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"The shell of the thorny woodcock, <em>M. tribulus</em>, sometimes called <em>Venus's Comb</em>, is much prized by collectors, if in a perfect state; it is often very delicate and beautiful." &mdash; Goodrich, 1859

Thorny Woodcock

"The shell of the thorny woodcock, M. tribulus, sometimes called Venus's Comb, is…

"A general name on the Pacific coast of the United States for marine shells of the family <em>Haliotid&aelig; </em>(which see), having an oval form with a very wide aperture, a narrow, flattened ledge or columella, and a subspiral row of perforations extending from the apex to the distal margin of the shell."&mdash;Wright, 1902

Abalone

"A general name on the Pacific coast of the United States for marine shells of the family Haliotidæ…

"The large <em>Helmet-Shells</em>, of the genus <em>Cassis</em> are used in the manufacture of cameos." &mdash; Goodrich, 1859

Cassis tuberosa

"The large Helmet-Shells, of the genus Cassis are used in the manufacture of cameos."…

"Abundant on the shores of Mauritius and of the neighboring islands. For this and analogous species, there are fisheries in those regions, the animals being caught at night or near-rise, by nets attached to rakes." &mdash; Goodrich, 1859

Harp-shell

"Abundant on the shores of Mauritius and of the neighboring islands. For this and analogous species,…

"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." &mdash; Goodrich, 1859

Wentle-trap

"The shell is mostly white and lustrous; turreted and many-whorled; the animal has a proboscis-like…

"The top shell, <em>T. marmoratus</em>, has a turbinated solid shell, with convex whorls." &mdash; Goodrich, 1859

Top shell

"The top shell, T. marmoratus, has a turbinated solid shell, with convex whorls." — Goodrich,…

"Found only at New Zealand, and here it is rare; the shell is very beautiful, the whorls rising in a depressed cone." — Goodrich, 1859

Trochus imperialis

"Found only at New Zealand, and here it is rare; the shell is very beautiful, the whorls rising in a…

"The marine trumpet or Triton's shell, <em>Triton variegatus</em>, 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." &mdash; Goodrich, 1859

Marine trumpet-shell

"The marine trumpet or Triton's shell, Triton variegatus, is elegantly variegated with red…

"In these, which are called <em>Ear-Shells</em>, the animal has a shrt muzzle and two branchial plumes; the shell has a spiral conformation, and the perforations for the anal siphon are arranged in a row along the back of the shell." &mdash; Goodrich, 1859

Ear-shell

"In these, which are called Ear-Shells, the animal has a shrt muzzle and two branchial plumes;…

"It has an aperture at each end; the animal inhabiting it is of a cylindrical form, and inclosed in a sac-like mantle." &mdash; Goodrich, 1859

Elephant's tooth

"It has an aperture at each end; the animal inhabiting it is of a cylindrical form, and inclosed in…

"These animals, called <em>Umbrella-Shells</em>, 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 <em>Umbrella Mediterranea</em> and the <em>U. Indica</em> are the only known species." &mdash; Goodrich, 1859

Mediterranean umbrella-shell

"These animals, called Umbrella-Shells, are furnished with a shell, which, however, is often…

"The descriptions of it are very obscure; it appears to be destitute of shell, the body globular, the lower part having an oval space, circumscribed by thick lips; the animal is furnished with curious swimming and branchial appendages." &mdash; Goodrich, 1859

Leach's bursatella

"The descriptions of it are very obscure; it appears to be destitute of shell, the body globular, the…

"Found in the vicinity of the Canary Isles, the shell is minute, glassy, and compressed." &mdash; Goodrich, 1859

Atlanta peronil

"Found in the vicinity of the Canary Isles, the shell is minute, glassy, and compressed." — Goodrich,…

"The shell of the <em>cleodora pymidata</em> is triangular." &mdash; Goodrich, 1859

Cleodora pymidata

"The shell of the cleodora pymidata is triangular." — Goodrich, 1859

"The shell of <em>Limacina rostralis</em> resembles a small nautilus in form." &mdash; Goodrich, 1859

Limacina, rostralis

"The shell of Limacina rostralis resembles a small nautilus in form." — Goodrich, 1859

