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1, Anopon CyGNEUs. 
Anodonta Cygnea, Lamarck, An. San. Vert., VI, p. 84; Dra- 
pernaud, Hist. Nat. des Moll., p. 134, pl. 11, f. 6, and pl. 12, f. 
1; Anodon Cygneus, Turton, Brit. Biy., p. 239; Mytilus Cyg- 
neus, Linneus, Syst. Nat., p. 1158; Gmelin, p. 3355; Montagu, 
Test. Brit., p. 170. 
Shell thin, oblong-ovate, tumid; anterior side short, rounded; 
posterior slope elongated, and somewhat pointed, more or less 
angulated, and subcompressed ; umbones but slightly produced, 
and placed nearest the anterior side. 
This species is subject to great variety of form. These 
varieties have, by different authors, been considered distinct 
species; but we have not been able to detect any specific dif- 
ference in the animal inhabitant. 
well-marked and permanent varieties, the distinguishing charac- 
teristics of which we shall endeavour to point out. Most of 
the Anodons undergo considerable change, in their progress 
from the young to the adult condition. 
Variety 1. Cycneus, pl. XXVIII, f. 1, 3, 4. 
Anodonta Cygnea, Pfeiffer, 1, p. 111, pl. 6, f.4; Rossmassler, 
I, p. 111, pl. 3, f. 67; Ib., V, VI, pl. 25, f. 342; Mytilus Cyg- 
neus, Pennant, Brit. Zool., IV, p. 113, pl. 67, f. 78; Donovan, 
Brit. Sh., pl. 55 and 113; Maton and Rackett, Linn. Tr., VIII, 
p- 109, pl. 3 a, f. 2; Sheppard, Linn. Trans., XIII, pl. 5, f. 3; 
Montagu, Test. Brit., p. 170; Fleming, Edin. Ency., VII, p. 96, 
pl. 205, f. 16; Thompson, Ann. and Mag. Nat. Hist., VI, p. 405 
Anodon Cygnea, Alder, Mag. Zool. and Bot., I, p. 117. 
Shell rather thin, oblong-ovate, inflated; umbo small, placed 
near the anterior side, which is rounded and short; posterior 
side elongated, with the hinge line nearly parallel, or slightly 
oblique, from whence it suddenly slopes into a subrostrated 
form; lower margin rounded, gradually sloping upwards towards 
the posterior side; external surface concentrically wrinkled, 
and covered with an olive-green, shining epidermis; inside 
There are, however, several 
pearlaceous. 
Figs. 3 and 4, young shells. 
Found in the river Ouse, at York; the Thames, near Wind- 
sor; in the ponds at Elmingham Park, the seat of the Countess 
of Dysart, Suffolk; Loch Kettrine, Scotland; in the Grand 
Canal, and the Moyntaghs, County of Armagh, Ireland; and 
many other lakes and rivers in Britain and Ireland. 
Variety 2. CELLENsIs, pl. XX VIIL,* f. 1, 2. 
Anodonta cellensis, Encyclopedia Methodique, pl. 202; Pfeif- 
fer, I, p. 110, pl. 6, f. 1; Rossmassler, IV, p. 23, pl. 19, f. 280; 
Anodon cellensis, Alder, Mag. Zool. and Bot., II, p. 118; Ano- 
don Cygneus, Drapernaud, Moll., pl. 12, f. 13; Turton, Man., 
pl. 1, f. 83 Anodon paludosus, Turton, Brit. Biv., p. 240, pl. 
15, f. 6; Anodonta sulcata, Lamarck, An. San. Vert., V, p. 853 
Mytilus cellensis, Schroeter, Flussconch., pl. 2, f. 1; Mytilus 
anatinus, Pennant, Brit. Zool., IV, p. 113, pl. 68, f.79; Maton 
and Rackett, Linn. Tr., VIII, p. 110, pl. 3 a, f. 1; Montagu, 
Test. Brit. p. 171; Sheppard, Linn. Trans., XIII, pl. 5, f. 5; 
Fleming, Edin. Ency., VII, p. 99, pl. 204, f. 14. 
