THE BOOK OF SHELLS;
Reading edition
CONTAINING
THE CLASSES MOLLUSCA, CONCHIFERA, CIRRHIPEDA, ANNULATA, AND CRUSTACEA.
PUBLISHED UNDER THE DIRECTION OF THE COMMITTEE OF GENERAL LITERATURE AND EDUCATION, APPOINTED BY THE SOCIETY FOR PROMOTING CHRISTIAN KNOWLEDGE.
THE SECOND EDITION.
LONDON: JOHN W. PARKER, WEST STRAND.
M.DCCC.XXXVII.
TO THE READER.
In describing that portion of the system of Natural History which embraces the Vertebral Animals,—namely, the Mammalia, the Birds, the Reptiles, and the Fishes,—the arrangement of the Baron Cuvier was adopted. In the present little volume, as well as in two others that are to follow, and which, together, will comprise the Invertebral Animals, the method of M. Lamarck will be adhered to. It is true, that, since the works of that naturalist were published, many deviations from certain parts of his system have taken place, some of which have received the sanction of the highest names; but still, as a whole, Lamarck’s System remains unrivalled, and the young naturalist can readily add to the information it contains, by reference to the works of more recent authors, in case he has sufficient inclination and industry to follow out the subject.
CONTENTS.
Page
Introductory Chapter 9
Class Mollusca 14
Order Heteropoda 15
The Glassy Carinaria 15
Order Cephalopoda 16
The Cuttle Fish 17
Argonaut 20
Pearly Nautilus 22
Order Trachelipoda 26
The Marble Cone 27
Porphyry Olive Shell 28
Money Cowrie 29
Diadem Whorl Shell 31
Common Columbella 31
Music Harp Shell 32
Wide-Mouthed Purpura 33
Spotted Scorpion Shell 37
Variegated Sea-Trumpet 39
Caniculated Pear-Shell 40
Babylonian Split-Mouth 40
Marble Turban-Shell 41
Imperial Top-Shell 41
Precious Scalaria 42
Iris Ear-Shell 43
Dusty Neritina 44
Viviparous Paludina 44
Lymnæa Stagnalis 45
Horn-shaped Planorbis 46
Red-mouthed Bulimus 46
Mummy Puppet Shell 47
Wood Snail 47
Order Gasteropoda 51
The Red Slug 51
Woodlike Bulla 53
Nail-shaped Crepidula 54
Mediterranean Umbrella 54
Clouded Fissurella 54
Hungarian Bonnet Shell 55
Scaly Chiton 56
Class Conchifera 57
Order Unimusculosa 64
The Horse-Foot Bowl Shell 64
Oyster 65
Great Comb Shell 68
Pearl Oyster 69
Hammer Oyster 77
Rough Pinna 77
Common Mussel 79
Giant Tridacna 81
Order Bimusculosa 82
The Fresh-Water Mussel 83
Heart-shaped Isocardia 84
Wedge-shaped Donax 85
Sheath Solen 85
Date-shaped Pholas 87
Ship-Worm 89
Class Cirrhipeda 91
Order Cirrhipeda Pedunculata 92
The Smooth Barnacle 92
Order Cirrhipeda Sedentaria 94
The Acorn-Shell 94
Class Annulata 97
Order Annulata Sedentaria 98
The Magnificent Amphitrite 98
Order Annulata Antennata 100
The Sand-Worm of the Fishermen 100
Blood-coloured Leodice 100
Spinous Sea-Mouse 102
Order Annulata Apoda 102
The Common Earth-Worm 103
Medicinal Leech 106
Class Crustacea 115
Order Crustacea Homobranchiæ 115
The Crab Tribe 117
Land Crab 124
Hermit Crab 127
Lobster 130
River Cray-Fish 131
Phosphorescent Shrimp 132
Opossum Shrimp 134
Order Crustacea Heterobranchiæ 137
The Spotted Squill 137
Common Cloportus 138
Molucca Crab 142
Crab-like Limulus 144
Water Flea 144
Small Water Flea 147
Hairy Cypris 148
THE BOOK OF SHELLS.