"Small additional valves, as those placed near the umbones of the Genus Pholas among mollusks."-Whitney, 1902

Accessory Valve

"Small additional valves, as those placed near the umbones of the Genus Pholas among mollusks."-Whitney,…

"A genus of mollusks, of the familiy bullid&aelig; or Tornatellid&aelig;, belonging to the tectibranchiate division of opisthobranchiate."-Whitney, 1902

Acera

"A genus of mollusks, of the familiy bullidæ or Tornatellidæ, belonging to the tectibranchiate…

"A genus of land-snails, of the family Helicid&aelig;. Typified by the large agate-shells of Africa."-Whitney, 1902

Agate Shell

"A genus of land-snails, of the family Helicidæ. Typified by the large agate-shells of Africa."-Whitney,…

"A genus of bivalve mollusks, of the family Uniond&aelig;, found in the rivers of Africa and Madagascar."-Whitney, 1902

Aetheria semilunata

"A genus of bivalve mollusks, of the family Uniondæ, found in the rivers of Africa and Madagascar."-Whitney,…

"The Lamp-Shell, <em>Terebratula maxillata, has a smooth convex shell, the animal attached by a peduncle." &mdash; Goodrich, 1859

Lamp-shell

"The Lamp-Shell, Terebratula maxillata, has a smooth convex shell, the animal attached by a peduncle."…

"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." &mdash; 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…

"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." &mdash; 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…

"The <em>Panopaea Australis</em> is a large analogous species, found at Port Natal, on the coast of Africa. It buries itself several feet deep i nthe sand. In general form it resembles the long clam, but its siphon projects farther from the shell." &mdash; Goodrich, 1859

Panopaea australis

"The Panopaea Australis is a large analogous species, found at Port Natal, on the coast of…

"The <em>C. junonae</em> is a very beautiful species. The great assemblage of the different kinds is in the Indian Ocean, though some of the species are found in all seas." &mdash; Goodrich, 1859

Cardium junonae

"The C. junonae is a very beautiful species. The great assemblage of the different kinds is…

"The Giant Clam, <em>Tridacna gigas</em>, is the largest of known shell-fish, the two valves sometimes weighing five hundred pounds, and the animal from twenty to thirty pounds. It is found along the shores of the Polynesian and Asiatic Islands, where the flesh is eaten raw by the natives." &mdash; Goodrich, 1859

Shells of the great clam

"The Giant Clam, Tridacna gigas, is the largest of known shell-fish, the two valves sometimes…

"The shells of the <em>Hippopus maculatus</em> are smaller but are more beatiful, and are used in the manufacture of various ornamental articles, such as inkstands, &c." &mdash; Goodrich, 1859

Hippopus maculatus

"The shells of the Hippopus maculatus are smaller but are more beatiful, and are used in the…

"The <em>unio pictorium</em> is common in Europe, and derived its name from the fact that its shell was formerly used by painters to hold their colors." &mdash; Goodrich, 1859

Unio pictorium

"The unio pictorium is common in Europe, and derived its name from the fact that its shell…

"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 <em>Arca tortuosa</em> the shell somewhat twisted and striated' found in the Indian Ocean." &mdash; Goodrich, 1859

Arca tortuosa

"In the Arcacea the shells are nearly equal, usually thick and furnished with a long row of reeth at…

"The species are numerous, and are chiefly found in the fresh waters of tropical and subtropical countries, many of them being known as apple-shells and idol-shells."-Whitney, 1902

Apple Shell

"The species are numerous, and are chiefly found in the fresh waters of tropical and subtropical countries,…

"River-Mussel (Anodonta fragilis), North Carolina."-Whitney, 1902

River Mussel

"River-Mussel (Anodonta fragilis), North Carolina."-Whitney, 1902

"Ammonite is the name for a large genus of fossil chambered shells."&mdash;(Charles Leonard-Stuart, 1911)

Ammonite

"Ammonite is the name for a large genus of fossil chambered shells."—(Charles Leonard-Stuart,…

"Ammonite is the name for a large genus of fossil chambered shells."&mdash;(Charles Leonard-Stuart, 1911)

