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Plate 35
PEARL OYSTERS AND MUSSELS
a. Lister's Tree Oyster, Isognomon radiatus Anton, l]/^ inches (South-
eastern Florida and the West Indies), p. 358.
b. Flat Tree Oyster, Isognomon alatiis Gmelin, 2^^ inches (Florida and
West Indies), p. 358.
c. Atlantic Pearl Oyster, Pinctada radiata Leach, 2 inches (Florida and
West Indies), p. 359.
d. Atlantic Wing Oyster, Pteria colymbns Roding, 2 inches (North
Carolina to West Indies), p. 359.
e. Kitten's Paw, Plicatula gibbosa Lam., 1 inch (North Carolina to Gulf
States and south), p. 361.
£. Rough Lima, Lima scabra Born, 2 inches (Southeastern Florida and the
West Indies), p. 370.
g. Spiny Lima, Lima lima L., l}/^ inches (Southeastern Florida and the
West Indies), p. 370.
h. Rough Lima, Lima scabra Born, smooth form tenera Sby., 2 inches
(Southeastern Florida and W^est Indies), p. 371.
i. Yellow Mussel, Brack idontes citrinus Roding, 1 inch (Florida and
West Indies), p. 352.
j. Scorched Mussel, Brachidontes exnstus L., ^ inch (North Carolina to
the West Indies), p. 352.
k. Common Jingle Shell, Anomia simplex Orbigny, 1 inch (Atlantic
Coast), p. 372.
1. Tulip Mussel, Modiolus americanus Leach, 3 inches (North Carolina
to the West Indies), p. 351.
m. Blue Mussel, Mytilus edulis L., 2^^ inches (Arctic to South Carolina),
p. 354.
n. Hooked Mussel, Brachidontes recurvus Raf., 2 inches (Cape Cod to
West Indies), p. 353.
o. Living Lima Clam, Lima scabra Born, showing the delicate tentacles
along the mantle edge which aid this clam in swimming (South-
eastern Florida and West Indies), p. 370.
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