. West coast shells. A familiar description of the marine, fresh water, and land mollusks of United States, found west of the Rocky Mountains ... s covered by two oval valves, one-eighth ofan inch in length. Reddish brown in color. It is anorthern shell and is identical with the British species,of which we read that it is viviparous, and lives asmuch out of the sea. as in it. Tellimya himida, Cpr., Tel-limr-i-a tu-mi-da. Veryminute, wedge-shaped, brownish white, northern. A pure white shell, regularly marked with fine,concentric lines, is shown in Fig. 151. Its name isLuchia Californica, Conr.
. West coast shells. A familiar description of the marine, fresh water, and land mollusks of United States, found west of the Rocky Mountains ... s covered by two oval valves, one-eighth ofan inch in length. Reddish brown in color. It is anorthern shell and is identical with the British species,of which we read that it is viviparous, and lives asmuch out of the sea. as in it. Tellimya himida, Cpr., Tel-limr-i-a tu-mi-da. Veryminute, wedge-shaped, brownish white, northern. A pure white shell, regularly marked with fine,concentric lines, is shown in Fig. 151. Its name isLuchia Californica, Conr., Lu-si-na shape it is nearly circular, and it varies in sizefrom the diameter of a dime to thatof a half-dollar. The cardinal hinge-teeth are small, while the lateralones are strong. The ligament isexternal, and the lunule in this spe-cies belongs wholly to the rightFiJliT valve. The lunule is the little heart- shaped impression in front of and just under the beaks,In most species, when visible at all, it is dividedequally between the two valves. The forward musclescar is long and narrow, and the pallial line is LUCINA. 179 The pure whiteness, symmetrical form and regularmarkings make this a very pleasing shell. Lucina Nuttalli, Conr., Nut-tal-li. The shell ofthis species is similar in shape to that of the last, butis more highly sculptured. The sharp, fine lines ofgrowth are crossed by many delicate rays, makingits surface look like fine basket-work. It is some-what flattened and ridged along the white, length an inch or less; southern. Diplodonta orbella, Gld., Di-plo-don-ta shell of this pretty species resembles LucinaCalifornica in size, color and surface, but the valvesare greatly inflated; so much so that small specimensare nearly spherical, and resemble white marbles. Ithas a wide range from north to south. Now for a neat little shell, not half an inch long,which may often be found in the sand, but live speci-me
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