Ammonite

"Ammonite is the name for a large genus of fossil chambered shells."—(Charles Leonard-Stuart,…

"Aporrhais; A genus of gatropods with effuse channel-like lip-spines, represented by the pelican's foot or spout-shell."-Whitney, 1902

Spout-Shell

"Aporrhais; A genus of gatropods with effuse channel-like lip-spines, represented by the pelican's foot…

"Armor-piercing shells are projectiles so constructed as to bore through the metallic plates with which modern ships of war are coated."&mdash;(Charles Leonard-Stuart, 1911)

Armor-Piercing Shell

"Armor-piercing shells are projectiles so constructed as to bore through the metallic plates with which…

"Armor-piercing shells are projectiles so constructed as to bore through the metallic plates with which modern ships of war are coated."&mdash;(Charles Leonard-Stuart, 1911)

Armor-Piercing Shell

"Armor-piercing shells are projectiles so constructed as to bore through the metallic plates with which…

"Bivalves are those mollusks whose coverings consist of two concave shelly plates or valves united by a hinge."&mdash;(Charles Leonard-Stuart, 1911)

Bivalve

"Bivalves are those mollusks whose coverings consist of two concave shelly plates or valves united by…

"A Block is a pulley or a system of pulleys rotating on a pintle mounted in its frame or shell with its band and strap. There are many kinds of blocks, as a pulley block, a fiddle block, a fish block, a fly block, a heart block, a hook block, etc. A block and tackle is the block and the rope rove through it, for hoisting or obtaining a purchase."&mdash;(Charles Leonard-Stuart, 1911)

Block and Tackle

"A Block is a pulley or a system of pulleys rotating on a pintle mounted in its frame or shell with…

"These have the shell regularly rounded in front and narrowed behind; the legs are of moderate length, the claws large, and often unequal in size. This species inhabits deep water, and is captured in large quantities by sinking baskets, pots, or nets, baited with carrion, in place which it is known to frequent." &mdash; Goodrich, 1859

Common European crab

"These have the shell regularly rounded in front and narrowed behind; the legs are of moderate length,…

"[The paguridae] includes the Hermit or Soldier Crab, <em>Pagurus Bernardus</em>, the abdominal portion of whose body is quite soft, forming a sort of cylindrical fleshy mass behind the shelly cephalothorax. As the comfort of the animal would be materially interfered with were this soft, worm-like appendage exposed to be grabbed at by every passing fish who might take a fancy to it, he usually seeks some shelter for its tail, and the habitation selected is generally the empty shell of some univalve mollusk." &mdash; Goodrich, 1859

Hermit-crab

"[The paguridae] includes the Hermit or Soldier Crab, Pagurus Bernardus, the abdominal portion…

"The Common Barnacle, <em>Lepas anatifera</em>, perhaps the best-known example of the order, generally selects floating objects for this purpose, and frequently covers the bottoms of ships to such an extent as to even impede their progress through the water. It adheres by a flexible stalk, which possesses great contractile power. The shell is usually composed of two triangular pieces on each side, and is closed by another elongated piece on the back." &mdash; Goodrich, 1859

Barnacles

"The Common Barnacle, Lepas anatifera, perhaps the best-known example of the order, generally…

"The globular crest of this animal is made up of several hundred polygonal pieces of different sizes, of every variety of outline, and so accurately fitted to each other that the lines uniting them are nearly inperceptible." &mdash; Goodrich, 1859

Sea-urchin without spines

"The globular crest of this animal is made up of several hundred polygonal pieces of different sizes,…

"The colors in this are variable but brilliant - red, purple, green, and white. It measures from nine to twelve inches across, and feeds ravenously on shell-fish." &mdash; Goodrich, 1859

Common European sea-star

"The colors in this are variable but brilliant - red, purple, green, and white. It measures from nine…

"Leather-back Turtle, also known as Soft-Shelled.-Whitney, 1902

Leather-back Turtle

"Leather-back Turtle, also known as Soft-Shelled.-Whitney, 1902

"A Fan is an instrument used by ladies to agitate the air, and cool the face, in warm weather; hence, anything in the form of a woman's fan when spread; as, the fan of a peacock's tail, etc."&mdash;(Charles Leonard-Stuart, 1911)

