. Cuvier's animal kingdom : arranged according to its organization. Animals. * M. dc Blainville has changed the name Onchidium into Perania, and transfers tlie first to the Vaginulus. He places Peronia amongst his Ctjrlobranchia ; but I cannot perceive any real difference between their respiratory organ and that of the other Pulmonea. [As this genus is not the Onchidium of Buchanan, as Cuvier supposed, M. de Ferussae proposes to name it Onchis.] t Sowerhy maintains that the shell in Planorbis is always reversed, or sinistral.—Ed. t When the shell is oval-globose, and the cloak sufficiently amp
. Cuvier's animal kingdom : arranged according to its organization. Animals. * M. dc Blainville has changed the name Onchidium into Perania, and transfers tlie first to the Vaginulus. He places Peronia amongst his Ctjrlobranchia ; but I cannot perceive any real difference between their respiratory organ and that of the other Pulmonea. [As this genus is not the Onchidium of Buchanan, as Cuvier supposed, M. de Ferussae proposes to name it Onchis.] t Sowerhy maintains that the shell in Planorbis is always reversed, or sinistral.—Ed. t When the shell is oval-globose, and the cloak sufficiently ample to cover it, in an expanded state, the genus is the yJinphipeplea of Nilson ; [and when the shell is turreted, and the cloak entire, the genus is named Aplexa by Fleming.—Ed.]. 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 Cuvier, Georges, baron, 1769-1832; McMurtrie, Henry, 1793-1865; Metcalf Collection (North Carolina State University). NCRS. London : Orr and Smith
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