This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1836 Excerpt: ... The principal contributors to this department of the Museum have been Dr. Lister, Dr. Plott, Mira Pugh, Mr. Pratt, Mrs. Buckland, and the late keeper of the Museum, J. S. Duncan, Esq. First family, DORSALIA." 1. Siliquaria muricata, Lam. Second Family, MALDANIA. 2. Dentalium elephantinum. 4. Den tali urn striatum. D ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1836 Excerpt: ... The principal contributors to this department of the Museum have been Dr. Lister, Dr. Plott, Mira Pugh, Mr. Pratt, Mrs. Buckland, and the late keeper of the Museum, J. S. Duncan, Esq. First family, DORSALIA." 1. Siliquaria muricata, Lam. Second Family, MALDANIA. 2. Dentalium elephantinum. 4. Den tali urn striatum. D.fossile? 3. novemcostatum. Gmel. Third family, AMPHITRITEA. 5. Pectinariu Belgica. 9. Sabellaria Belgica. 6. Sabellaria alveolata. 10. Terebella conchilega. 7. crassissima. 11. Amphitre vesiculosa. 8. Belgica. Fourth family, SERPULA. 12. Spirorbis nautiloides. 16. Spirorbis vermicella. 13. vermicularis. 17. tubularia. 14. intestinum. 18. Galeolaria elongata. 15. glomerata. MOLLUSCA. Class CIRRIPEDA, Lamarck. (Mollusca Cirrhopeda, Cuv.) A vast multitude of species, possessing in common many physiological characters, are comprehended in this extensive class. In all, as the name denotes, the body is of soft consistence; and it is enclosed more or less completely in a muscular envelope, called the mantle, composed of a layer of contractile fibres, which are interwoven with the soft and clastic integument. Openings are left in this mantle for the admission of the external fluid to the mouth and to the respiratory organs, and also for the occasional protrusion of the head and the foot when these organs exist.. The greater number of the Mollusca are imperfectly furnished with organs of locomotion, and some, as the oyster and limpet, are as stationary as the Zoophytes. Some Mollusca have internal shells for the defence and support of particular organs; some have external shells; others have shells which are partly external and partly internal. Animals soft, without head or eyes, testaceous fixed body as if reversed, not articulated, having mantle, ...
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