. The Conchologists' exchange. Mollusks. 28 THE the canoe shells, Modiola plicatula; the razors, Solen americanus and S. viridis; the arks, Area pexata and A. transversa ; the boat shells, Naticaheros and N. duplicata; the cup and saucer shells, Crepidula plana, C. fornicata and C. glauca; the ladder shells, Scala hum- phreysii and (rarely) S. lineata; the scallops, Pecten irradians, the adductor muscles of which are largely used for food, thousands of gallons being sold annually by the coast fishermen. In addition to these there are several small species Phoias () crispata.
. The Conchologists' exchange. Mollusks. 28 THE the canoe shells, Modiola plicatula; the razors, Solen americanus and S. viridis; the arks, Area pexata and A. transversa ; the boat shells, Naticaheros and N. duplicata; the cup and saucer shells, Crepidula plana, C. fornicata and C. glauca; the ladder shells, Scala hum- phreysii and (rarely) S. lineata; the scallops, Pecten irradians, the adductor muscles of which are largely used for food, thousands of gallons being sold annually by the coast fishermen. In addition to these there are several small species Phoias () crispata. belonging to the genera Colwnbella, ]\assa and others, making the entire number living between Brig- antine Inlet and Cape May about fifty species. At no special point, even on the most favorable occasions, can all of these be obtained. A large share, however, may at times be secured on the sea and bay shores near Longport, at Townsend's Inlet, Five Mile Beach and the Inlet two or three miles northeast of Cape May. But there is no locality known to the writer where species are so plenti- ful as at Anglesea; here, during a short visit last sum- mer, thirty-nine species were secured by him. Nearly all of these were found living on a small peninsula about a half mile south of the Anglesea Hotel. Fulgur carica, the largest of our coast shells, were unusu-. 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 Averell, William D. Philadelphia, Wm. D. Averell
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