. Zoology : for students and general readers . Zoology. FOSSIL GASTIWPODS. 369 Various shells, such as Margimllu, TurUnella, etc., are strung iu bracelets and armlets by savages. Cyprcsa moneta, the cowry (Fig. 209), is used for money, and other shells are worked into various shapes for wampum or aboriginal money. Fig. 210 represents an Olivella, used by the Cal- ifornian Indians as money. Murex and F^irpura afford tlie Tyrian dye. While a few Gastropods are pelagic, living upon the high seas, such as lanthina and the Nudibranch Glaucus, most of the species are marine and live in all seas; the
. Zoology : for students and general readers . Zoology. FOSSIL GASTIWPODS. 369 Various shells, such as Margimllu, TurUnella, etc., are strung iu bracelets and armlets by savages. Cyprcsa moneta, the cowry (Fig. 209), is used for money, and other shells are worked into various shapes for wampum or aboriginal money. Fig. 210 represents an Olivella, used by the Cal- ifornian Indians as money. Murex and F^irpura afford tlie Tyrian dye. While a few Gastropods are pelagic, living upon the high seas, such as lanthina and the Nudibranch Glaucus, most of the species are marine and live in all seas; the hardier, most widely diffused species living between tide-marks, the more delicate forms in deep water, ranging from low-water. 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 Packard, A. S. (Alpheus Spring), 1839-1905. New York : Henry Holt
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