. West coast shells. A familiar description of the marine, fresh water, and land mollusks of United States, found west of the Rocky Mountains ... ick rim of enamel. The crenulated orscalloped edge of the shell is a marked feature, andsuggested the name. Internally, the shell is of a pure, glossy white, butthe outside is somewhat dingy. This mollusk is notvery abundant, and is seldom found alive near theshore. Glyphis aspera, Bsch., Gly-fis as-pe-ra, Fig. 80, has a rough shell, moresharply conical than thelast, with a small ovalhole at the top, quitedifferent from the nar-row, oblong slit of th
. West coast shells. A familiar description of the marine, fresh water, and land mollusks of United States, found west of the Rocky Mountains ... ick rim of enamel. The crenulated orscalloped edge of the shell is a marked feature, andsuggested the name. Internally, the shell is of a pure, glossy white, butthe outside is somewhat dingy. This mollusk is notvery abundant, and is seldom found alive near theshore. Glyphis aspera, Bsch., Gly-fis as-pe-ra, Fig. 80, has a rough shell, moresharply conical than thelast, with a small ovalhole at the top, quitedifferent from the nar-row, oblong slit of thenext shell. This shellhas a wrinkled edge, aFi£-So- white interior, and a gray or striped outside. Its common length is aninch and a half, though I once found a fine live spe-cimen of twice that length. Fig. 81 represents the shell of our most commonKey-hole Limpet, Fissiirella volcano, Rve., Fis-su-rel-la vol-ca-no. The dead shellsare abundant, and living speci-mens, with yellow foot and red-striped mantle, may often be foundon the rocks at low The shell is about an inch in length, and is oblong conical in form, while the red.
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