown with barnacles.
1217 An entirely mother of pearl one of the above, ornamented with a red corals.
Haliotis striata. Striated sea ear. Gmelin (1791: sp. 3).
Haliotis tuberculata Linnaeus, 1758: Haliotidae. European Atlantic, Mediterranean.
1218 Two rust colored striated sea ears. Rumphius (pl. 40, figs. G. H). Martini (vol. 1, pl. 14, figs. 137, 138).
Haliotis asinina. Donkey's ear. Gmelin (1791: sp. 6).
Haliotis asinina Linnaeus, 1758: Haliotidae. Indo-Pacific.
1219 A long donkey's ear, 4 inches. Rumphius (pl. 40, figs. E. F). Martini (vol. 1, pl. 16, fig. 150). Knorr (vol. 3, pl. 15, fig. 1).
1220 Two smaller ones of the above.

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Haliotis parva. Venus sea ear. Gmelin (1791: sp. 7).
Haliotis parva Linnaeus, 1758: Haliotidae. South Africa.
1221 A small venus sea era, with elevated double row of openings. Martini (vol. 1, pl. 14, fig. 140). Knorr (vol. 1, pl. 20, fig. 5).
1222 Two large ones of the above, granulated and as with sand sprinkled, the inner walls are ornamented with multicolored mother of pearl, and has over the holes also a strongly depressed groove.
Haliotis bistriata. Colorful sea ear. Gmelin (1791: sp. 8).
Haliotis t. tuberculata Linnaeus, 1758, or H. tuberculata coccinea Reeve, 1846: Haliotidae. European Atlantic, Mediterranean; Canary Islands, Azores. See Geiger (1998) for discussion.
1223 A green streaked sea ear. Martini (vol. 1, pl. 15, fig. 142).
Haliotis imperforata. The most elongated arched sea ear. Gmelin (1791: sp. 11).
??? This could be a true imperforate abalone or a Stomatellid or a Sinum (Naticidae). Given the description of it being elongate, the interpretation as a stomatellid is most likely.
1224 ! A rare unperforated sea ear with fine thorn ribs and prominent whorl. Chemnitz (vol. 10, fig. 166, figs. 1000, 1001).
Haliotis gigantea. The rare giant ear. Gmelin (1791: sp. 18).
Haliotis gigantea Gmelin, 1791: Haliotidae. Japan to Taiwan.
1225 ! A rare brick shaped sea ear, with 7 open holes, from New South Wales, long 4 inches, wide 2 3/4 inches. Chemnitz (vol. 10, fig. 167, fig. 1610, 1611).
Haliotis iris. The rainbow sea ear. Gmelin (1791: sp. 19).
Haliotis iris Gmelin, 1791: Haliotidae. New Zealand.
1226 ! ! A large South Sea rainbow colored sea ear, with fine natural green and brown banded upper cover, this exquisite piece is [similar to] Chemnitz (vol. 10, p. 318). Equally impossible to describe the beauty of the color mixture, as expressed by the brush of the painter on plate 167, figs. 1612, 1613, The size is 5 inches long, and 3 1/2 inches wide, and distinguishes itself also in that it has 7 open holes, see Thomas Martyn (vol. 2, pl. 61, fig. A, A).
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1227 ! ! One of the above somewhat smaller, whose upper cover undressed, cleanly polished, and so by that the inimitable color ornament gives the eye an entirely delightful appearance.
1228 ! Haliotis clathrata, by us [= new species].
An abalone with an oval shell bearing longitudinal strings and transverse tubercles of various colors. The disc is perforated longitudinally with only 5 holes, of which the last one is 7/8 inches away from the external canal of the aperture. The outer lip is deeply serrated. The surface of the shell is covered in granulated and fingernail-like tubercles. Lives in Australia in the Bay of Botany. A so far still unknown abalone [literally: sea ear] from Botany Bay, this snail is similar to the previous in its inner wall in respect to shine and beauty, and because it is reticulated, therefore shows so to speak different closely adjacent stings of pearls, of delightful colors, by which they are in no way inferior to the pigeon neck and the peacock-tail glitter of the first one, the shell has 5 open holes, and it differs from all others of this genus that these do not extend to the end of the outer apertural canal, but the last largest is 7/8 inches therefrom away; the outer lip is serrated with strong incisions, the under side shows the nicest nacreous shine, on the surface elevated strings of pearls lay together, which are composed of hollow tiles or fingernails, (exceedingly rare.)
Haliotis elegans Philippi, 1844: Haliotidae. SW Australia. Haliotis clathrata Lichtenstein, 1794, (non Reeve, 1846) has been suppressed under ICZN Opinion 1950 following Case 3036 (Geiger & Stewart, 1998). Discussion of this new species.
1229 ! A very rare so-called ape ear. Rumphius (pl. 40, fig. N.).
1230 ! One of the above, equally beautiful.

