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A GLOSSARY OF LATIN TERMS 



Apertura, the opening of a univalve 

 shell. 



Apex, the point or summit of the 

 spire. 



Approximnlus, near together, ap- 

 proaching. 



Arcuatus, bowed, bent like a bow. 



Armatus, armed. 



Arliculalus, jointed. 



Asper, rough. 



Attenuatus, very thin, slender. 



Auricula, a little ear, the outside of 

 the ear. 



Auricu/alus, eared, having little ears. 



Auriformis, ear-shaped. 



Auris, an ear. 



AurituS) having ears . 



Barbatus, bearded, with stiff hairs on 



the surface of the shell. 

 Basis, the base, the end of the shell 



furthest from the spire, and the 



nates or beaks of bivalves. 

 Bicornis, with two horns. 

 Bifidus, with a line or groove double 



or divided into two. 

 Bimarginatus, witli a double margin. 

 Bivalvis Testa, a shell composed of 



two pieces connected by a hinge. 

 Brevis, short. 

 Brunneiis, brown. 

 Bullatus, blistered. 



Cceruleus, blue. 

 Ccpspitosus, matted together. 



Calcar, a spur. 



Calj/ptra, a veil. 



Cana/iculatus, channelled. 



CaKcc//«/«*,with ribs or grooves across 

 the whorls. 



Capitatt/s, with a head. 



Cardinalis, belonging to a hinge, the 

 chief. 



Curdo, the hinge. 



Carina, a keel. 



Carinalus, keeled : applied to shells 

 the whorls of which have a sharp 

 edge, as Helix carinata. 



Cariosus, as if decayed or worm- 

 eaten. 



Carnetis, fleshy. 



Carnosus, full of flesh. 



Carlilagineus, gristly. 



Cassis, a helmet. 



Castaneus, like a chesnut. 



Castrensis, like a camp. 



Catenalus, chained. 



Catenulatus, chained with a little 

 chain. 



Cauda, the base of the aperture ex- 

 tended like a tail. 



Caudatus, elongated, with a tail. 



Cilialus, fringed. 



Cilium, a fringe. 



Cinctus, a band or girdle. 



Cinereus, ash-coloured. 



Cingitlum, a girdle or band. 



Clava, a club. 



Clavatus, club-shaped. 



Clausus, closed, shut. 



