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