Genus 331. Patella. Cliff sticker.

Patella equestris. Fisher's wife bonnet. Gmelin (1791: sp. 1).
Cheilea equestris (Linnaeus, 1758): Crepidulidae. Forida to Brazil, W Mexico to Chile.
1231 A small white tiered fisher's wife bonnet. Argentville (pl. 2. fig. S). Martini (vol. 1, pl. 13, figs. 125, 126). Knorr (vol. 6, pl. 35, figs. 4, 5).

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1232 A large white Orlamian ribbed and curved one of the above. Rumphius (pl. 40, figs. P., Q) Martini (vol. 1, pl. 13, figs. 119, 120).
Patella neritoidea. Sailor cap. Gmelin (1791: sp. 2).
Sinum neritoideum (Linnaeus, 1758): Naticidae. Bay of Bengal, Malaysia, Indonesia.
1233 A neritiform sailor cap with overhanging tip, and with a cross valve. Martini at the same place [(vol. 1, pl. 13,] figs. 121, 122).
Patella sinensis. Chinese cap. Gmelin (1791: sp. 3).
??? = Calyptraea chinensis (Linnaeus, 1758): Crepidulidae. Europe.
1234 One of the above white Chinese cap with overhanging tip and freely hanging down valve. Martini at the same place [(vol. 1, pl. 13,] figs. 117, 118). Argentville (pl. 3, fig. F).
Patella procellana. Porcelain limpet. Gmelin (1791: sp. 4).
???
1235 Two porcelain limpets. Martini (vol. 1, pl. 13, figs. 127, 128). Rumphius (pl. 40, pl. O).
Patella fornicata. The slipper. Gmelin (1791: sp. 5).
Crepidula fornicata (Linnaeus, 1758): Crepidulidae. E United States, NW Europe.
1236 Two different brown star slippers. Martini at the same place [(vol. 1, pl. 13,] figs. 129. 130). Knorr (vol. 6, pl. 21, fig. 3).
Patella sacharina. Star limpet. Gmelin (1791: sp. 19).
Patelloidea saccharina (Linnaeus, 1758): Acmaeidae. SW Pacific to Melanesia.
1237 Two different brown star limpets, with 7 rays. Argentville (pl. 2, figs. M). Knorr (vol. 3, pl. 29, figs. 3, 4). Martini (vol. 1, pl. 9, figs. 70-77).
1238 Two double star limpets. Martini at the same place [(vol. 1, pl. 9,] fig. 80).
Patella barbara. Seaman's cap. Gmelin (1791: sp. 20).
Patella barbara Linnaeus, 1758: Patellidae. S Africa.
1239 Two white yellow star limpets with sharply elevated ribs. (Grasjes.). Knorr (vol. 5, pl. 13, fig. 5).
Patella granularis. Thorny limpet. Gmelin (1791: sp. 21).
Patella granularis Linnaeus, 1758: Patellidae. S Africa.
1240 Two cleanly thorned African limpets. Martini (vol. 1, pl. 8, fig. 61).
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Patella granatina. The fortress. Gmelin (1791: sp. 22).
Patella granatina Linnaeus, 1758: Patellidae. S Africa.
1241 Two large fortress limpets. Martini (vol. 1, pl. 9, figs. 71, 72). Knorr (vol. 1, pl. 30, fig. 2).
1242 Two of the above.
1243 Two highbraided ones of the above. Argentville (pl;. 2, fig. H.). Knorr (vol, 4, pl. 30, fig. 5).
