. The illustrated natural history [microform]. Reptiles; Fishes; Mollusks; Natural history; Reptiles; Poissons; Mollusques; Sciences naturelles. >I1EI,L I'llultLS, cuiidiiih,,,hi,t 'j'liunu. ivalk they fix the head firmly, then dmw up the bofly in an arcli, fix the foot, and tlion l)ush^ the liead forward. Tlie foot is sliort and rounded at eacli end. The shell is very small, about the size of a split sweet pea, and would escape the eye of ordinary observers. The animal is furnished witli short and diverging tentacles, the head is divided into two lobes, and the eyes a
. The illustrated natural history [microform]. Reptiles; Fishes; Mollusks; Natural history; Reptiles; Poissons; Mollusques; Sciences naturelles. >I1EI,L I'llultLS, cuiidiiih,,,hi,t 'j'liunu. ivalk they fix the head firmly, then dmw up the bofly in an arcli, fix the foot, and tlion l)ush^ the liead forward. Tlie foot is sliort and rounded at eacli end. The shell is very small, about the size of a split sweet pea, and would escape the eye of ordinary observers. The animal is furnished witli short and diverging tentacles, the head is divided into two lobes, and the eyes are placed in the centre behind the tentacles. _ The second figure in tlie enpa-aving is the Indian Thorus, or Mineralogist, a name given to the creature in allusion t>. its extraordinary habit of agglutinating bits of stones and other substances to its shell. Snnuitinu's it prefers other shells, either in or entire, and is then t(!rmed the ('onx'IKilogist. In one example shown to mo by Mr. Sowerby, the creature had .selected a number of shells of a tiny bi\a've,and had stuck them round the edges of its own shell in such a manner that they ibrm a .s])iral line, marking the growth of the 8h»ll. One or two little bits of stone accompany them, and they all lie with the hollow upwards. The animal has a rather long proboscis, and ion" tentacles, with the eyes set at their outer bases. The foot is loiig ami narrow behind. " The outer lip is very curious in its structure, being extremely thin, projecting ai30ve and rccedinn;rived to g) shells are lit specimen of the Siikix- K)up itself around with the clubs, or cerithina', a Venus-. 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 Wood, J. G. (John George), 1827-1889. London : Routledge, Warne, and Routledge
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