INDEX 



The more important references are in heiivy-faced type 



Adaptation to environment as illustiated 



by a survey of Anaheim Slough, 17. 

 Adductor Muscle, see Muscle. 

 Ainiantis callosa. 34, 5, 12, B7. 

 Anaheim Slough, 17, 66, 25. 3S, 40, 46, 47. 



48, 50, 55, 62, 64. 

 Anomia peruviana, 26, 5, 9, 67. 

 Bay Mussel, see Mussel. 

 Bean clam, see Clam. 

 Bent-nosed clam, see Clam. 

 Big Lagoon, 57, 58. 



Big River, 57, 58. 



Bodega Bay. 65, 36, 40, 41, 55, 57, 59. 



Bolinas Bay. 27, 36, 55, 62. 



Borers. 63, 67. 



Butter clam, see Clam. 



Byssus, 8, 9. 



Cape Fortunas, 39. 



Cardiwn corbis, 28, 5, 10, 18. 



clatuvi, 29, 5, 10. 



quadra oenarhnn. 28, 5, 10. 

 Carpinteria, 34, 40, 64. 

 Cayucos, 40. 

 Chione fluctifraga, 37, 5, 12, 67. 



snccinta, 37, 5, 12, 67. 



undoteUa, 37, 5, 12, 67. 

 Cilia, 6, 17. 

 Clam — 



Bean, 47. 



Bent-nosed, 43, 67. 



Butter, 35. 



Plat. 45. 



Horse. 54. 



Jackknife, 54. 



Mud, 43, 56. 



Purple, 46, 67. 



Razor, 50, 65, 66, 67. 



Rock. 63. 



Sea, 50. 



Soft. 55. 



Summer, 54. 



Washington, 35, 65. 67. 

 Cockle— 



Hardshelled, 37. 



Rock. 38. 



Tomales Bay. 38. 

 Crescent Citv. 65, 28, 36. 39, 41. 52. 55, 



56, 64. 

 Donax californica, 47, 5, 11. 



laevigata. 47, 5, 11, 21, 66, 67. 

 Eel River, 52, 55, 57, 58. 

 Elkhorn Slough, 65, 28, 37, 40. 55, 56, 64. 

 Escutcheon. 7. 

 False Bay. 66, 25. 37, 40, 42. 46, 47, 48, 



49, 50, 55, 61. 64. 



Fan shell, 24. 



Fish and Game Laws Relating to Clams. 

 71. 



Flat clam, see Clam. 

 Fort Bragg, 39, 53. 

 Food of Bivalves, 6, 17. 



Gaper, 54. 



Geoduck, 63. 



Halfmoon Bay. 65, 34. 



Hard-shell, 38, 37. 



Hard-shell cockle, see Cockle. 



Hints on the use of clams, 68. 



Horse clam, see Clam. 



Horse mussel, see Mussel. 



Humboldt Bay. 65, 2S, 36. 39, 41. 5.5, 57, 



58, 61. 

 Introduction, 3. 

 Introduction to Key — general anatomy of 



bivalves, 6. 

 Jackknife clam, see Clam. 

 Key to the edible bivalves of California, 8. 

 Klamath River, 52. 

 Lake Earl, 52, 57. 

 Laws relating to clams, 71. 

 Ligament. 7. 

 List of chief localities and species found 



at each, 65. 

 List of the edible bivalves of California. 5. 

 Little River, 65, 52. 

 Little Neck, 38. 

 Long Beach, 34, 42, 47, 48. 62. 

 Lunule, 7. 

 Macoma nasuta. 43, 5. 13. 



sect a. 44, 5, 13. 

 Mantle. 6. 

 Marshals, 40. 

 Metis alta. 42, 5, 13. 

 Mission Bay, see False Bay. 

 Money shell. 35. 

 Monterey Bay, 65, 25. 34, 40. 51, 53, 55, 



56, 64. 

 Morro Bay, 65, 28. 34, 37, 40. 42, 45, 53. 



55, 56, 61, 63, 64. 

 Modiolus rectus, 27, 5, 10. 

 Monia luacroschisiiia. 26, .'>. .S. 

 Mud. clam, see Clam. 

 Muscle, adductor, 6. 

 Mussel — 



Bay, 27, 67. 



Horse, 27, 67. 



Sea. 26, 67. 

 Mi;a arenaria. 56, 5. 16, 66, 67. 

 Mi/tilus caiiforniavns. 26, 5. 9. 67. 



cdidis, 27, 5, 9, 67. 

 "Neck," 6. 



Newport Bay, 66, 25, 38, 46, 47, 50, 62. 

 Oceano. 66, 28, 34, 38, 48, 53. 

 Ostrea lurida. 24, 5. 9. 66. 

 Otter shell, 54. 

 Oyster crabs, 7. 

 Oyster, native, 24. 



rock, 26. 

 Pallial line, 7. 



sinus, 7. 

 Panope generosa, 63, 5, 14, 65. 

 Paphiu staminea, 38, 5. 11. 65. 66. 



tennerrivia, 38, 5, 11. 



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