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CONCHOLOGY. GLOSSARY. 



PA'LLIAL. Belonging or relating to 



the pallium. 

 PA'LLIUM. Latin. A cloak. The 



mantle of mollusks is so called. 

 PALUDI'NA. In the plural Paludinee. 



From the Latin, palus, a marsh. 



Name of a genus of fresh-water 



gasteropods. 

 PAN'CREAS. A gland situated in the 



abdomen. 

 PAPI'LLA. Plural, papilla. Latin. 



A nipple. A nipple-like eminence. 

 ) Having the surface 

 . coverfdwithp im p,e S 



} 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'LLA. 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 bronchia, 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 pernce. Latin. 



A gammon. A genus of the 



family of Ostracea (page 75). 



PERTCA'RDIUM. The sack which con. 



tains the heart. 

 PETRACO'LA. From the Latin, pelra, 



a stone, and colo, I inhabit. Name 



of a family of Ostracea (page 85). 

 PHASIANE'LLA. 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, pholtos, a lurking. 



place. A genus of the family of 



Iriclusa (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 pinna. 



A fin, a wing. A genus of the 



family of Ostracea. 

 PI'NNATED. Winged. 

 PLANO'RBIS. From the Latin, planis t 



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



genus of marsh-snails (page 42). 

 PLI'CA. Latin. A fold. 

 PLI'CATE. Folded or plaited, as in the 



pillar of the Volute tribe. 

 PLEUROBR^'NCHUS (plu-ro-brari-kus). 



From the Greek, pleura, side, 



and bragchia, gills. A genus of 



gasteropods (page 63). 

 PLEUROBRA'NCHI (plu-ro-bran'-ki). 



Plural of Pleurobranchus. 

 PLUMO'SE. Having a feathery ap- 

 pearance. 



PO'LYPI. Plural of Polypus. 

 PO'LYPUS. From the Greek, polus, 



many, and pous, foot. A genus of 



radiate animals. 

 POLYTHA'LAMOUS. From the Greek, 



polus, many, and thalamos, cham- 

 ber. Having many chambers. 

 POR'CATE. Marked with raised 



longitudinal lines. 



