. The book of shells : containing the classes Mollusca, Conchifera, Cirrhipeda, Annulata, and Crustacea. Mollusks; Shells. 1^8 CLASS CRUSTACEA. on footstalks; the head, instead of being distinct, appears in a great measure drawn into the corslet. It has been called the Sea Mantis, from its bearing some resemblance to an insect of that name, on account of the singularly- formed hooks with which two of its foot-jaws are armed. The species shown in the engraving is found in the Indian Seas ; it is the largest of the genus. The shell with which these creatures are covered has very little consisten
. The book of shells : containing the classes Mollusca, Conchifera, Cirrhipeda, Annulata, and Crustacea. Mollusks; Shells. 1^8 CLASS CRUSTACEA. on footstalks; the head, instead of being distinct, appears in a great measure drawn into the corslet. It has been called the Sea Mantis, from its bearing some resemblance to an insect of that name, on account of the singularly- formed hooks with which two of its foot-jaws are armed. The species shown in the engraving is found in the Indian Seas ; it is the largest of the genus. The shell with which these creatures are covered has very little consistence, more resembling hardened skin han shell. They frequent the sandy bottom of the SauiUa maculata. There is a small species is found in fresh water, in which the young, after the eggs are hatched, remain for some time in shelter under the plates with which the body of the mother is covered. The Common Cloportus, (Cloportus ascellvs.) This animal is very common upon old walls and under stones. It is somewhat like the wood-louse, but more. 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 Lamarck, Jean Baptiste Pierre Antoine de Monet de, 1744-1829; Dall, William Healey, 1845-1927, former owner. DSI; Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge (Great Britain). Committee of General Literature and Education. London : John W. Parker
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