Shell considerably elongated, with numerous, concentric, and 
rather deep wrinkles; hinge line and base nearly parallel to 
each other; anterior side short ; posterior side very long; the 
upper and under sides both suddenly contracting into a sub- 
rostrated form; covered with a greenish, shining epidermis. 
This variety differs from the Cygneus, in its form being 
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much more lengthened, and in the hinge and basal lines being 
both nearly straight, and almost parallel to each other. 
Fig. 2 represents the young shell. 
This shell varies considerably in size in different localities. 
It has been found in the pond of my friend Thomas Glover, 
Esq., at Smedley Hill, near Manchester, measuring three inches 
and a quarter in length, and six and a half in breadth. 
Found in the pond of the Infirmary, Manchester, and in 
many other ponds in the neighbourhood; Borrodale, West- 
moreland; Loch Vennachar, Perthshire; the loch and ponds at 
Duddingston, near Edinburgh; and in the Grand Canal, near 
Shannon Harbour, King’s County, Ireland. 
This variety is more commonly diffused throughout Britain 
than any of the others. 
Variety 3. Anatina, pl. XXIX, f. 1. 
Anodonta Anatina, Lamarck, An. San. Vert., VI, pt. Ist, p- 
85; Pfeiffer, I, p. 112, pl. 6, f. 2; Rossmassler, V, VI, p. 57, 
pl. 30, f. 417 to 420; Thompson, Ann. and Mag. Nat. Hist., 
VI, p. 55; Alder, Mag. Zool. and Bot., II, p. 118. 
Shell thin, subcompressed; anterior side very short, and 
rounded; hinge line abruptly ascending into an acute angle, 
and suddenly descends in a hollowed line to a somewhat trun- 
cated beak, which is a little produced at its lower angle; from 
the anterior side the basal line suddenly descends in a rounded 
form, and again makes an acute upwards angle, to meet the 
posterior line; outer surface covered with a shining, fresh-green 
epidermis. 
The posterior side of the shell is very long, and much 
broader than in any of the former varieties. 
This variety is easily distinguished from its congeners, by the 
posterior side being much broader than any of them, and from 
the very abrupt upwards angle of the hinge line. A modifica- 
tion of this variety occurs in the river Cam, near Cambridge. 
It is considerably more inflated than the ordinary form of 
Anatinus, and is of a small size. 
three-quarters; its breadth three inches and a quarter; and its 
thickness one inch and one-eighth. 
Found at Southport, Lancashire; Loch Leven, Kinrossshire ; 
Prestwick Carr, Northumberland, where we obtained the beau- 
tifal and highly characteristic specimen from which our figure 
was taken; and also in the rivers Shannon and Bresna, and the 
Grand Canal, Ireland. 
Variety 4. Sracnatis, pl. XXVIII, f. 2. 
Mytilus stagnalis, Sowerby, Brit. Miscell., pl. 16; Mytilus 
Cygneus, Maton and Rackett, Linn. Tr., VIII, p. 109; Mon- 
tagu, Test. Brit., p. 171. 
Shell thin, much inflated; umbones subcentral; anterior side 
rounded, with a slight angle above; hinge line arcuated; poste- 
rior side slightly hollowed, and terminating in a subacute beak ; 
basal line nearly semicircular ; outer surface with an olivaceous, 
shining epidermis ; very pearlaceous and iridescent internally. 
In the younger condition, the colour is of a bright yellowish- 
green. 
Found in the pond of Kew Garden; in the Canal Wharf at 
Bolton Bridge, Lancashire ; and in the canal at Keighley. 
Variety 5. InTErMeEp1a, pl. XXX, f. 5, 6. 
Anodonta intermedia, Lamarck, Hist. An. San. Vert., VI, p. 
86; Pfeiffer, I, p. 113, pl. 6, f. 3; Alder, Mag. Zool. and Bot., 
IJ, p. 118. 
Its length is one inch and 
