. The Cambridge natural history. Zoology. Fig. 268.—Egg-case of a species of Ohimaera. a, Transverse section across the case at p;, showing tlie lateral valvular slits ; Zj, similar section across x', showing the vertical ridges. (From Glintlier.) of a broad, somewhat oval, flattened portion which contained the egg, and terminated at one end iu a truncated margin, while at the other it was produced into a long tapering styliform process, traversed by dorsal, ventral, and lateral ridges. The cavity of. Fig. 269.—C'aKor/i!/Hc/i!'s oMtarctims. Male. A, lateral view ; B, front view of the mouth ;
. The Cambridge natural history. Zoology. Fig. 268.—Egg-case of a species of Ohimaera. a, Transverse section across the case at p;, showing tlie lateral valvular slits ; Zj, similar section across x', showing the vertical ridges. (From Glintlier.) of a broad, somewhat oval, flattened portion which contained the egg, and terminated at one end iu a truncated margin, while at the other it was produced into a long tapering styliform process, traversed by dorsal, ventral, and lateral ridges. The cavity of. Fig. 269.—C'aKor/i!/Hc/i!'s oMtarctims. Male. A, lateral view ; B, front view of the mouth ; C, front view of nasal process, Anterior clasper ; , external branchial aperture ; , frontal clasper ; , posterior clasper. (From a specimen in the Cambridge Museum.) the egg-case was open in front, and also along each side, where linear, slit-like valvular apertures freely admitted sea-water into the central cavity. A similar egg-case from Japan, measuring 9 inches in length, had its surface traversed by longitudinal and ^ Giluther, Ann. Mag. Ndt. Hist. (6) iv. 1889, p. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Harmer, S. F. (Sidney Frederic), Sir, 1862- ed; Shipley, A. E. (Arthur Everett), Sir, 1861-1927. ed. [London, Macmillan and Co. , Limited; New York, The Macmillan Company
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