The royal natural history . wing-shell [Strombus lentiginosus). GASTROPODS. 335. PELICAN S FOOT The eyes are situated at the truncate ends of the long, cylindrical stalks, and,like those of the Cephalopods, are more highly organised than in many fishes,having a distinct crystalline lens, with a highly-coloured iris. The foot is unlike thatof ordinary gastropods, and not adapted for crawling; being a powerful, muscularorgan, so modified as to serve the purposeof a lever in their hopping or leaping modeof progression. The operculum is claw-shaped, and attached to the hinder branchof the foot. Th
The royal natural history . wing-shell [Strombus lentiginosus). GASTROPODS. 335. PELICAN S FOOT The eyes are situated at the truncate ends of the long, cylindrical stalks, and,like those of the Cephalopods, are more highly organised than in many fishes,having a distinct crystalline lens, with a highly-coloured iris. The foot is unlike thatof ordinary gastropods, and not adapted for crawling; being a powerful, muscularorgan, so modified as to serve the purposeof a lever in their hopping or leaping modeof progression. The operculum is claw-shaped, and attached to the hinder branchof the foot. These molluscs are greatscavengers, and feed upon decomposinganimals of any description. About sixtyspecies of Strombus have been described,almost exclusively confined to tropical beautiful pink S. gigas, of the WestIndies, is brought to Europe in immensenumbers, and, when ground to powder,employed in the manufacture of the finerkinds of porcelain. It is also used forcameo-carving, and produces pink spider - shells (Pteroceras), with the claw-like projection
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