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Mollusk Left valve of a mollusk of the Chamidæ' genus.
Mollusk Right valve of a mollusk of the Chamidæ' genus.
Murcidae "[From left to right:] Shell from Malabar, Large Mussel, Thorned Murex, Large Helmet Shell." — Goodrich, 1859
Mussel "Mussel attached by a byssus to a rock." — Goodrich, 1859
Common mussel "Though inferior to the oyster, immense quantities of the Common Mussel, Mytilus edulis, are eaten in Europe." — Goodrich, 1859
Polished nerita "The polished nerita, Nerita polita, is distributed through nearly all tropical seas." — Goodrich, 1859
Oyster An edible bivavle mollusk, closely allied to the mussels, and which forms an important article of commerce. Oysters are found near the shores of salt and brackish water, where they are moored by the left shell to stones or other hard substances. They feed principally on microscopic beings an particles of organic matter which they take in from the currents of water by the mouth at the hinge end of the shell.
Oyster Oysters grow for the most part in marine or brackish water. Inside a usually highly calcified shell is a soft body.
Oyster "Anatomy of the Oyster. A. Hinge or anterior umbonal end of the left valve of an adult oyster, upon which the soft parts of the animal are represented as they lie in situ, but with the greater part of the mantle of the right side removed. a u. The auricle of the right side of the heart contracted. B. Posterior or ventral end of the left valve, which in life is usually directed upward more or less, and during the act of feeding and respiration is separated slightly from the margin of its fellow of the opposite side to admit the water for respiration, and which also contains the animal's food in suspension. b m. Body-mass, traversed superficially by the generative ducts g e. b j. The organ of Bojanus, or 'renal' organ, of the right side of the oyster. (The ducts which it sends into the manle are not shown, nor is its connection with the genito-urinary sinus s indicated.)" — Winston's Encyclopedia, 1919
Eolis papillosa "In these animals, which generally appear like small slugs, the branchić are arranged along on each side of the back; the tentacles are not retractile; some species have a very singular appearance, the body being slender, and the gill-tifts supported at the extremities of lateral footstalks." — Goodrich, 1859
Pearl A calcareous secretion formed chiefly of calcium carbonate, and found as a morbid deposit around a central nucleus within the shells of various mollusks, especially those of pearl-oysters and river mussels.
Pearl-oyster "Furnishes the fines pearls; the shells are also imported in vast quanities, the inner layer, known as "mother of pearl", being used for a great number of ornamental purposes." — Goodrich, 1859
Patella pectonata "The Patella pectonata is found i nthe Mediterranean." — Goodrich, 1859
Atlanta peronil "Found in the vicinity of the Canary Isles, the shell is minute, glassy, and compressed." — Goodrich, 1859
Unio pictorium "The unio pictorium is common in Europe, and derived its name from the fact that its shell was formerly used by painters to hold their colors." — Goodrich, 1859
Piddock A small mollusk. Burrows in soft rocks and is frequently killed by the cold when exposed during times of low tide.
Plumatella "Their shells are usually of a leathery texture, nearly transparent, and usually spring from a root-stalk of similar consistence, which creeps along upon the surface of stones or aquatic plants, in which situations these animals are not uncommon." — Goodrich, 1859
Cleodora pymidata "The shell of the cleodora pymidata is triangular." — Goodrich, 1859
Pyrosoma "The colonies of these singular creatues are in the form of a cartilaginous tube, open at one end. In the walls fo this tube, formed by the coalescence of the mantles of the animals composing it, the bodies of the Ascidians are seperately imbedded, the branchial chamber of each passing completely through the wall from its outer to its innner surface." — Goodrich, 1859
Quahog The large round edible clam of the Atlantic Coast of the United States.
Murex regius "The M. regius is found on the west coast of Central America, and suprasses all power of description in the beauty of its colorings." — Goodrich, 1859
River Mussel "River-Mussel (Anodonta fragilis), North Carolina."-Whitney, 1902
Limacina, rostralis "The shell of Limacina rostralis resembles a small nautilus in form." — Goodrich, 1859
Sagitta "These are little fish-like animals furnished with one or two fin-like organs on the body and a broad and usually bilobed caudal-fin. they are of small size and swim with great rapidity. They have hitherto been found principally in the North Sea and in the Mediterranean. The name of Sagitta, given to these animals, refers to their arrow-like appearance." — Goodrich, 1859
Scallop Scallop; also known as the crusader’s badge. While at rest the scallop lies on the bottom with its valves widely gaped open.
Scallop "The edible portion of this shellfish, as prepared for the market, is the adductor muscle."
Scallop The name of several species of shell-fish, so called from their round, ribbed shell with scalloped edges. They are classes as bivalves, having shells connected at the upper side with a hinge.
Sepiola "Of this there re several species i nthe Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific Oceans. They are two to four inches long." — Goodrich, 1859
Shell A snail shell.
Shell A long, slender sea shell.
Shell A short and wide sea shell.
Shell A spiral shaped sea shell.
Shell A sea shell.
Shell A swirl shaped shell.
Shell A spiral shaped shell.
Shell A shell with sharp points on each end.
Bishop's mitre shell "Noted for a very long proboscis, sometimes twice the length of the shell. The latter is turretted, smooth, white, and spotted with light red." — Goodrich, 1859
Clam Shell A bivalve mulluk shell.
Clam Shell A bivalve mulluk shell.
