The Natural History of British Shells,: Including Figures and Descriptions of All the Species Hitherto Discovered in Great Britain. Systematically Arranged in the Linnean Manner. With Scientific and General Observations on Each. In Five Volumes. Vol. I. [-V.], Volume 5and for F. and C. Rivington, no. 62, St. Paul's Church-Yard, 1803 |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 9
Page
... annexed plate , will prove very clearly that they cannot be of the same species , PATELLA LACUSTRIS . LAKE LIMPET . GENERIC CHARACTER . Animal PLATE CXLVI .
... annexed plate , will prove very clearly that they cannot be of the same species , PATELLA LACUSTRIS . LAKE LIMPET . GENERIC CHARACTER . Animal PLATE CXLVI .
Page
... of little gelatinous globules , in each of which it is said many small shells may be distinguished . - The shell is shewn of the natural size in the annexed plate . LEPAS TINTINNABULUM . Animal Triton . BELL ACORN SHELL . PLATE CXLVII .
... of little gelatinous globules , in each of which it is said many small shells may be distinguished . - The shell is shewn of the natural size in the annexed plate . LEPAS TINTINNABULUM . Animal Triton . BELL ACORN SHELL . PLATE CXLVII .
Page
... annexed plate . This is a thin , brittle shell , of a large size ; colour sordid white , tinged with reddish , and faintly marked with rays of a testaceous colour , beneath a brown filmy epidermis . 1 . DENTALIUM OCTANGULATUM . EIGHT ...
... annexed plate . This is a thin , brittle shell , of a large size ; colour sordid white , tinged with reddish , and faintly marked with rays of a testaceous colour , beneath a brown filmy epidermis . 1 . DENTALIUM OCTANGULATUM . EIGHT ...
Page
... annexed plate . This is a thin , brittle shell , of a large size ; colour sordid white , tinged with reddish , and faintly marked with rays of a testaceous colour , beneath a brown filmy epidermis . DENTALIUM OCTANGULATUM . EIGHT ...
... annexed plate . This is a thin , brittle shell , of a large size ; colour sordid white , tinged with reddish , and faintly marked with rays of a testaceous colour , beneath a brown filmy epidermis . DENTALIUM OCTANGULATUM . EIGHT ...
Page
... annexed plate represent the natural size of our largest specimens : the colours are variable , more or less , of a fine pale orange , yellow , and tinged with rosy . It is certainly rare . LEPAS DILATA . DILATED LEPAS . GENERIC ...
... annexed plate represent the natural size of our largest specimens : the colours are variable , more or less , of a fine pale orange , yellow , and tinged with rosy . It is certainly rare . LEPAS DILATA . DILATED LEPAS . GENERIC ...
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
acute anfractibus Anglesea Animal Limax annexed plate aperture Arca Noae ARK SHELL Balanus bivalve Brit British shell British species brittle BUCCINUM CHARACTER AND SYNONYMS coast Cochlea colour compressed Conch conchologist conic Cornwall Costa Dentalium depressed described Devonshire dilute rufescens Duchess of Portland fasciata figured by Lister fragili Gmel Gmelin HELIX hinge HISTORY OF BRITISH inserted lævi Laskey LEPAS likewise Linn Linnæan Linnæus Lister's shell Miss Pocock multivalve Murex despectus native NATURAL HISTORY obtuse orbicular ovata ovate pale pallida PATELLA patulo Penn Pennant pictorum PRÆTENUIS Pultney rare ribs ridges river Stour roundish rugis seas shell figured Shell oblong Shell taper Shell univalve smooth SNAIL Solander SPECIFIC CHARACTER spiral spire Squalida striæ striated Suec Syst Systema Naturæ taper form Tellina TEREDO NAVALIS testa testa oblonga testa turrita thin TROCHUS TURBO umbilicata umbilicus undescribed valves Venus Paphia volution Weymouth whitish whorls WREATH SHELL Xylophagi Zool