from ALL PARTS of THE WORLD 



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1. Crepidula plana, Say. White Slipper Shell. 

 Prince Edward Island to Texas. Fairly common 

 in some localities. 1%" 25c 



2. Barnea truncata, Say. White Piddock. 

 Maine to Gulf of Mexico. A fine species, fond 

 of burrowing in the sand. Very fragile. Valves 

 only meet in the middle. 2" 1.00 



3. Glycymerus pectinata, Gmel. Camb Shell. 

 North Carolina to West Indies and Texas. Found 

 2 to 175 fathoms and often on the beaches after 

 storms. 1" 50c 



17. Cardita floridana, Con. Bird Shell. Flor- 

 ida and Gulf of Mexico to Texas. Very common 

 and collected in great quantities for use in mak- 

 ing novelties. l x /4" 25c 



18. Area barbata, L. Hairy Ark. North Caro- 

 lina to West Indies and Texas. After storms you 

 usually find the specimens of this shell fairly 

 common. 2" 50c 



19. Ostrea permollis, Sow. Yellow Oyster. 

 Madeira Beach, Fla. A small oyster of 1 inch of 

 a yellowish color on back. Interior white. 



50c 



4. Tellina aurora, Hanley. St. Petersburg 

 Beach, Fla. A small white shell only occasionally 

 found. 1" 30c 



5. Divaricella quandrisulcata, Orb. Massa- 

 chusetts to Brazil, in 10 to 30 fathoms. A very 

 round, finely sculptured white species. 



1" BOc 



6. Chione interpurpurea, Con. Little Mottled 

 Venus, North Carolina to Texas. A small brown 

 and white shell, fairly common on all of the 

 beaches. 1" 25c 



7. Semele proficus, Pult. (orbiculata) White 

 Semele. Virginia to Gulf of Mexico and West 

 Indies. Nearly white, very round and fairly 

 common. 1%" 25c 



8. Cytherea hebraea, Lam. West Coast and 

 Florida Keys. A small white shell about % inch 

 and fairly common. 25c 



9. Rupellaria typicum, Jonas. False Ark. 

 North Carolina to Florida and West Indies. About 

 % inch, is usually found burrowing in masses 

 of Vermetus nigricans. 50c 



20. Pedalion chemitziana, Orb. Scaly Oyster. 

 Miami Beach, Fla. A small 1 inch shell, outer 

 surface scaly, inside iridescent. 50c 



21. Plicatula gibbosa. Lam. Cats paw. North 

 Carolina to West Indies. In the rift of shells 

 often left by the tides, you will find plenty of 

 valves of this fellow and often pairs. 



1" 25c 



22. Serpulorbis decussata, Gmel. Coiled Worm 

 Shell. North Carolina to Florida and West Indies. 

 10 to 22 fathoms. Often found on the beaches 

 brought up by the tides. 1 1 A" 50c 



23. Chama variegata, Rve. Variegated Chama. 

 West Coast Florida. About 1", base flat, valves 

 pink with small fronds. 75c 



24. Sinum perspectivum, Say. Baby Ear. New 

 Jersey to West Indies. The Mollusk entirely 

 covers the shell and is 3 to 4 inches. Burrows 

 in soft sand. Quite common in shallow bays. 



1 to iy 2 " 30c 



25. Vermicularia spirata, Phil. Fragile Worm 

 Shell. An odd coiled form most often found liv- 

 ing in sponges. I l /z" 50c 



10. Petricola pholadiformis, Lam. Prince 

 Edward Island to West Indies and Texas. The 

 Florida Rock-dweller is usually found in old 

 logs in the absence of rocks on the beaches. 



50c 



11. Lithophaga nigra, Orb. (Caribaea) Black 

 Rock-borer. South Carolina to West Indies. 

 Usually found living in holes in rock or coral. 



75c 



12. Anomalocardia cunimeris. Con. (rostrata) 

 Pointed Venus. Florida and Gulf of Mexico. A 

 neat polished small shell of the venus type, 

 fairly common. 25c 



26. Macoma constricta, Brug. The Constrict- 

 ed Macoma. North Carolina to Brazil. A fine 

 white species closely allied to the Tellinas. 



iy 2 " 50c 



27. Laevicardium mortoni, Con. The Little 

 Cardium. Nova Scotia to Gulf of Mexico. Fairly 

 common along the whole East Coast. A small 

 polished shell. 1" 25c 



28. Semele purpurascens, Gmel. The Purple 

 Semele. North Carolina to Gulf of Mexico and 

 West Indies. The colored valves are much more 

 common on the shore than mated shells. 



1 1 A" 50c 



13. Area reticulata, Gmel. (gradata) Reticu- 

 lated Ark. North Carolina to West Indies and 

 Texas. A very neat small shell living in the 

 sand and often brought up by the tides. 



30c 



14. Mactra fragilis, Gmel. Fragile Mactra. 

 North Carolina to Gulf of Mexico to Brazil. The 

 white, thin valves are often seen on the shore 

 line after the tides have receded. 2" 50c 



15. Paphyridea spinosum, Meusch. Mottled 

 Clam. North Carolina to Brazil. One often finds 

 the unmated, pink valves on the beaches but 

 pairs are not too common. 2" 75c 



16. Area transversa, Say. Transverse Ark. 

 Massachusetts to Texas. A small fairly common 

 shell, on all of the beaches. iy 2 " 35c 



29. Tellina interrupta mexicana, Petit. The 

 Mexican Tellin. West Florida. Faintly colored 

 pink, it is a trim little shell not too common. 



50c 



30. Spirula spirilla. L. Little Nautilus. Pure 

 white shells are found on the beaches from Cape 

 Cod, Mass, to the Gulf of Mexico. It is world- 

 wide in distribution. I 1 /*" 25c 



31. Tagelus divisus, Speng. The Little Razor- 

 clam. Massachusetts to Florida and Texas. Typ- 

 ical of many forms found throughout the world. 



IMs" 30c 



32. Diadora alternata, Say. Little Keyhole 

 Limpet. New Jersey to West Indies. Fairly com- 

 mon on many beaches. 1" 25c 



