Fossils of extinct scallops. Spondylus spinosus 1, etc. Plagiostoma spinosa, Pachite punteggiato, Diancora marginata. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Antoine Laurent de Jussieu's Dizionario delle Scienze Naturali, Dictionary of Natural Science, Florence, Italy, 1837. Illustration engraved by Corsi, drawn by Jean Gabriel Pretre and published by Batelli e Figli.

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