. Handbook of zoology [microform] : with examples from Canadian species, recent and fossil :. Zoology; Invertebrates; Zoologie; Invertébrés. 114 PROVINCE MOLLUSCA. 3. Brnc1iiopo4la. ' Of these curious and rare bivalve shell-fish, only a few species are found on our coasts. The most common is Rhjnconella psittacea, the parrot's- bill Rhynconella. (Fig. 93.) It is a little horny Fif/. 93,. RiiYAcoKELLA PSiXTACKA, Liu. Gulf St. Lawrouce. bivalve shell, with one valve, the dorsal, smaller than the other, the beak of which projects and has a notch (foramen) below, through which passes a stalk or pe
. Handbook of zoology [microform] : with examples from Canadian species, recent and fossil :. Zoology; Invertebrates; Zoologie; Invertébrés. 114 PROVINCE MOLLUSCA. 3. Brnc1iiopo4la. ' Of these curious and rare bivalve shell-fish, only a few species are found on our coasts. The most common is Rhjnconella psittacea, the parrot's- bill Rhynconella. (Fig. 93.) It is a little horny Fif/. 93,. RiiYAcoKELLA PSiXTACKA, Liu. Gulf St. Lawrouce. bivalve shell, with one valve, the dorsal, smaller than the other, the beak of which projects and has a notch (foramen) below, through which passes a stalk or pedicel for attachn^ent. The interior of the shell is lined with the two va^ s^es of the mantle, and is occupied principally with the two fringed and ciliated arms coiled like cork-screws. () Fig. 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 Dawson, J. W. (John William), Sir, 1820-1899. Montreal : Dawson
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