8 THE CABINET OF SHELLS. 
In the order BIYALVE are fourteen Genera : 
GENUS 
1. Mya, or Gaper. The animalan Ascidia. Of the genus 
Mya, are 40 species. 
2. Solen, or Razor-sheath. .. do. Solen. 3d 
3. Tellina, or Tellen. “ Tethys. Tellin. 81 
4, Cardium, or Heart, or 
Cockle shell. ke do. Cardium. 47 
5. Mactra, or Kneading- 
trough. a do. Mactra. 42 
6. Donax, or Wedge-shell... Tethys. Donax. 24 
7. Venus. ve do. Venus. 18a ie 
8. Spondilus, or Thorny 
Oyster. E do. Spondilus. 10 
9. Chama, or Clamp, or 
Clam shell. as do. Chama. 27 
10. Arca, or Ark-shell. z do. Arca. 4b on, 
11. Ostrea,or Oyster, Scol- 
lop, or Picten. be do. Ostrea. 88 
12. Anomia, or Antique 
Lamp. ty Peculiar. Anom. 30 
13. Mytillus, or Muscle- 
shell. i Ascidia. Myt. 46 
14. Pinna, or Sea-wing, or 
Fin-shell. be Limax. Pin. 21 
In the order Bivalve are six hundred and forty-seven Spe- 
cies, with names, as Mya Glicomires, Mya Truncata, 
&c. &Kc. 
