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Page viii
... considered a new publication , as the only portions of the former edition that have been retained are the descriptions of the species , and a few of the general observations ; in so much that , on revising it in its printed form , it is ...
... considered a new publication , as the only portions of the former edition that have been retained are the descriptions of the species , and a few of the general observations ; in so much that , on revising it in its printed form , it is ...
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... considered so ; such as , Helix Pomatia , H. holosericea , H. limbata , H. Carthusiana , and H. Pisana . Several other species were recorded and described in the first edition of this work , which have been introduced with foreign ...
... considered so ; such as , Helix Pomatia , H. holosericea , H. limbata , H. Carthusiana , and H. Pisana . Several other species were recorded and described in the first edition of this work , which have been introduced with foreign ...
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... considered by the gardeners as natives . All that were preserved we owe to the diligence of Mrs. Griffiths and Miss Hill . " The nucleus or newly - hatched shell is small , subglobose , and formed of 2 whorls . The ani- mal elongates ...
... considered by the gardeners as natives . All that were preserved we owe to the diligence of Mrs. Griffiths and Miss Hill . " The nucleus or newly - hatched shell is small , subglobose , and formed of 2 whorls . The ani- mal elongates ...
Page 12
... considered that the Helix detrita of English authors must have been described from a specimen of this species , their Helix detrita being a tropical shell , —our Bulimus exilis , p . 17 . 2 14. BULIMUS ventricosus Drap . 78. t . 4. f ...
... considered that the Helix detrita of English authors must have been described from a specimen of this species , their Helix detrita being a tropical shell , —our Bulimus exilis , p . 17 . 2 14. BULIMUS ventricosus Drap . 78. t . 4. f ...
Page 14
... considered it the same as Turbo tridens of the English authors . Journ . de Phys . 1821 , p . 295 . 18. PUPA obtusa Drap . 63. t . 3. f . 44. , Rossm . Icon . 19. t . 23. f . 337 . Pupa germanica Lam . vi . 108 . Cochlostyla obtusa ...
... considered it the same as Turbo tridens of the English authors . Journ . de Phys . 1821 , p . 295 . 18. PUPA obtusa Drap . 63. t . 3. f . 44. , Rossm . Icon . 19. t . 23. f . 337 . Pupa germanica Lam . vi . 108 . Cochlostyla obtusa ...
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2d Edition Alder animal aperture bands Brard Brit British brown Bulimus Carychium minimum Clausilia cloth colour Conch conchologists conical convex Cyclas Cyclostoma Dict Drap Draparnaud edge elongate Engravings epiphragm Fauna Fcap Férus Férussac Foolscap 8vo foot genus Helix Hist History horn-colour hortensis Icon Inhab J. C. Loudon Jeffreys Journ Leach Limax Limnæus Linn London longitudinal mantle margin Moll Mollusca Mont Montagu mouth Müller nearly Nilson oblique oblong observes operculum outer lip oval pale Paludina periostraca peristome Pfeiffer Physa Physa fontinalis pillar Pisidium Pisidium amnicum Planorbis Planorbis carinatus Plates Pupa Rossm rounded Shell ovate slightly Snail Sowerby species specimens spiral striæ striated Sturm Succinea teeth tentacles thickened thin Trans transparent Turbo Turton umbilicus Unio Valvata Valvata cristata variety ventricose Verm Vertigo Vertigo alpestris Vignette Titles Vitrina pellucida vols volutions whorls Wood Woodcuts yellowish young shells Zonites Zool
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