CONCHYLIA— D/rif:i'i?J. 50. 2"25 



Dorset Catal. p. 39. 



Turton, Conch. Diet. p. 149. 

 Pinna carnea. Dilliryn, Descript. Catal. p. 326. 



Mus, nost. Sent to us from Dorsetshire. 



Shell about four inches long, and two wide : but whether it be 

 the Pinna haud ignobilis of Chemnitz, tab. 87, fig- 779, or his P. 

 muricata, tab. 91, fig. 781, it is not worth much enquiry to the 

 British conchologist, as we believe both our own specimen and that 

 of Montasfu to be foreign. 



50. ANOMIA— LliViVE. 



Testa incBquivalvis, irregularis ; valvd inferiori sub umbonem perforata, 

 et operculo vel tendine fixd. Cardo edentulus. Ligamentum internum, 

 sub umbone transversum. 



Shell inequivalve, irregular ; with the under valve perforated near 

 the beak, and fixed by an operculum or tendon. Hinge without 

 teeth. Ligament internal, placed transversely under the beak. 



Like the Mussel and the Oyster, the individuals of this tribe 

 have a fixed and stationary locality, from which they are never 



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