1244 Two flat ones of the above. Argentville (pl. 2, fig. G).
Patella vulgata. Common limpet. Gmelin (1791: sp. 23).
Patella vulgata Linnaeus, 1758: Patellidae. Norway to Spain.
1245 A beautiful yellow highbraided and cancellated limpet. Martini (vol. 1, pl. 5, fig. 37).
Patella cypria. The Cypress limpet. Gmelin (1791: sp. 32).
???
1246 Two white Cypress limpets. Martini (vol. 1, pl. 19, fig. 79)., Knorr (vol. 6, pl. 33, fig. 4).
1247 A red one of the above.
Patella leuco pleura. Cape limpet. Gmelin (1791: sp. 34).
Collisella leucopleura (Gmelin, 1791): Acmaeidae. Florida to West Indies.
1248 A small limpet from the Cape of Good Hope, inside dark brown. Martini (vol. 1, pl. 7, figs. 56, 57). Knorr (vol. 6, pl. 28, fig. 9).
1249 Two more ribbed ones of the above.
1250 Two of the above of the above.
Patella magelanica. The Magellan limpet. Gmelin (1791: sp. 52).
Nacella magellanica (Gmelin, 1791): Patellidae. Straits of Magellan, Falkland Islands. The species epithet is misspelled in Lichtenstein.
1251 Two large Magellan limpets. Martini (vol. 1, pl. 5, figs. 40a, b).
1252 Two of the above.
Patella umbella. The parasol. Gmelin (1791: sp. 71).
???
1253 Two very beautiful red and white ribbed parasols. Martini (vol. 1, pl. 8, fig. 63). Knorr (vol. 5, pl. 19, fig. 3).
1254 Two of the above. Knorr (vol. 5, pl. 8, fig. 5).
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1255 A highly red one of the above. Knorr (vol. 5, pl. 8, fig. 4).
1256 A brown and white marbled one of the above. Knorr (vol. 5, pl. 19, fig. 2).
Patella crenata. Olive colored limpet. Gmelin (1791: sp. 72).
???
1257 A clean limpet, outside olive colored, inside resembling the Labrador-stone. Martini (vol. 1, pl. 8, fig. 64). Argentville (pl. 2, fig. A.).
1258 A multicolored one of the above.
Patella melanogramma. The flat limpet. Gmelin (1791: sp. 73).
???
1259 A double folded white and yellow ornamented cliff sticker. Martini (vol. 1, pl. 8, fig. 67?).
Patella angulosa. Banded limpet. Gmelin (1791: sp. 76).
???
1260 Two small star bowls. Martini (vol. 1, pl. 10, figs. 88, 89).
1261 Two of the above.
1262 A larger one of the above. Martini (vol. 1, pl. 9, fig. 76).
Patella tricarinata. Foldedsailor cap. Gmelin (1791: sp. 92).
Hemitoma tricarinata (Born, 1778): Fissurellidae. Indo-Pacific.
1263 A ribbed and folded sailor cap. Chemnitz (vol. 10, pl. 165, figs. 1622, 1623).
Patella plicata. Comb-shaped limpet. Gmelin (1791: sp. 93).
???
1264 Two black and white ribbed bowls. Knorr (vol. 6, pl. 28, fig. 9).
1265 An exquisitely beautiful one of the above.
Patella unguis. [Finger-] Nail limpet. Gmelin (1791: sp. 95).
Scutus unguis (Linneaus, 1758): Fissurellidae. Indo-Pacific.
1266 Two [finger-] nail limpets. Jafons-shields). Rumphius (pl. 40, fig. L).
