. The illustrated natural history [microform]. Reptiles; Fishes; Mollusks; Natural history; Reptiles; Poissons; Mollusques; Sciences naturelles. THK CIrAMELE()N-SIriMMV, 010 s|,(.(i('s of this tiimily are found in Englimd. Ono nf tlu? Britisth oxamples is tho Giioovri) SmilMl' {Pi' siilcatiis), a common spiH'ies in the ^reaitciTiHioan, Init ran> in tlio Uritish srtH. It lias tlircio grooves on tlu; carapace, two Ions ii»d one sliorter in tlie middle It is a Imne species, sometimes attainino- tlie len,i,nli of seven inches. Aiiotlier species is tlie SrvADo, sometini(>s called the Sw


. The illustrated natural history [microform]. Reptiles; Fishes; Mollusks; Natural history; Reptiles; Poissons; Mollusques; Sciences naturelles. THK CIrAMELE()N-SIriMMV, 010 s|,(.(i('s of this tiimily are found in Englimd. Ono nf tlu? Britisth oxamples is tho Giioovri) SmilMl' {Pi' siilcatiis), a common spiH'ies in the ^reaitciTiHioan, Init ran> in tlio Uritish srtH. It lias tlircio grooves on tlu; carapace, two Ions ii»d one sliorter in tlie middle It is a Imne species, sometimes attainino- tlie len,i,nli of seven inches. Aiiotlier species is tlie SrvADo, sometini(>s called the Swoijd-shpjmp, or the WitrrE SiiiiiMi', tlie last-mentioned term, however, hcin^' applied voiy loosely liy tlie lishermen' It is n very hi'aulii'ul little cri'ature, hcini-- of a translucent white colour, dashed and simttcil with rich crimson. It is said that this speci('s cannot endure exposure to the air and that it dies immediately on being ri'raoved from the water. Anothki! order of crustaceans now before us, called the Stomajwda, or :\routli- footed Crustaceans, so called because their legs mostly issue from tho neighbourhood of the. **'^„ KIU(;,;,.y/iHs nlras. AliMKI; KHUTllVti.—KiMliiis (iniuilus. chumi' 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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