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STOLA 2. Loricata rubella, apice fpirato deprejfo. 



The America?i reddifli Oyfter. 



STOLA 3. Rugofa fubcrocea t profundior. 



The mixed orange Oyfter. 



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STOLA 4. Submuricata t valvuld inferiore comprejfd adnafcente. 

 STOLA 5. Subloricata pat ell if or mis albida y fauce plana ovatd. 



The fmall white cap-O 



er. 





STOLA 6. Subloricata lutea angujlior, fauce obliqud. 



The fmall yellow cap- Oyfter. 



STOLA 



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Sulcata & n 

 que fpiratd 



fubrotunda 



ori appropinquato vix- 



The echinated Cockle- Oyfter. SeeZi/?. N°. 159. 



This (hell refembles a cockle pretty much, by its roundnefs, depth, and furrows; 

 but the joint feems to difpofe it more properly among the other productions of this 



genus 



It is remarkable for its lip or (hort lateral fpur. 





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he Spondyli come next in 



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d are readily dimnguifhed from il 



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of the bivalves by their free dove-tail joint, and the fmall fmooth plain marked un 

 der the apex of the largeft valve, which reaches generally from the joint to the tip 



appearing as if a piece had been cut off there with fome marp 

 fhells of this tribe the joint is formed by two obtufe promin 

 tually in fo many fockets in the oppofite 

 in the middle between them. 



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In all the 

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and a pretty ftrong ligament 



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PONDYLUS 1. Croceus major lor 



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Spondyli 



SPONDYLUS 2. Croceus ab apice Jlriatus & fubmuricatus 



The flat Orange Spcnclyh 



SPONDYLUS 



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Minor variegatus £f ab apice fulcato-undulatus , limb 





jimbri 



The lip of th 



of the* fut 





but 



The Pink-leaf fliell. 



1 of this (hell projects a little obliquely from the apex 



fmooth 



level as 



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The 



hinge agree pretty well, though the protuberances are not fo round 

 hold fo well. 



parts of 

 formed 







The Chama is next in order, being generally pretty flat, with a fmooth even mar- 

 gin; and connected by a few teeth about the apex, and a ligament that runs all 



of one fide. 



CHAMA 1. Major rotunda alba , lineis circular ib us not at a. 



The larger, thick white Chama. 



See Lift. 



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CHAMA 2. Major rotunda alba, circular iter £? radiatim Jiriata. 



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The lame white ftriated Chama. 



See Lift. 102. Gualt. t. 76 



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