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Ralph Tate. 42 39 36 38 37 41 40 44 43 Vincent Brooks , Imp . A PLAIN & EASY ACCOUNT of the BRITISH SLUGS &. Plate VI .
Ralph Tate. 42 39 36 38 37 41 40 44 43 Vincent Brooks , Imp . A PLAIN & EASY ACCOUNT of the BRITISH SLUGS &. Plate VI .
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... plates or laminæ , and hence are also called Lamellibranchiata ; they are , moreover , destitute of any distinct head , and are inclosed in a shell , composed of two pieces or valves . The snail - like animals have a distinct head ...
... plates or laminæ , and hence are also called Lamellibranchiata ; they are , moreover , destitute of any distinct head , and are inclosed in a shell , composed of two pieces or valves . The snail - like animals have a distinct head ...
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... plates of carbonate of lime , which , by refracting the light , give rise to that charac- teristic pearly lustre of ... ( Plate II . , fig . 2 ) towards the front , which fits into a depression between two teeth in the left valve . On the ...
... plates of carbonate of lime , which , by refracting the light , give rise to that charac- teristic pearly lustre of ... ( Plate II . , fig . 2 ) towards the front , which fits into a depression between two teeth in the left valve . On the ...
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... plates , attached to each lobe of the mantle ; each plate consists of two folds of its membrane , and is pierced by innumerable holes , which are beset with vibratile cilia ; by BIVALVES . 15.
... plates , attached to each lobe of the mantle ; each plate consists of two folds of its membrane , and is pierced by innumerable holes , which are beset with vibratile cilia ; by BIVALVES . 15.
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abundant animal aperture Arion aspersa bands bivalves body Botany Britain British species brown Bulimus canals Clausilia cloth colour columella contains Copford Crown 8vo Cyclas dental formula diameter distinguished distributed ditches eggs elongated England Eocene epidermis epiphragm Fcap foot fossilized fresh-water Fully Illustrated genera genus globular glossy Helicella Helix horny inch inhabits Ireland Isle of Wight J. G. Jeffreys keel lakes Lankester last whorl length Limax lingual ribbon living M. C. COOKE mantle margin Microscopic minute mollusk moss mouth mussel nearly newer Tertiaries oblique oblong occurs operculum orifice oval ovoviviparous Paludina peristome Pisidium PLANORBIS plants Plate ponds Pupa rare resembles rivers rocks rounded shell side slightly slugs SOWERBY specimens spiral spire stones striated surface suture Swan Mussel tentacles Testacella thick thin transverse rows umbilicus umbones Unio upper valves vegetable VERTIGO Vincent Brooks Vitrina Woodcuts woods
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