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1. Vola (Pecten) Maximus, L. The 

 Great Scallop. North Sea. A very large 

 6" shell of the usual shape with fluted 

 back. The convex side has been shipped 

 into this country in quantity for baking 

 fish or oysters and serve in shell. On the 

 East Side of London you will find quan- 

 tities of this shell in the market during 

 the month of December of each year 

 where it is sold for food. Of a russet-red 

 color. 5" 1.00 



2. Amussium Japonicum, Gmel. Japan. 

 The Sun and Moon Shell. Fairly common 

 and is shipped into this country for com- 

 mercial use. One valve is red and the 

 other yellow. Thin almost circular. The 

 two valves only meet at top and bottom. 

 There are 22 species in the genus. 



4 to 5" 1.00 



3. Pecten tigris. Lam. Philippines. 

 This handsome species is finely ridged 

 and adorned with splashes of reddish- 

 brown. Very attractive. 3" 1.50 



4. Pecten tegula. Wood. Australia. A 

 thin shell ornamented with ridges and 

 spines. One valve is more flat than the 

 other. The shades of rosy-brown are in 

 waves of color. 2" 1.50 



5. Spondylus crassiquama. Lam. Low- 

 er California. A solid shell with stubby 



spines that come in all shades of color 

 such as white, red, purple, orange, etc. 

 Not common. 4" 5.00 



6. Spondylus avicularis. Lam. West 

 Indies. In the young stage they come in 

 shades of color, but as they attain a large 

 size they are white. I have had speci- 

 mens up to 10", one of the largest species 

 of the family. There are over 80 species 

 in the world. All attach themselves to 

 rock or coral, where they remain for life 

 and are able to only move one valve, the 

 upper, during life. 5.00 



7. Spondylus hystrix. Bolt. (Nicobari- 

 cus, Sow.) Nicobar Ids. A small flat 

 species of reddish-yellow color covered 

 with short sharp spines. It is always quite 

 difficult to detach such a shell from the 

 coral. 1W 2.50 



8. Spondylas ducalis. Bolt. Philippines. 

 A fairly round fat shell of a brownish 

 color. The spines are always short and 

 stubby. Quite variable in form and you 

 seldom find two alike. 2 to 3" 1.50 



9. Spondylus gaederopus, L. Mauritius. 

 A very variable species of purple or other 

 shades. The spines are short or none at 

 all. Not as heavy as many other forms. 



4 to 5" 2.50 



