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THE NEW ILLUSTRATED NATURALIST EDIT
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NEW YORK D. Van Nostrand Company, I
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Preface This book wrote itself in r
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Contents CHAPTER PAGE Preface vii L
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1 xii List of Plates PLATE 2 3 BETW
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XIV A.AV Foreivord of all of us who
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CHAPTER I Man and Mollusks Seashell
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Man and Mollusks 5 Indo-Pacific are
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Man and Molhisks 7 (Cypraecassis ru
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Man and Mollusks 9 It was not until
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Man and Molhisks 11 shell ornaments
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Man and Mollusks 13 ancients. They
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Ma7J and Mollusks 15 Sea Snails, ]a
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Life of the Snails 17 pods. A few s
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Life of the Snails 19 ma {Smtnia) l
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Life of the Snails 21 review of the
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Life of the Snails 23 from which th
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Life of the Snails 25 sexuality. Du
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IMASSARIUS Life of the Snails 27 Fi
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Life of the Snails 29 eggs may deve
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CHAPTER III Life of the Clams Of th
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Life of the Clams 3 3 book and, by
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Life of the Cla?ns HOW THEY FEED No
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Life of the Cla?ns 37 Lying close t
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Life of the Cla?ns 39 A certain amo
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Life of the Clams 41 the eggs are f
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Life of the Clams 43 HOW THEY SENSE
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Life of the Clams 45 the scallops.
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Lives of the Other Mollusks 47 crip
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Lives of the Other Mollusks 49 freq
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Lives of the Other Molliisks 51 now
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Lives of the Other Mollusks 53 spec
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Lives of the Other Mollusks 55 micr
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Collecting American Seashells SI It
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Collecting A7nerican Seashells 59 s
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CollecMg American Seashells 61 grav
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Collecting American Seashells 63 va
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Collecting American Seashells 65 eq
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Collectifig American Seashells 61 o
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Collecting American Seash ells 69 A
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Honjo to Know American Seashells 71
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How to Know American Seashells 73 F
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Honv to Know Ajjierican Seash ells
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Hoiv to Know American Seashells 77
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How to Knouo American Seashells 79
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Honjo to K?iow American Seashells 8
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HouD to Know Aiiiericmi Seashells 8
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Houo to Know Afjierican Seashells 8
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How to K?iow American Seashells 87
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PART II Guide to the American Seash
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92 America?! Seash ells Gulf of Mex
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94 American Seashells Haliotis kamt
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96 American Seashells Puncturella c
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98 Ainerican Seash ells Diodora mur
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100 American Seashells Subfamily FI
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102 American Seashells Subgenus Col
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104 American Seashells I % inch in
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106 American Seashells Acmaea antil
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108 American Seash ells Margarites
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1 10 American Seashells Subgenus Ca
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112 American Seash ells Subfamily C
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114 American Seashells Figure 33. V
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Plate 2 PACIFIC COAST ABALONES a. R
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Plate 4 NERITES, PURPLE SEA-SNAILS,
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Plate 6 COWRIES a. Atlantic Yellow
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Plate 8 Living Flamingo Tongues on
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Plate 9 BONNETS, TUNS AND FROG-SHEL
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Plate 1 SPINDLES, DWARF OLIVES AND
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Plate 13 ATLANTIC TULIPS, SPINDLES
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Plate 15 NEW ENGLAND NUDIBRANCHS a.
