Fossils of extinct lamp shells. Kirkidium knightii 1, Araxilevis intermedius 2, Uncites grifoides 3. Pentamerus knightii, Productus martini, Uncite grifoide. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Antoine Laurent de Jussieu's Dizionario delle Scienze Naturali, Dictionary of Natural Science, Florence, Italy, 1837. Illustration engraved by Stanghi, drawn by Jean Gabriel Pretre and published by Batelli e Figli. Turpin (1775-1840) is considered one of the greatest French botanical illustrators of the 19th century.

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