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animals aperture appearance arrange attached base belong bivalve shells bosses called canal cardinal teeth central Cephalopoda chambers channel characters chiefly Chitons closed composed Conchology conical connected convex covered cuttle fish deep notch dilated Discoid distinct distinguished divided divisions entire external five flat flattened fossil four fresh water gaping genera genus groove half hinge impression inhabited inner lip inside internal irregular known lateral lateral teeth lengthened less ligament Limpet live margin middle minute Mollusca mouth naked narrow natural Nautilus nearly never notch numerous opening operculum Outer lip oval perforated pieces pillar placed plaits plate pointed polished resembling rocks round septa shaped shell fish short side slightly smooth sometimes species spiral spiral shells spire straight strong substance syphon termed Testacia thick thickened thin tooth transverse tribe true turned univalve upper usually valve whorls wide
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Page 5 - As our present business, however, is with the shells, and not with the animals, we shall chiefly confine our remarks to the
Page 10 - (here now first defined), that there can be no doubt of its entering within the limits of this group.