. Philosophical transactions. -rits, a httle magnified. A. The under fide of the body. BB. The cartilages which attach the animal to the fides oFthe cavity in which it lies. C. One of the cones covered by its membrane in a collapfed flate. D. The lowefl fpiral turn of the membrane and its ten-tacula fpread out. EE. The cut edges of the divided membrane, which areturned on each lide to (hev/ the cone. F. The cone as it appears in the intervals between the fpiralturns of the membrane. G. The moveable fhell, with the fmooth cartilaginous cover-ing, in an outfide view. H. The flattened end of the
. Philosophical transactions. -rits, a httle magnified. A. The under fide of the body. BB. The cartilages which attach the animal to the fides oFthe cavity in which it lies. C. One of the cones covered by its membrane in a collapfed flate. D. The lowefl fpiral turn of the membrane and its ten-tacula fpread out. EE. The cut edges of the divided membrane, which areturned on each lide to (hev/ the cone. F. The cone as it appears in the intervals between the fpiralturns of the membrane. G. The moveable fhell, with the fmooth cartilaginous cover-ing, in an outfide view. H. The flattened end of the moveable fhell, with hair uponit. 11. The two claws that arife from the furface of the flattenedend of the moveable fhell. K. The anus, into which a hogs briflle is introduced. FIG. II. A drawing of the animal, with its tentacula expanded in fearch of food, as it appears in the fea; taken from a fketch made in Barbadoes, where no draughtfman could be procured 4 while r/u7.;Jn,m. /!/, /„«1>, ,j/;. Fi<r-II-. on a new Marine Animal, 345 while the Bnhn^al was alive. This alfo is larger than the animal. a. The fort of brain-flone in which the animal was dif-covered. b. The external prominent (liell. cc. The membrane which is protruded with the cones andmoveable (hell, and makes a fold over the edges of the promi-nent {hell. dd. The membranes and tentacula in a ftate of expanfion. e. The inner fic!e of the moveable fliell, as it appears whenprotruded. f. The hole in the brain-ftone as it appears when the promi-nent fhell is brok^en oft, and which may be feen in many fpecimens of brain-ftone.
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