18th Century Spanish Shell Fan

"A Fan is an instrument used by ladies to agitate the air, and cool the face, in warm weather; hence,…

"Turtle is, in zoology, the popular name for any species of the Cheloniid&aelig;. They may be distinguished by their long, compressed, fin-shaped, non-retractile feet, with the toes inclosed in a common skin, from which only one or two claws project. The carapace is broad and much depressed, so that when these animals are on shore, and are turned over on their backs, they cannot regain the natural position. Turtles are marine animals; their pinnate feet and light shell render them excellent swimmers. They sometimes live at a great distance from land, to which they periodically return to deposit their soft-shelled eggs in the sand."&mdash;(Charles Leonard-Stuart, 1911)

Skeleton of Turtle

"Turtle is, in zoology, the popular name for any species of the Cheloniidæ. They may be distinguished…

"Water Flea is a popular name for minute aquatic Crustaceans such as daphnia, cypris, and cyclops. In Cyclops the body is more distinctly segmented and the shell is not bivalve; the head bears antenn&aelig;, mandibles, and maxill&aelig;, and the first five segments of the thorax bear swimming appendages. Water fleas fed on microscopic plants and animals and on organic debris, while they themselves&ndash; often occurring in countless swarms&ndash; form an important part of the food supply of certain fishes."&mdash;(Charles Leonard-Stuart, 1911)

Cyclops communis Water Flea

"Water Flea is a popular name for minute aquatic Crustaceans such as daphnia, cypris, and cyclops. In…

"Water Flea is a popular name for minute aquatic Crustaceans such as daphnia, cypris, and cyclops. In Cypris also the shell is bivalve; there are five pairs of appendages on the head and two on the body; most of these are used in swimming or creeping. Among cyprids parthenogenesis again occurs, and in some species males have never been observed, while parthenogenetic development has been traced for as many as 40 successive generations. The females bear large egg sacs. Water fleas fed on microscopic plants and animals and on organic debris, while they themselves&ndash; often occurring in countless swarms&ndash; form an important part of the food supply of certain fishes."&mdash;(Charles Leonard-Stuart, 1911)

Cypris Unifasciata Water Flea

"Water Flea is a popular name for minute aquatic Crustaceans such as daphnia, cypris, and cyclops. In…

"Water Flea is a popular name for minute aquatic Crustaceans such as daphnia, cypris, and cyclops. The common Daphnia pulex, abundant in fresh water, is a good representative. The body is enclosed in a bivalve shell; there is a large single eye; a pair of large antenn&aelig; are used as swimming organs. The daphnids are marvellously prolific, and for prolonged periods parthenogenetic. There is an interesting difference between the winter eggs which require fertilization and the summer eggs which do not. The females have a dorsal brood chamber betwen the shell and the back. Water fleas fed on microscopic plants and animals and on organic debris, while they themselves&ndash; often occurring in countless swarms&ndash; form an important part of the food supply of certain fishes."&mdash;(Charles Leonard-Stuart, 1911)

Daphnia Pulex Water Flea

"Water Flea is a popular name for minute aquatic Crustaceans such as daphnia, cypris, and cyclops. The…

"The outer ear consists of a plate of gristle, shaped somewhat like a shell, known as the pinna, or auricle, and of a tube about an inch long, called the auditory canal." &mdash; Blaisedell, 1904

Pinna

"The outer ear consists of a plate of gristle, shaped somewhat like a shell, known as the pinna, or…

"Astarte sulcata; In some systems of zoological classification, a family of dimyarian bi-valves, an external ligament, cardinal teeth, and also lateral teeth on each valve, the pallial line entire, the muscular scars ovate, and a distinct pedal scar above the anterior muscular one."-Whitney, 1902.

Astarte sulcata

"Astarte sulcata; In some systems of zoological classification, a family of dimyarian bi-valves, an…

"Astarte borealis semisulcata. p,p', anterior and posterior pedal muscle."-Whitney, 1902.

