126 OYSTERS, AND ALL ABOUT THEM. 



The following is a list of the Oysters belonging to the 

 genus Ostrea, given in Hanley's " Illustrated Catalogue of 

 Recent Bivalve Shells :" 



Ostrea edulis British Isles ; France. 



hippopus Boulogne. 



- adriatica Adriatic ; Black Sea. 



cochlear Mediterranean. 



cristata Mediterranean. 



- gallina Atlantic. 



- lingua Timor. 



- tulipa Habitat unknown. 



scabra America. 



parasitica West Indies. 



denticulata China. 



spathulata On mangrove trees. 



virginica Virginia ; Mexico. 



canadensis North America. 



excavata New Holland. 



- mytiloides Zebu ; Philippines. 



sinuata Australia. 



trapezina New Holland. 



rufa America. 



margaritacea South America. 



gibbosa Habitat unknown. 



elliptica Habitat unknown. 



angulata Tagus (Gryphasa) 



echinata Philippines ; Amboyna. 



stellata Guinea. 



prismatica Guacomayo, Central America. 



lamellosa Mediterranean. 



- uncinata Greece ; Smyrna. 



raricosta Habitat unknown. 



senegalensis Senegal. 



orientalis . East Indies. 



rosacea China ; Senegal. 



Chemnitzii China. 



turbinata . Indian Ocean. 



