. Beautiful shells : their nature, structure, and uses familiarly explained : with directions for collecting, cleaning, and arranging them in the cabinet and descriptions of the most remarkable species. Shells; Shells. 15 i Beautiful Shells. of Great Britain and Ireland. The mud is prolific of sliells; witness tlio rianorliis faiii:ly, of wiiicli. 79. LimniDus auricularius (tlio Wide-eared Mud Shell), Linnccns. 80. L. percger (the Travelled Mud Shell), Mullcr. 81. L. Btagnalis (the Lake Mud Shell), Linnccus. 82. L. fossarius (the Ditch Mud Shell), Tnrion. 83. L. glaber (the Eight-Whorled Mud S
. Beautiful shells : their nature, structure, and uses familiarly explained : with directions for collecting, cleaning, and arranging them in the cabinet and descriptions of the most remarkable species. Shells; Shells. 15 i Beautiful Shells. of Great Britain and Ireland. The mud is prolific of sliells; witness tlio rianorliis faiii:ly, of wiiicli. 79. LimniDus auricularius (tlio Wide-eared Mud Shell), Linnccns. 80. L. percger (the Travelled Mud Shell), Mullcr. 81. L. Btagnalis (the Lake Mud Shell), Linnccus. 82. L. fossarius (the Ditch Mud Shell), Tnrion. 83. L. glaber (the Eight-Whorled Mud Shell), Hid. 81-85. L. palustris (the Marsh 'Mud Shell), Linnceus. 86. L. gluti- nosus (the Glutinous Mud Shell), Miillci', nine species arc hero figured. They have been likened to tlie fossil Ammonites, for whicli they miglit be taken as miniature copies. The name is lienco a kind of contradiction in terms, compounded of the words wliicli signify''flat'' and ''ball.'' Tho largest is the P. corncus (Figs. 05 and 66), an inch in diameter; tlio others arc P. albus, from one-. 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 Adams, H. G. (Henry Gardiner), 1811 or 12-1881; Berry, S. Stillman (Samuel Stillman), 1887-1984, former owner. DSI; Roper, Clyde F. E. , 1937- , donor. DSI. London : Groombridge and Sons
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