THE ECONOMIC MOLLUSCA 



OF 



ACADIA. 



BY W. F. GANONG. 



Section I. Introductoet. 



The following paper is not intended in any sense as an 

 original scientific communication. It has been written for 

 the use of students, teachers, and those interested in the 

 knowledge and development of all of our resources; as a 

 contribution to the much-needed literature which shall bring 

 the results of the studies of scientific men, bearing upon 

 practical questions, within the reach of the people; to present 

 a synopsis of what is known in this year 18S9 of the value, 

 both actual and possible, to mankind, of all Molluscs living 

 in the waters of these Maritime Provinces. It is hoped, 

 that, within these limits, the work will be found to lack 

 neither practical completeness nor scientific accuracy. 



Such a work is nowhere accessible to Canadian students, 

 and the rapidly developing interest in scientific education in 

 these provinces, justifies the hope that this paper will in some 

 measure fill a want, soon to be, if not already felt. 



