. Elements of zoology, or, Natural history of animals / ed. by Reese. Zoology. 1G2 ZOOLOGY. by the same thread it can remount at pleasure to the surface of the weed. 801. (n.) The animals of the small family Capulotd^s were formerly arranged with the Patella or limpet tribe, under the order Cyclobranchiata, but differ from them in having the gills comb-shaped, and arranged in a cavity behind the head, as in the other Pectinibranchiata. As the species it contains present little of general interest, this slight notice is sufficient. 802. Of the BucciNOTDas, the common whelk (buccinum unda-
. Elements of zoology, or, Natural history of animals / ed. by Reese. Zoology. 1G2 ZOOLOGY. by the same thread it can remount at pleasure to the surface of the weed. 801. (n.) The animals of the small family Capulotd^s were formerly arranged with the Patella or limpet tribe, under the order Cyclobranchiata, but differ from them in having the gills comb-shaped, and arranged in a cavity behind the head, as in the other Pectinibranchiata. As the species it contains present little of general interest, this slight notice is sufficient. 802. Of the BucciNOTDas, the common whelk (buccinum unda- tum) of our own coast is a characteristic example. This animal seems to be omnivorous, devouring sea-weed and ani- mal matter with nearly equal readiness ; its eggs are laid in adherent masses, which are much larger than the animal itself. 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 Reese, David Meredith, 1800-1861. New York : A. S. Barnes
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