Chambers's encyclopaedia; a dictionary of universal knowledge . r various editions is given by Bernays. Scallop [rcitcn], a well-known bivalve, one ofthose with a single muscle closing the shell. Thevalves are fan-shaped, the left often more or lessHat, the right more markedly arched ; both aremarked with .sinnous radiating ridges, to whichthe Iecten (Lat., a comb) refeiS. Thehinge-line is with-out teeth, and isextended laterallyin two ears. Thebeautiful colouringof the shells is re-markable evenamong the margins ofthe mantle thereare hundreds ofsmall sparklingeyes of diirere
Chambers's encyclopaedia; a dictionary of universal knowledge . r various editions is given by Bernays. Scallop [rcitcn], a well-known bivalve, one ofthose with a single muscle closing the shell. Thevalves are fan-shaped, the left often more or lessHat, the right more markedly arched ; both aremarked with .sinnous radiating ridges, to whichthe Iecten (Lat., a comb) refeiS. Thehinge-line is with-out teeth, and isextended laterallyin two ears. Thebeautiful colouringof the shells is re-markable evenamong the margins ofthe mantle thereare hundreds ofsmall sparklingeyes of diirerentdegrees of visualelliciency. The small linger-sliaiiedfoot is usuallymarked with bright orange or red colmir. Thescalliqis are widely distributed in all , at dejithsof 3 to 40 fathoms. When young they are activeand able to swim a little by rapidly opening andclosing their valves, but as they grow (dder theybecome more sedentary, and are often found thicklycovered with acorn-shells, ser|iiila-tubes, and zoo-phytes. Many species attach tlieiiiselves by a. lectLii operculaiis. SCALP SCANDERBEG 193 bvssus secretion, but often tliis (Ii«i|i])eai-s in adultlife. Some of the larjjer specie.^ are often popu-larly called chillis, a name shared liy other Jacobtviis, a native of the Mediterranean, is theScallopshctt which pilt,riiMs «ere accustoniod towear in front of their hat in token of havinj;visited the shrine of St James at iiHU-iiitiis, found on many jiarts of the Britishcoasts, is alnjut 6 inches broad. It is sometimeseaten, but is saiil to be indi,estible. About 180living species are known, and o\er 400 are recordedas fossils from Carboniferous strata. Scalp, the term emnloyed to designate theouter covering of the skull or brain-case. E.\ceptin the fact that hair in both sexes grows moreluxuriantly on the scalp than elsewhere, the .skiuof the scalp dilfeis so slightly from ordinary Skin() that it is unnecessary to enter into anydetails on
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