GLOSSARY. 207 
Valves, the different pieces which compose the shell. 
Varix, Varices, longitudinal elevations or ribs, formed by the 
junction of the different additions the shell has received. 
Ventricose, beliied. 
Vermiform, having the form of worms. 
Vertex, the top or point of a shell. 
Imbilicated, having a hole in the base of the pillar. 
Umbo, the summit. 
Undulated, waved. 
Whorl, a spiral convolution. 
FINIS. 
