American Edition of the British Encyclopedia: Or, Dictionary of Arts and Sciences ; Comprising an Accurate and Popular View of the Present Improved State of Human Knowledge, Volume 11Mitchell, Ames and White, 1821 - Natural history |
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... ; pericarpium nut tumentose . There are two species , viz . S verticillata and S. repens . SERPULA , in natural history , a genus of the Vermes Testacea class and order : animal a terebella : shell univalve , gene- " SER SER 1 ...
... ; pericarpium nut tumentose . There are two species , viz . S verticillata and S. repens . SERPULA , in natural history , a genus of the Vermes Testacea class and order : animal a terebella : shell univalve , gene- " SER SER 1 ...
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... univalves , bivalves , and multivalves , is so clearly pointed out by nature , that it must be adopted in eve- ry well methodized arrangement , and may therefore be safely admitted in these pre- liminary observations . Univalve shells ...
... univalves , bivalves , and multivalves , is so clearly pointed out by nature , that it must be adopted in eve- ry well methodized arrangement , and may therefore be safely admitted in these pre- liminary observations . Univalve shells ...
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... univalve shells . This has been attempted to be explained by Reaumur , by a very simple peculiarity of organiza- tion ; it being sufficient , he supposes , to consider the fibres on one surface of the body to be shorter than those on ...
... univalve shells . This has been attempted to be explained by Reaumur , by a very simple peculiarity of organiza- tion ; it being sufficient , he supposes , to consider the fibres on one surface of the body to be shorter than those on ...
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... univalve shells . It does not seem necessary here to dwell on the labours of those , who , previous to the time of Linnæus , had endeavoured to dispose of shells under the most compre- hensive and distinctive arrangement . Whatever had ...
... univalve shells . It does not seem necessary here to dwell on the labours of those , who , previous to the time of Linnæus , had endeavoured to dispose of shells under the most compre- hensive and distinctive arrangement . Whatever had ...
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... UNIVALVE SHELLS , OR COCHLEE . 18. Argonauta . Shell spiral , invo- lute , membranaceous , and with one cham- ber . 19. Nautilus . Divided into many cham- bers , by partitions , perforated with pro- jecting pipes . 20. Conus ...
... UNIVALVE SHELLS , OR COCHLEE . 18. Argonauta . Shell spiral , invo- lute , membranaceous , and with one cham- ber . 19. Nautilus . Divided into many cham- bers , by partitions , perforated with pro- jecting pipes . 20. Conus ...
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