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1. Pecten nodosus, L. Lions paw. N. C. 

 to Gulf of Mexico. A splendid shell, one 

 of the finest in the world of its class, but 

 seldom found on beaches. Usually 

 dredged at 10 to 20 fathoms. Typical 

 color is a shade of purple which ranges 

 thru to orange-cream and bright red. The 

 unusual colors are all rare and expensive. 



2" 1.50 3" 2.00 4" 3.00 



2. Macrocallista maculata, L. Calico 

 Shell. N. C. to Gulf of Mexico. Finely 

 mottled with irregular blotches of brown 

 and gray. Very thin periostracum. 75c 



3. Macrocallista gigantea, Gmel. Sun- 

 Ray Sheel. N. C. to Gulf of Mexico. The 

 largest of the genus on the East Coast 

 attaining 5". In shallow bays they are 

 often quite common. The shell is finely 

 rayed with brown on a lighter brown 

 glistening surface. Interior pinkish- 

 white. 50c to 1.00 



6. Venus mercenaria, L. Quahog, Little 

 Neck Clam. Gulf of St. Lawrence to 

 Florida. Along the Mass, coast it is a 

 regular article of commerce. Small one- 

 year clams are Little Necks. There is a 2" 

 form found along N. C. and Florida called 

 notata. Say. A white variety is called 

 alba, Dall. Campeachensis, Gmel. is a 

 very large heavy 5" shell oiten seen alive 

 for sale in Florida food stores. Albora- 

 diata. Sow. is from Gulf of St. Lawrence. 

 Campeachensis, Palmed, was described in 

 1927. Texana, Dall. is from Texas. You 

 You may find several of these varieties 

 in the same territory. All are true Venus 

 Shells of the East Coast and belong to this 

 complex. Mostly 2". 



All varieties 50c each. 



7. Cyrtodora siliqua. Lam. Newfound- 

 land. A northern species which is not 

 well known and not often seen in col- 

 lections. It is uncolored and 2 to 3". 75c 



4. Spondylus americana. Lam. Eastern 

 Thorny Oyster. N. C. to Texas. This shell 

 is fairly common in the Gulf at 10 to 20 

 fathoms but rarely found on any beach. 

 Older specimens attain as much as 8", but 

 the small IVi to 3" specimens are finest, 

 often with slender spines where the old 

 fellows have only short stubby spines. 

 One of the grand forms of Spondylus of 

 the world. 7.50 to 25.00 



8. Loripinus chrysostoma, Phil, (eden- 

 tula) Butter-cup Shell. Florida to West 

 Indies. As round as a cup, the odd valves 

 being very common on Florida beaches 

 as the shell hinge is very slight. The in- 

 terior of the shell is tinged with yellow. 

 Much used in manufacturing shell novel- 

 ties the valves being very common, but 

 the entire shell in perfect pairs is very 

 much less common. 2 to 3" 1.00 



5. Cyprina islandica, L. Greenland 

 Venus. Greenland to N. C. in deep water. 

 Most specimens I have seen come from 

 Newfoundland. There is only one species, 

 which is uncolored and attains 3 to 4". 



1.00 



9. Modiolus plicatula. Lam. Plicate 

 Mussel. Prince Edward Island to Florida. 

 A fine 3 to 4" species often found bur- 

 rowing in banks. It is also firmly estab- 

 lished now on the West Coast. Usually a 

 dark, almost black color. 50c 



