I. CONCHIFERA. 



Body without articulations or transverse seg- 

 ""ments ; without distinct head or eyes ; and 

 .'. always inclosed in a bivalve shell. 



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f- Dimiarice. 



With two muscles of adhesion at least ; and two in- 

 ternal muscular impressions, distinct and lateral, 

 in each valve. 



a. