INDEX.
Reading edition
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INTRODUCTION.
What are Shells iii
Conchology iv
Beauty and Value of Shells vi
Uses of Shells viii
The Inhabitants of Shells xi
Malacology ib
Classification of Shells xii
Taking and Preserving Shells xiii
The Cabinet ib
On Cleaning and Polishing Shells xv
Fossil Shells ib
UNIVALVES.
The Common Snail 18
Fresh-water Shells 23
The Whelk 26
Rock Shells 27
Periwinkle 29
Trochus, or Top-Shell 31
Cones, Volutes, Mitres, and Olives 35
Cowries 38
BIVALVES.
The Oyster 41
Pearls 49
The Mussel and the Cockle 51
Scallop Shells 57
Limpits 59
Bock-borers 61
MULTIVALVES.
The Chitons 63
Barnacles 64
Cuttle Fish 67
Nautilus and Ammonite 71