. The wonders of the great deep, or, The physical, animal, geological, and vegetable curiosities of the ocean . Ocean; Marine animals; Marine plants. 364 THE OCEAN. and Indian Oceans by two or three species nearly allied to it in structure, but furnished with a glassy shell. One of these is named Hyalm tridentata;. Glass Shells. {JTyalea tridentata, and Cleodora pyramxdata.) its shell is small and somewhat globular, resembling a bivalve without a hinge; the hinder part being consolidated and armed with three spines; the sides have a narrow fissure through which a semi-trans- parent membrane pr
. The wonders of the great deep, or, The physical, animal, geological, and vegetable curiosities of the ocean . Ocean; Marine animals; Marine plants. 364 THE OCEAN. and Indian Oceans by two or three species nearly allied to it in structure, but furnished with a glassy shell. One of these is named Hyalm tridentata;. Glass Shells. {JTyalea tridentata, and Cleodora pyramxdata.) its shell is small and somewhat globular, resembling a bivalve without a hinge; the hinder part being consolidated and armed with three spines; the sides have a narrow fissure through which a semi-trans- parent membrane protrudes. The animal is fur- nished with a wing or fin on each side, which it uses as oars. A kindred species {Cleodora cuspidate!) is of extreme delicacy and beauty. The shell is glassy and colourless, very fragile, nearly in the form of a triangular pyramid, with an aperture at its base, from which proceeds a long and slender glassy spine; and a similar spine projects from each side of the middle of the shell. The animal is like the preced- ing; but the hinder part is globular and pellucid, and in the dark vividly luminous, presenting a sin- gularly-striking appearance, as it shines through its perfectly-transparent lantern. Both of these are found floating in great numbers on the surface of the 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 Gosse, Philip Henry, 1810-1888. New York : J. W. Lovell
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