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CONCHOLOGY.— GLOSSARY 



Pa'llial. — Belonging or relating to 



the pallium. 

 Pa'lliUxM. — Latin. A cloak. The 



mantle of mollusks is so called. 

 Paludi'na. — In the plural Paludin<s. 



From the Latin, palus, a marsh. 



Name of a genus of fresh-water 



gasteropods. 

 Paxn'creas. — A gland situated in the 



abdomen. 

 Papi'lla. — Plural, papillcB. Latin. 



A nipple. A nipple-like eminence. 

 p , ) Having the surface 



rA PiLLOus. f ^^ itij pimples 



Pa PILLARY. C , . ^ ^ 



^ or dots. 

 Pa'pillose. — Pimpled, dotted. 

 Papyra'ceous. — From the Latin, pa. 



pyrus, a sort of paper. Thin as 



paper. 

 Pari'etes. — From the Latin, paries, 



a wall. A name given to parts 



that form the enclosures — the 



limits of different cavities of the 



body. 

 Parmace'li.a. — From the Latin, 



parma, a round buckler. A genus 



of naked gasteropods. 

 Pate'lla. — In the plural patella. 



Latin. The knee-pan. A genus 



of gasteropods {page 61). 

 Pa'tulous. — With a gap or opening. 

 Pe'cten. — In the plural pectenes. 



Latin. A comb. A genus of the 



family of Ostracea (page 73). 

 Pec'tina'ta. — Latin. Pectinated. 

 Pectinated. — Resembling the teeth 



of a comb. 

 Pecti'nibranch. — From the Latin, 



pecten, comb, and branchia, gills. 



Relating to the Pectinibranchiata. 

 Pectinibranchia'ta, — Name of an 



order of gasteropods. 

 Pectu'ncui.us. — Latin. Name of a 



genus of the family of Ostracea 



(page 78). 

 Pe'dicle. — A support. A little foot. 

 Pe'diform. — Foot-shaped. 

 Pedu'ncle. — A foot- stalk or tube on 



which anything is seated. 

 Pedu'nculate, — Having a peduncle. 

 Pela'gic. — Belonging to the deep sea. 

 Pe'llicle. — A thin skin or film. 

 Penu'ltimate. — Next to the last. 

 Pe'rna. — In the plural perncB. Latin. 



A gammon. A genus of the 



family of Ostracea {page 15). 



Pertca'rdium. — The sack which con- 

 tains the heart. 



Petraco'la. — From the Latin, petra^ 

 a stone, and colo, I inhabit. Name 

 of a family of Ostracea {page 85). 



Phasiane'l,la. — From the Greek, pha- 

 sianos, a pheasant. A genus of 

 gasteropods (page 50). 



Phary'nx — The swallow. The su- 

 perior opening of the gullet. . 



Pho'las. — In the plural pholades. 

 From the Greek, pholeos, a lurking, 

 place. A genus of the family of 

 Inclusa (page 87). 



Phospho'ric. ) Emitting light 



Phosphore'scent. \ in the dark. 



Phylli'dia. — From the Greek, 

 phullon, a leaf. Name of a tribe 

 of mollusks {page 62). 



Phy'sa. — From the Greek, phusa^ 

 a bubble. A genus of fresh-water 

 snails {page 42). 



Pi'cA. — Latin. Black as pitch. 



PiLEo'psis. — From the Greek, pilos^ 

 a hat. A genus of gasteropods 

 {page 58). _ 



Pi'llar. — The internal continuation 

 of the columella, and extends from 

 the base to the apex. 



Pi'nna. — Latin. In the plural pivntB. 

 A fin, a wing. A genus of the 

 family of Ostracea. 



Pi'nnated. — Winged. 



Plano'rbis. — From the Latin, plants^ 

 flat, and orhis, an orb, a circle. A 

 genus of marsh-snails {page 42). 



Pi.i'cA. — Latin. A fold. 



Plicate. — Folded or plaited, as in the 

 pillar of the Volute tribe. 



Pleurobra'nchus {plu-ro-bran'-kus). 

 — From the Greek, pleura, side, 

 and bragchia, gills. A genus of 

 gasteropods {page 63). 



Pleurobra'nchi — {plu-ro-bran'-M). — 

 Plural of Pleurobranchus. 



Plumo'se. — Having a feathery ap- 

 pearance. 



Po'lypi. — Plural of Polypus. 



Po'lypus. — From the Greek, polus^ 

 many, and pons, foot. A genus of 

 radiate animals. 



Polytha'lamous. — From the Greek, 

 polvs, many, and thalumos, cham- 

 ber. Having many chambers. 



Por'cate. — Marked with raised 

 longitudinal lines. 