Astarte sulcata

"Astarte borealis semisulcata. p,p', anterior and posterior pedal muscle."-Whitney, 1902.

"Ear-Shell (Auricula jud&aelig;)."-Whitney, 1902.

Ear-Shell

"Ear-Shell (Auricula judæ)."-Whitney, 1902.

"The Parthenon is a celebrated temple at Athens, consecrated to Athena or Minerva, the protectress of the city, built on an elevated rock near the Acropolis, and has always been regarded as the most exquisite and perfect example of Grecian architecture. The Parthenon was erected about 448 B. C., in the time of Pericles, Phidias being the chief sculptor. It had a length of 228 feet, by a breadth of 100; it had eight columns beneath each pediment, and 15 on each side, exclusive of those at each end of the pediments, with which they formed 16 intercolumns, of 46 columns in all, exclusive of those within the building. This magnificent fane had resisted the ravages of time down to the 17th century, being by turns a pagan temple, a Christian church, and also a Turkish mosque, till at the siege of Athens by the Venetians, in 1687, a shell fell on the roof of the Acropolis or citadel, which, firing the magazine beneath, shattered that building and the Parthenon into blackened ruins."&mdash;(Charles Leonard-Stuart, 1911)

Parthenon

"The Parthenon is a celebrated temple at Athens, consecrated to Athena or Minerva, the protectress of…

"A kind of horn trumpet, anciently made out of a shell, the form of which is exhibited in the two specimens annexed. In the former it is curved for the convenience of the performer with a very wide mouth, to diffuse and increase the sound. In the next, it still retains the original form of the shell. The buccina was distinct from the cornu; but it is often confounded with it. The buccina seems to have been chiefly distinguished by the twisted form of a shell from which it is originally made. In later times it was carved from horn, and perhaps from wood or metal, so as to imitate the shell. The buccina was chiefly used to proclaim the watches of the day and of the night, hence called buccina prima, secunda. It was also blown at funerals, and at festive entertainments both before sitting down to table and after." &mdash; Smith, 1873

Buccina

"A kind of horn trumpet, anciently made out of a shell, the form of which is exhibited in the two specimens…

The Seventeen Year Locust (Cicada septendecim) spends seventeen years underground feeding on the roots of trees. On the seventeenth year of its life it burrows out of the ground, cracks its shell and spreads its previously unused wings. It flies to the nearest tree to mate. The female cuts holes in the branches of the tree to deposit her eggs. The males make a very loud drumming noise while they are above ground.

Seventeen Year Locust

The Seventeen Year Locust (Cicada septendecim) spends seventeen years underground feeding on the roots…

"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."&mdash;(Charles Leonard-Stuart, 1911)

Snail

"Snail is the common name of gasteropodous mollusks. They feed chiefly on vegetable substances, though…

"One of the Nereides, Triton. A sea deity, son of Neptune and Amphrodite. His lower extremities were that of a fish." &mdash; Anthon, 1891

Triton

"One of the Nereides, Triton. A sea deity, son of Neptune and Amphrodite. His lower extremities were…

"A casket, a jewel-box. Quintilian produces this term as an example of catachresis, because it properly denoted that which was made of box, but was applied to things of similar form and use made of any other material. In fact, the caskets in which the ladies of ancient times kept their jewels and other ornaments, were made of gold, silver, ivory, mother of pearl, tortoise shell, etc. They were also much enriched with sculpture. A silver coffer, two feet long, one and a half wide, and one deep, most elaborately adorned with figures in bar-relief, is described by Bottiger. The annexed woodcut, from the antique, represents a plain jewel-box, out of which a dove is extracting a riband or fillet." &mdash; Smith, 1873

Pyxis

"A casket, a jewel-box. Quintilian produces this term as an example of catachresis, because it properly…

Peter, Peter, pumpkin eater; Had a wife and couldn't keep her; He put her in a pumpkin shell; and there he kept her very well.

Peter

Peter, Peter, pumpkin eater; Had a wife and couldn't keep her; He put her in a pumpkin shell; and there…

Left valve of a mollusk of the Chamid&aelig' genus.

Mollusk

Left valve of a mollusk of the Chamidæ' genus.