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Plate 16 PACIFIC COAST NIIDIBRANCHS
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TROCHIDAE 115 % to I Inch in length
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TROCHIDAE 117 Indies, Although fair
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TROCHIDAE 119 T. hotessierana Orbig
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TURBINIDAE 121 should be considered
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TURBINIDAE 12 3 Arene variabilis Da
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TURBINIDAE Ventura, California, to
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PHASIANELLIDAE 1 2 7 Lower Florida
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NERITIDAE 129 Nerita fulgurans Gmel
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LITTORINIDAE 131 Shell smooth excep
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LITTORINIDAE 13 3 Littorina angulif
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RISSOIDAE US 34 to 1 inch in length
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RISSOIDAE 137 C. Interspaces with s
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VITRINELLIDAE 139 Vs inch in diamet
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TURRITELLIDAE 141 but usually has s
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VERMETIDAE 143 heavily beaded, spir
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CAECIDAE 145 not the common West Fl
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CAECIDAE 147 3.0 mm. in length by i
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CAECIDAE 149 shell, cutting across
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POTAMIDIDAE 151 the outside of the
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CERITHIIDAE 15 3 2 yellowish white,
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CERITHIIDAE 155 % to /4 inch in len
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CERITHIIDAE 157 %6 to % inch in len
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TRIPHORIDAE 159 cords or threads. A
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EPITONIIDAE 161 be opisthobranchs a
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EPITONIIDAE 163 Vo X.0 % inch in le
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HIPPONICIDAE 165 % to % inch in len
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TRICHOTROPIDAE 167 is white in colo
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CALYPTRAEIDAE 169 I % inches in dia
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CALYPTRAEIDAE 171 Variable in shape
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STROMBIDAE 17 3 "It is generally ad
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244 America?! Seashells Figure 54.
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246 A??7erica?i Seashelh I /4 to I
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248 American Seashells raised, spir
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250 American Seashells Family VOLUT
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252 American Seash ells Cancellaria
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254 American Seashells Family MARGI
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256 American Seashells I inch in le
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258 American Seashells Vs inch in l
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260 American Seashells teeth. Outer
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262 American Seash ells 2 to 4 inch
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264 American Seashells Conus mazei
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266 American Seashells Terebra conc
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268 Avierican Seashells Genus Polys
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270 American Seashells 1 5 short ax
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272 American Seashells Genus Mangel
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274 American Seashells strong, axia
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276 American Seashells 7 to lo mm.
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278 America}! Seash ells Bulla goul
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280 American Seashells Family RETUS
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282 American Seashells ^ to % inch
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284 American Seashells Ys to I inch
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286 American Seashells lobes slight
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. 288 American Seashells Superjamil
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PACIFIC COAST PYRAMIDELLIDAE (Figur
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292 A?nerican Seashells and possibl
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294 American Seashells shallow sutu
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296 AmericaJi Seashelh Genus Cavoli
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298 American Seashelh Cavolina mici
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300 American Seashelh dilated, coni
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302 American Seashells Cadlina laev
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304 Ainerican Seashelh length of th
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306 AiJierican Seashells Acanthodor
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308 American Seashells leaves, all
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310 American Seashells Eubranchus p
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CHAPTER VIII Coat-of-Mails and Othe
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314 American Seashells is concave.
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316 American Seashells lated with b
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318 Arnencmi Seashells it appear as
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320 American Seashelh areas with 15
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322 American Seashells Ischnochiton
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324 American Seashells areas greatl
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326 Americaji Seashells 2 to 3 inch
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328 American Seashells Cadulus quad
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CHAPTER X Scallops, Oysters and Oth
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3 34 America}! Seashells % inch in
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3 36 Avierican Seashells Genus Acil
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338 American Seashelh % to % inch i
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340 American Seashells Genus Yoldia
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342 American Seashelh arks can be p
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344 American Seashelh Small byssal
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346 American Seash ells Subgenus Cu
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348 American Seashells are finely c
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350 American Seashelh terior of she
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352 American Seashelh has a strongl
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354 Ainerican Seashelh Genus Septif
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356 A77ierican Seashelh Genus Botul
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358 America}! Seashells Superfamily
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360 Afjierican Seashells buried, an
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362 America?! Seashells 6 to 8 inch
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364 American Seashells Chlamys bene
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366 American Seashells Genus Placop
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368 American Seashells coast. It is
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370 American Seashells to old wreck
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372 American Seashells shell is att
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374 American Seashells Ostrea permo
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376 America?! Seashelh the margins
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378 American Seash ells shell. Occa
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380 A^jierican SeasheUs Subgenus Fl
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382 American Seashells sinus will d
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384 American Seash ells Subfamily T
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386 Avierican Seashells like nodes.