Patella lusitanica. Bonnet. Gmelin (1791: sp. 123).
???
1267 Two small highbraided bonnets. Martini (vol. 1, p.. 5, fig. 35).
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Patella pellucida. Transparent limpet. Gmelin (1791: sp. 133).
Helcion pellucidus (Linnaeus, 1758): Patellidae. Norway to Portugal.
1268 Three dark brown limpets. Knorr (vol. 6, pl. 28, fig. 6).
Patella testudinaria. Turtle shield. Gmelin (1791: sp. 134).
Cellana testudinaria (Linnaeus, 1758): Patellidae. Malaysia to SW Pacific.
1269 A turtle limpet. Martini (vol. 1, pl. 6, fig. 48). Knorr (vol. 1, pl. 28, fig. 1).
Patella compressa. The shield barge. Gmelin (1791: sp. 136).
???
1270 A very large straw hat. (Elbow limpet) long 5 inches, high 1 3/4 inches. Knorr (vol. 6, pl. 28, fig. 1).
1271 One of the above, equally beautiful. 4 inches.
1272 Two smaller ones of the above.
1273 Two very clean ones of the above. Martini (vol. 1, pl. 12, fig. 106).
Patella cochlear. Spoon limpet. Gmelin (1791: sp. 155).
Patella cochlear Born, 1778: Patellidae. S Africa.
1274 Two spoon limpets. (Horse heads.) Knorr (vol. 2, pl. 26, fig. 3).
Patella nimbosa. Rayed funnel. Gmelin (1791: sp. 195).
Fissurella nimbosa (Linnaeus, 1758): Fissurellidae. Puerto Rico to Brazil.
1275 A large cancellated funnel limpet. 3 1/2 inches. Martini (vol. 1, pl. 11, fig. 92). Knorr (vol. 4, pl. 29, fig. 4). Argentville (pl. 2, fig. C).
1276 Two of the above smaller.
1277 Two of the above.
Patella jamaicensis. Jamaica limpet. Gmelin (1791: sp. 200).
Collisella leucopleura (Gmelin, 1791) = jamaicensis (Gmelin, 1791): Acmaeidae. Florida to West Indies.
1278 Two white knotty and cancellated limpets. Martini (vol. 1, pl. 11, fig. 94).
Patella varia.
???
1279 ! An extremely rare Magellan elbow limpet. 3 1/2 inches. The outer shell is rough overgrown with purple colored coral moss, however, the inner wall ornamented with the magnificent Labrador-colored and opalescent bluish shine.
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1280 A large limpet, overgrown with yellow coral moss and mussel brood, its entire circumference is 6 inches.
1281 One of the above, overgrown with misery horns resembling coral moss.
1282 A white the head of the Medusa resembling limpet. Knorr (vol. 5, pl. 13, fig. 5).
1283 A ribbed one of the above, with worm tubes.
1284 Six ribbed ones of the above.
1285 Four thorned ones of the above, with overarching tip.
1286 ! Two yellow thick-shelled Japanese, still unknown dragoon cap resembling limpets.
1287 A golden yellow and translucent rare limpet. (The golden vlies.)
1288 Two sunray limpets.
1289 A green golden limpet. (The gold beetle.)
1290 Eight different larger ones of the above.
1291 Four ones of the above.

