. The conchology of Nottingham; or, A popular history of the recent land and fresh water Mollusca found in the neighborhood;. Mollusks. In describing this most abundant and beautiful snail, it may be remarked that it is exceedingly varied in colour, and in the number of the dark bands by which it is encircled. From its size and habits, this species is familiar to most persons, and is not easily con- founded with any other species. The form is in some degree globular, with the spire slightly elevated. The surface is polished. There are tive convolutions. The aperture somewhat crescent-shaped; p
. The conchology of Nottingham; or, A popular history of the recent land and fresh water Mollusca found in the neighborhood;. Mollusks. In describing this most abundant and beautiful snail, it may be remarked that it is exceedingly varied in colour, and in the number of the dark bands by which it is encircled. From its size and habits, this species is familiar to most persons, and is not easily con- founded with any other species. The form is in some degree globular, with the spire slightly elevated. The surface is polished. There are tive convolutions. The aperture somewhat crescent-shaped; peristome much reflected, and thickened within, The colour is very various, being yellow, with a dark brown rim around the aperture; others brown, but chiefly banded on nearly white, yellow, or brownish ground tints. Some. 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 Lowe, E. J. (Edward Joseph), 1825-1900. London, C. A. Bartlett; [etc. , etc. ]
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