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388 American Seashells 1/4 inches i
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390 American Seashells 2 to 4 inche
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392 American Seashells Genus Chmna
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394 American Seashells Genus Echino
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396 American Seashells fragile. Bea
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398 American Seashells 2 to 3/4 inc
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400 American Seashe lis I to 2 inch
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Plate 33 LARGE SCALLOPS a. Tryon's
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Plate 36 THORNY OYSTERS a. Pacific
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Plate 38 ATLANTIC OYSTERS, LUCINAS
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Plate 40 SEMELES AND TELLINS a. Gau
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404 American Seashells Genus Cerast
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406 Ainerican Seashells considered
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408 Avurican SeasheUs creamy-white
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410 Aviericmi Seashells Genus Proto
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412 American Seashells Genus Irus O
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414 American SeasheUs Genus Pitar R
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416 American Seashelh Genus Macroca
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418 American SeasbeUs 2 to 3 inches
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420 American Seashells close togeth
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422 American Seashells Tellina laev
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424 America?! Seash ells Tellina pr
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426 American Seashells Subgenus Moe
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428 American Seashells ous evenly s
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430 American Seashells Compare with
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432 Afnerican Seashelh /4 to % inch
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434 Anicriatn Seashells Aiacoma inc
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436 A?rierican Seashells 2 to 3 inc
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438 Avierican Seashells smooth, eve
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440 American Seash ells 2 inches in
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442 Av]erican Seasbells 2 to 4 inch
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444 American Seash ells Genus Solen
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446 American Seashells Up to I % in
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448 American SeasheUs Spisula planu
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450 American Seashells Genus Schizo
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452 American Seashells Genus Ervili
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454 American Seashells fined radial
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456 American Seashells Sphenia ovoi
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458 Ajnerican Seashells of dark-bro
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460 American Seash ells in soft cor
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462 American Seash ells 2 to 2^4 in
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464 Ay/ierican Seasbelh common. Joh
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466 Aviencan SeasheUs Pallets and s
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468 Afiierican Seashells Shell simi
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470 American Seash ells compressed.
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472 American Seashells Thracia curt
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474 American Seash ells Feriploma l
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476 American Seasbells Cuspidaria r
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CHAPTER XI Squid, Octopus and Cuttl
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480 American Seashells Subgenus Sem
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482 American Seashells Total length
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484 American Seash ells Total lengt
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486 Ajnerican Seashelh belong to cl
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488 Avierican Seashells Pompano Bea
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CHAPTER XII Guide to the Molluscan
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492 American Seash ells Verrill, a.
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494 America}! Seash ells CHAPTER II
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496 A?7ierican Seasbells CHAPTER II
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498 American Seashells CHAPTER IV
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500 Ainerican Seashells Greenlmid,
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502 American Seashells Mass Mortali
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504 American Seashells Molluscan Fa
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506 Baby's Ear (Sinum), 190, pi. 22
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508 Costate Wentletrap, 162 Cowrie-
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510 Index Hectocotylus arm, 50 Heli
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512 Orange-tipped Eolis, 308, pi. 1
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514 Smooth Giant Cockle, see Giant
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abbreviata, Coralliophila, 219 abbr
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Architectonica, 142 gramilat-a, 143
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californicus, Ensis, 443 californie
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Compsomyax subdiaphana, 411, pi. 3i
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Discodoris heathi, 300, pi. i6-i di
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gibbus, Aequipecten, 368, pi. 33) g
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Kelliidae, 394 kelseyi, Cingula, 13
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ebumeola, 254 haematita, 254, fig.
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conceptionis, 336 curmlosa, 337 fos
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I Phycriderma, 383 Phylloda squamif
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otella, Microgaza, in, fig. 32d, e
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sulcata, Limopsis, 347, pi. iji sul
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Tutufa, 198 typica, Rupellaria, 420
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