The natural history of British shells, including figures and descriptions of all the species hitherto discovered in Great Britain .. . p. 247. sp. 67. This shell was first described by Pennant in his Zoology ; he saysit very much resembles the Pholas crispatus but is never found largerthan a hazel nut. Da Costa describes it also, but doubts whether lc VOL. II. H PLATE is a diftincl species or only a young shell of that kind. As bothauthors have however figured and described it separately, we havegiven it a place as a distinct, or at leaft doubtful species. Pennant says he found these sh
The natural history of British shells, including figures and descriptions of all the species hitherto discovered in Great Britain .. . p. 247. sp. 67. This shell was first described by Pennant in his Zoology ; he saysit very much resembles the Pholas crispatus but is never found largerthan a hazel nut. Da Costa describes it also, but doubts whether lc VOL. II. H PLATE is a diftincl species or only a young shell of that kind. As bothauthors have however figured and described it separately, we havegiven it a place as a distinct, or at leaft doubtful species. Pennant says he found these shells in masses of fossil wood inthe shores of Abergehi in Denbighshire: the bottom of their cellswere round and appeared as if nicely turned with some to this author they will also perforate the hardest oak plankthat is accidentally lodged in the water. Da Costa says they arefound in great quantities on the same c oasts as the other kind (Pholascrispatus) nitched in the rocks and stones, and adds that there is anamazing abundance at Scarborough and Whitby in Yorkshire, nitchedi i the Alum and other stones. r.
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