Genus 332. Dentalium. Sea teeth.

Dentalium elephantinum. The elephant tooth. Gmelin (1791: sp. 1).
Dentalium elephantinum Linnaeus, 1758: Dentaliidae. S Philippines to Japan.
1292 A green on top open elephant tooth. Martini (vol. 1, pl. 1, fig. 5. a). Knorr (vol. 1, pl. 29, fig. 3).
1293 Two of the above with fine openings.
Dentalium aprinum. The pig tooth. Gmelin (1791: sp. 2).
Dentalium aprinum Linnaeus, 1766: Dentaliidae. Indo-Pacific.
1294 A white furrowed pig tooth. Martini (vol. 1, pl. 4, fig. 4b).

Genus 333. Serpula. Worn heaps.

Serpula anguina. The split snake. Gmelin (1791: sp. 15).
???
1295 A multicurled red chicken intestine. Martini (vol. 1, pl. 2, fig. 13. c.).

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1296 One of the above.
1297 A white smooth intestine.
1298 A violet coat doublet, underneath and on top covered with innumerable many in one another tangled large and small tubes. Martini (vol. 1, pl. 3, fig. 24. A.).
1299 One of the above, covered with fine tubes.
1300 ! A particularly inside copper colored shiny bird doublet, outside covered with many and different worm tubes, on top at the hinge [literally: lock] sideways a yellow Volie doublet; on the other side a worm tube. (The duodenum.)
Serpula penis. The watering-can. Gmelin (1791: sp. 17).
Brechites penis (Linnaeus, 1758): Bivalvia: Pholadomyida: Clavagellidae. Warm water.
1301 ! A clean white watering-can. (Neptune's shaft) 4 1/4 inches. Martini (vol. 1, pl. 1, fig. 7. Knorr (vol. 4, pl. 28, fig. 1).

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Umbilicus marinus. Snail lid [= operculum].
1302 A very large snail lid 4 inches. 19 Loth in weight. Rumphius (pl. 20, fig. A).
1303 One of the above 3 1/2 inches, 14 Loth, equally as beautiful.
1304 A clean pearled lid, below brown.
1305 Two of the above, other kind.
1305 Two different ones.
There are two lots "1305".
1306 Two different ones of the above.
1307 Four different ones of the above. Rumphius (pl. 20, figs. B-F).
1308 Four of the above.
1309 Four of the above.
1310 Four of the above.
1311 Four of the above.
1312 Two different rare ones of the above. Rumphius (pl. 20, figs. 5, 6).
1313 Three recently from China arrived original containers, each with 50, in all 150 separated compartments, which are filled with over 300 various extremely rare partly still unknown snails and clams; the local namings are annotated with Chinese description on clean gold paper. (For natural scientists highly notable.)

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1314 A collection of numerous 30 different sawed through snails, in order to see clearly the inner chambering.
1315 A container with different snails and clams.
1316 One of the above, equally with various kinds of the above.
1317 A collection of more than 150 domestic and foreign soil snails.

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1318 A very rare highly violet Echinus atratus. Gmelin (1791: sp. 11) with innumerable large and small spines. Argentville (pl. 25, fig. G).
1319 Five spines, Echinus digitatus.

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1320 A large very rare pulled in the length Neptune's cap, Zoophyta madrepor: Pileus. Gmelin (1791: sp. 7) called the sea mole, with fine grooved leaves, and in the middle separated, hollow like the Neptune's caps, long 10 1/2 inches, wide 3 1/4 inches. Houttuyn (Part I, vol. 17, p. 121, pl. 126, fig. 4).
1321 A Zoophyta isis hippuris, or King joint coral, with differently strong branches, high 12 inches. Houttuyn, at the same place [(Part I, vol. 17,] pl. 131, fig. 1).
1322 A more extended finely branched one of the above; high 20 inches.
1323 An exquisite large blood coral. Gorgonia nobilis. Gmelin (1791: sp. 33) still partly on the mother, the trunk measures 4 inches at the rounding, it parts into 3 finger thick branches, which are again distributed into variably thick side branches, its hight is good 10 1/2 inches. (A truly magnificent piece.)

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1324 One of the same equally beautiful, provided with 3 main and several side branches, its height is 7 inches, and its width 7 3/4 inches.
1325 One as the previous magnificently splayed one of the above, it has 4 main and more than 13 side branches, the height is 7 inches and the width 7 3/4 inches.
1326 A particularly beautiful flat splayed one of the above, from a strong finger thick stem, originate many extended arms, high 8 3/4 inches, wide 9 1/2 inches.
1327 A very large Neptune's fan, Gorgonia flabellum veneris. Linnaeus (1758: sp. 16) with a wide circumference.

