Variety of seashells including oysters (Ostrea), file clams (Lima), smooth pectens and scarlet thorny oyster (Spondylus).

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Variety of seashells including oysters (Ostrea), file clams (Lima), smooth pectens and scarlet thorny oyster (Spondylus). Lime ecailleuse : Lima squamosa Spondyle safrane : Spondylus crocastus Huitre feuille : Ostrea folium Pecten tigre : Pecten tigris Handcolored engraving by Pretre from Charles d'Orbigny's "Dictionnaire Universel d'Histoire Naturelle" (Universal Dictionary of Natural History) 1849.

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