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 |
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... undescribed British species of Venus , approaching , in some particulars , to others of the same genus found on our coast , although differing in having the concentric striæ or ridges large , elevated , and obtusely rounded . The striæ ...
... undescribed British species of Venus , approaching , in some particulars , to others of the same genus found on our coast , although differing in having the concentric striæ or ridges large , elevated , and obtusely rounded . The striæ ...
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... undescribed British species of Venus , approaching , in some particulars , to others of the same genus found on our coast , although differing in having the concentric striæ or ridges large , elevated , and obtusely rounded . The striæ ...
... undescribed British species of Venus , approaching , in some particulars , to others of the same genus found on our coast , although differing in having the concentric striæ or ridges large , elevated , and obtusely rounded . The striæ ...
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... . Munn , who kindly communicated them to us . We have received it since from the coast of Weymouth . This is doubtless an undescribed species . FIG . I. I. HELIX RUFESCENS . REDDISH SNAIL . D 4 PLATE CLVI . MUREX ANGULATUS. ...
... . Munn , who kindly communicated them to us . We have received it since from the coast of Weymouth . This is doubtless an undescribed species . FIG . I. I. HELIX RUFESCENS . REDDISH SNAIL . D 4 PLATE CLVI . MUREX ANGULATUS. ...
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... undescribed either as a British or a foreign shell , we have little reason to dispute , unless the follow- ing , described by Mr. Walker , should prove to be the same : " Turbo , Turritus perversus novem anfractibus punctatis apertura ...
... undescribed either as a British or a foreign shell , we have little reason to dispute , unless the follow- ing , described by Mr. Walker , should prove to be the same : " Turbo , Turritus perversus novem anfractibus punctatis apertura ...
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... undescribed species ; as a British shell we can have no hesitation in saying it has not been mentioned by any author . We were rather inclined at first to think our shell could be no other than a variety of the Dentalium striatulum of ...
... undescribed species ; as a British shell we can have no hesitation in saying it has not been mentioned by any author . We were rather inclined at first to think our shell could be no other than a variety of the Dentalium striatulum of ...
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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