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1 A beak of a Buceros cornu plano quater inciso.
2 Two beaks of Pelecanus onocrotalus, besides 2 feet, of the same.
3 A beak of Jaribu; Mycteria.
4 Seven of the above of various kinds of Rhamphastos, or pepper bird.
5 Two white and black beaks of Platalea leucerodias, or spoon heron, besides the tongue.
6 One of the same of the flamingo. (Phoenicopterus rub.)
7 Two beaks of tropical birds. (Phaeton aetherus.)
8 ! A unique bone fragment; it consists of a long bone, towards the other end with a tumor so to say probably diseased, inflated; on top of which with two little bones ginglymi [?] at an angle of two joints [= diartrosi ?] to each other connected, and some third socket [of a joint] now certainly empty. A true physiological cross, by some arbiter so far placed to the vegetables. A mysterious broken piece of a probably to a bird skeleton belonging bone, towards the end with a unnatural hard outgrowth, on which tow small abbreviated bones are connected by ordinary joints, and furthermore also a third, now at least empty joint-socket. Some connoisseurs consider this difficult to identify rarity for vegetable-like.

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9 A bone from the thigh of the ostrich. (Strothio camelus.)
10 A very large long-tailed well preserved comb iguana from America.
11 One of the same triangular fish. (Stroke iron [= file {tool}] fish.)
12 A small shark. (Squalus acanthias.)
13 A thorn fish. (Tetrodon) from China.
14 A vertebra bone from the whale.
15 ! ! An extremely rare, in its kind the only one very large bezoar from Africa, found in the bladder of an elephant, it holds 22 inches in the curvature, is 6 1/2 inches high, 7 1/2 inches wide, and has the weight of 225 loths. This invaluable piece is kept in a clean container cushioned with green velvet.
16 An African stomach ball, with a brown shiny smooth rind, found in the stomach of a wild buffalo.

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17 Thirtyfour leaves with entirely newly discovered Asian flower herbs and other plants mostly described with their names.
18 Six containers, each with 24, together 144 clean foreign woods, one side rough, the other polished, in plates of 3 and 2 inches.
19 Four of the above, each with 24, together 96 plates of foreign roots, with the previous ones in the same size. About all 240 pieces there is a German index, as each piece is particularly numbered, and has already a Dutch name.

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20 A cord with 46 foreign artificially cut fruit stones, inside hollow and transparent, all on the outside cleanly ornamented with variable Chinese figures, although they are only of the size of peas, so they show anyway to everybody 4, 5, 6, to 7 figures.

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21 A cord with 41 of the same fruit stones, equally studiously cut.
22 A Indian apron, of multicolored glass corals, with which the naked negroes because of the modesty ornament and cover themselves.
23 One of the above, different kind.
24 One of the above, for a halfgrown person.

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25 A in Italy from white marble artificially prepared group of 3 figures, this master piece portrays people, which are drinking, one drinks, the other demands to drink, the third is already intoxicated and has fallen asleep, the height is 40 inches, it rests on a from wood prepared pedistel.
The word "Genien" could initially be translated as geniuses, which is unlikely in the context. It could be a derivation from the French "gens" = people.
26 A clean large vase of white alabaster on a black marble foot with still noticeable traces of the matrix, from Devonshire, high 14 inches.
27 Two equally beautiful smaller ones of the above, therefore, 8 1/2 inches.
28 Two yellow clear as ice transparent spar vase, equally on a black marble pedistel, 8 inches.
29 Two beautiful pyramids on pedistels, from the most selected agates, marble, and pudding stone multicolored pieced together, its entire height is 12 inches.
30 A yellow triangular marbled jasper, to cover paper.
31 Seven different knife sheaths, from jasper and agate.
32 A cylinder of Italian marble, 10 inches.
33 A heart-shaped amulet, of green jasper.
34 Six egg-shaped sounding balls, of oriental as well as occidental agate, and different colors.

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35 Nine spherical ones of the above.
36 Nine brilliant ones of the above, equally beautiful.
37 A large polished on one side piece of red-marbled jasper.
38 A brown East-Indian one of the above, with marcasite veins. (rare.)
39 An exquisite mosaic [framed] plate, of the finest marble, jasper and dendrite stones, presenting a landscape with buildings, cleanly arranged, high 10 inches, wide 6 1/2 inches.
40 Four of the same, presented as a [framed] plate as the one above, high 6 inches, wide 3 inches.
41 Four of the same, equally beautiful.
42 Four of the same, of the same.
43 Three of the same, of the same, high 4 inches, wide 3 inches.
44 A Florentine Rudera marble, equally framed.
45 An extraordinarily beautiful one of the above, visible on both sides.
46 One of the above Pappenheim dendrite plate with trees and bushes.
47 A collection of 264 selected Italian and German Marble plates, all in the same size and onesided polished, described with their breaking places [= quarries], high 2 1/2 inches, wide 5 inches.
48 A large black test stone 11 inches high, 1 3/4 inches wide, 1 inch thick.
49 A flat pear-shaped one of the above.