Cone Shell The cone shells are numerous and beautiful found in southern and tropical seas.
Reverse Shell A shell reversed in its spiral.
Sea Shell A shell used for games.
Wing Shell A shell in the shape of a wing.
Top shell "The top shell, T. marmoratus, has a turbinated solid shell, with convex whorls." — Goodrich, 1859
Sea Slug Sea slugs are found near shore. Many of them are devoid of shells when adult, but all have shells in their earlier stages.
Red slug "A very abundant species, and in Europe a broth made of it is used for diseases of the chest." — Goodrich, 1859
Snail "Snail is the common name of gasteropodous mollusks. They feed chiefly on vegetable substances, though they are very indiscriminate in their appetite and even devour the dead of their own kind. The mischief which they do to garden crops is well known. Snails delight in warm, moist weather; in dry weather, their chief time of activity is during the night, and they hide themselves by day; but after rain they come forth at any hour in quest of food. At the approach of winter or in very dry weather they close the mouth of the shell with a membrane (epiphragm), formed by the drying of the mucous substance which they secrete, and become inactive and torpid."—(Charles Leonard-Stuart, 1911)
Snail "Soft unsegmented bodies, bilaterally symmetrical, enveloped by a leathery mantle, which usually develops a hard shell-covering, or external skeleton; a symmetrical nervous system, consisting of several connected nerve bunches, or ganglia. Such is the snail." — Hinman, 1888
Snail A gasteropodous mollusk, differing from the slug in having a large, spiral shell. The species are very numerous, varing somewhat in habits and size, and inhabiting practically all regions where fresh water is obtainable.
Common snail "This is furnished with four tentacula, two of which are smaller than the others; at the end of these, which the animal pushes out or draws back like telescopes, are blackish knobs, which are the eyes." — Goodrich, 1859
Unio spinosa "The U. spinosa is found in the Mississippi River." — Goodrich, 1859
Chiton spinosus "The Chiton spinosus is bordered by long, black, aculeted spines; found in the South Seas; length three inches." — Goodrich, 1859
Spout-Shell "Aporrhais; A genus of gatropods with effuse channel-like lip-spines, represented by the pelican's foot or spout-shell."-Whitney, 1902
Hooked squid "Its length from tail to the end of the tentacles is six feet. The two largest of these are furnished with suckers and hooks, which enable the animal to seize its prey with a powerful grip." — Goodrich, 1859
Strome "Found in the West Indies, the Red Sea, India, Mauritius, and various other seas." — Goodrich, 1859
Turritella terebra "The T. terebra, is found in the African and Indian seas." — Goodrich, 1859
Elephant's tooth "It has an aperture at each end; the animal inhabiting it is of a cylindrical form, and inclosed in a sac-like mantle." — Goodrich, 1859
Arca tortuosa "In the Arcacea the shells are nearly equal, usually thick and furnished with a long row of reeth at the hinge. Among them is the Arca tortuosa the shell somewhat twisted and striated' found in the Indian Ocean." — Goodrich, 1859
Hyalea tridentata "The Hyalea tridentata is globular and transparent, with long appendages to the mantle." — Goodrich, 1859
Marine trumpet-shell "The marine trumpet or Triton's shell, Triton variegatus, is elegantly variegated with red and bay, the edge of the outer lip spotted with black. It is a native of the Asiatic West Indian seas." — Goodrich, 1859
Cassis tuberosa "The large Helmet-Shells, of the genus Cassis are used in the manufacture of cameos." — Goodrich, 1859
Turrillites A fossilized shell.
Mediterranean umbrella-shell "These animals, called Umbrella-Shells, are furnished with a shell, which, however, is often concealed by the mantle; the foot is usually large, and the feather-like gill hidden between a fold of the mantle and the foot. The shell is sometimes limpet-shaped. The Umbrella Mediterranea and the U. Indica are the only known species." — Goodrich, 1859
Voluta undulata A living species of gastropoda.
Bulla velum "The B. velum is very elegant, and of a light-brown color; the apex and base are both white, bordered with dark brown bands." — Goodrich, 1859
Tube of the water-pot shell magnified "The animal in this case is inclosed in a cacareous tube, the anterior extremity of which is closed by a curious perforated disk; the other end is ornamented with several ruffle-like bands." — Goodrich, 1859
Tube of the watering-pot shell "The animal in this case is inclosed in a cacareous tube, the anterior extremity of whichi is closed by a curious perforated disk; the other end is ornamented with several ruffle-like bands." — Goodrich, 1859
Wentle-trap "The shell is mostly white and lustrous; turreted and many-whorled; the animal has a proboscis-like mouth, tentacles close together, long, and pointed, and the eyes near their outer bases." — Goodrich, 1859
Egg of Common Whelk "Whelk is a popular name for a number of marine gasteropods, and especially applied to species of Buccinum common on the coasts of Northern seas. The well-known common whelk is often dredged for bait or as food for the poor. It occurs from low water to a depth of about 140 fathoms, and burrows in the sand for bivalves, on which it feeds."—(Charles Leonard-Stuart, 1911)
Common whelk "Extensively caught in dredges in Europe, as it is eaten, and is also used as fish-bait. It is well-known to bore through the shells of other mollusca, and thus to suck out the vital parts." — Goodrich, 1859
Ćtheria semilunata "A genus of bivalve mollusks, of the family Uniondć, found in the rivers of Africa and Madagascar."-Whitney, 1902

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