Decorative arrangement of nine colorful shells including the cowrie, mitra, Peruvian olive and terebellum.. . Ancillaire bordee : Ancillaria marginata. Volvaire hyaline : Volvaria pallida. Marginelle diatanson : Marginella Adansoni. Mitre scabriuscule : Mitra scabriuscula. Cariere subulie : Terebellum subulatum. Ovule intermediaire : Ovula intermedia. Olive de Pereu : Olive Peruviana. Porcelaine buffenne : Cyproea scurra. . Handcolored engraving by Pretre from Charles d'Orbigny's "Dictionnaire Universel d'Histoire Naturelle" (Universal Dictionary of Natural History) 1849. Charles d'Orbigny (18

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Decorative arrangement of nine colorful shells including the cowrie, mitra, Peruvian olive and terebellum.. . Ancillaire bordee : Ancillaria marginata. Volvaire hyaline : Volvaria pallida. Marginelle diatanson : Marginella Adansoni. Mitre scabriuscule : Mitra scabriuscula. Cariere subulie : Terebellum subulatum. Ovule intermediaire : Ovula intermedia. Olive de Pereu : Olive Peruviana. Porcelaine buffenne : Cyproea scurra. . Handcolored engraving by Pretre from Charles d'Orbigny's "Dictionnaire Universel d'Histoire Naturelle" (Universal Dictionary of Natural History) 1849. Charles d'Orbigny (1806~76) was a French naturalist. His father Charles Marie was a doctor in the French army and his elder brother Alcide was a famous naturalist and paleontologist. Charles started his studies at La Rochelle then left to study medicine in Paris. In 1834, he won an appointment in the geology department at the National Museum of Natural History. From 1837 to 1864 he headed the department of natural history, until ill health forced him to quit. He died in Paris on Feb. 14, 1876.