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50 A large tourmaline or ash blower, polished round, of strong impression.
51 Two rare snake stones.
52 Two yellow cat eyes, polished.
53 A very beautiful amethyst of the above.
54 One of the same polished topaz.
55 Nine different garnets.

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56 A entirely particularly rare large oriental tree stone, (Dendrite.) long 2 inches, wide 1 1/2 inches, in a container, cushioned with velvet, of black shagrin.
57 An even more beautiful one of the above, long 1 1/4 inches, wide 1 inch.
58 A round 7/8 inches one of the above.
59 Three different ones of the above.
60 A beautiful white milk stone.
61 An equally as beautiful onyx.
62 Seven different small jaspers and agates.
63 A very beautiful half polished Ceylon pebble/flint.

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64 A particularly large piece of red and beautiful amber, long 7 1/2 inches, wide 3 3/4 inches, thick 1 1/2 inches.
65 A beautiful fire red and transparent piece of the above.
66 Six different figured and transparent ones of the above, with insects.
67 Six of the same, as beautiful.
68 Six of the above, of the above.
69 Six of the same, without insects.
70 Five of the above, of the above.

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71 Two finely polished and very beautiful agates, oval format from Kirchenbolbach.
72 Two of the above.
73 Two of the above.
74 Two of the above.
75 Four of the above, from Ebersheim.
76 Four of the above, of which 2 very rare.
77 Three equally rare ones of the above, from Oberkirchen.
78 Two different ones of the above, from Mamichel.
79 Two of the above, from Fronhaufen and Getscheid.
80 Two quadratic moss agates.
81 A polished fortification agate from Ensweiler near Oberstein.
82 A more red one of the above.
83 A polished agate from Kewetheim, in Salm-Kierburschen.
84 One of the above from Galgenberg near Oberstein.
85 Two of the above, from Wisselback, in Salmschen, different.
86 Three different ones of the above from Ellenbach, from there.
87 A plate chrysopras, from Schlesien.
88 A polished chalcedon, from Idar.
89 A chrysolite with penetrating copper, from Oberstein.

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90 A very rare demonstration/expositionquality-tufa, of transparent spar, with adjacent coarse lead, from Devonshire in England, polished on one side, (very rare.)
91 Two clean transparent plates, of fossilized red wood.
92 A small cute plate, with a dendritic landscape.
93 Three of the above, with very beautiful dendrites.
94 A very rare chalcedon kidney, inside crystallized and with leafy iron slate, from the Strasburg area.
95 One equally rare one of the above, from there.
96 A double enclosed one of the above, from there.
97 A capsule with Egyptian pebbles/flint, and other stones.

Fossils.

98 A very beautiful Cornu ammonis, cut through and cleanly polished, both parts from Derby, in England.
99 One half of the above, equally cut through and polished, the crystallized chambers have turned into chalcedon, also from there.
100 A two-sided polished ammon's horn. from East-India.
101 Six small metalized ones of the above.
102 Numerous particularly rare ones of the above, among which here a group.
103 Three different beautiful echinites.
104 A capsule with 6 pieces of fossilized snails and clams.
105 One of the above, with 6 pieces of the above.
106 One of the above, with 6 pieces of the above.
107 One of the above, with terebratules and others.
108 One of the above, with different impressions and others.
109 Three plates with fish impressions.
110 Three of the above, with leaves and trees.
111 Three of the above, of the above.

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112 A collection of minerals, among which in part selected iron stages and other kinds of rocks, from England and other areas.
113 One of the same, therein particularly fine minerals, such as silver-containing, copper, tin, lead and iron stages, from various areas.

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