GLOSSARY. 



BULIMUS, bewly-niuss ; said to be 

 derived from Btilin, an African 

 word. 



BuRNETTi, Bur-nett-i, named after 

 Mr. Burnett. 



Byssus, biss-uss, a bundle of silky, 

 shining, thread-like filaments by 

 which some molluscs attach them- 

 selves to stones or other sub- 

 stances. 



Bythinia, bith-inny-ah, living in 

 deep water. 



C. 



Caducous, kad-yewk-uss, falling 

 off, as the shedding of hair or 

 bristles. 



Calcareous, kal-kare-e-us, of the 

 nature of lime. 



Cantiana, Kan-she-ane-ah, Kent- 

 ish, inhabiting Kent. 



Cancellated, kansel-ate-ed, cross- 

 barred, like lattice-work. 



Caperata, kapper-ate-ah,wrinkled. 



Capuloides, cap-you-loi-dees, re- 

 sembling a handle or haft. 



Cardinal, kar-din-al, belonging 

 to the hinge ; cardinal teeth are 

 those placed near the tuiibones. 



Carinated, karry-nate-ed, keeled. 



Carinatus, karry-nate-uss ; Cari- 

 NATA, karry-nate-ah, keeled. 



Carnivorous, kar-nivvor-us, flesh- 

 eating ; feeding upon animal 

 matter. 



Cartusiana, kar-toozy-ane-ah, 

 Carthusian ; the shell to which 

 this name is applied was first 

 found near a Carthusian monas- 

 tery. 



Carychiid^, kar-iky-id-ee, a 

 family of land moUusks. 



Carychium, kar-iky-um, of or 

 belonging to a herald. See 

 p. 184. 



Cellarius, sell-airy-uss, living m 

 cellars. 



Cinerea, sin-er-ea, of the colour 

 of ashes. 



Cinereous, se-neery-us, resembling 

 ashes ; ash-coloured. 



Class, a primary (first) division of 

 the animal kingdom. 



Clausilia, claw-silly-ah, having a 

 small claiisium or appendage 

 which closes the mouth of the 

 shell. 



C LAV ate, clay-vate, club-shaped. 



Claviform, clavy-form, in the form 

 of a club. 



CocHLicoPA, kok-liko-pah, shell 

 having a notch or nick. 



Columella, koll-you-mella, a 

 small pillar or column. 



COMPACTA, kom-pak-tah, compact. 



COMPLANATUS, kom-pla-nate-uss ; 

 CoMPLANATA, kom-pla-nate-ah, 

 flattened. 



CoMPRESSA, kom-pressah, com- 

 pressed. 



Compressed, pressed together, 

 flattened. 



Concave, kon-kave, hollow. 



Concentric, kon-sent-rik, having 

 or surrounding the same centre. 



Conchifera, konk-ifferah, shell- 

 bearing ; having a shell ; the 

 class which comprises the bivalve 

 shells. 



CoNCHOLOGY,kon-kollo-je,literally, 

 a discourse or treatise upon shells ; 

 but as the shell is only a portion 

 of the mollusc, Conchology treats 

 also of the soft pai ts of the animal 

 for which the shell forms a pro- 

 tection or covering. 



Concinna, kon-sinnah, neat, ele- 

 gant. 



Congener, konjin-er, one of the 

 same stock or kind 



ConicA, konny-kah, conical. 



Conoidea, kon-oidy-ah, resembling 

 a cone, conical. 



Constrict, konstrikt, to contract, 

 to narrow. 



CONTECTA, con-tek-tah, covered. 



Continuous, kon-tin-you-us, joined 

 together, uninterrupted by a space 

 or gap. 



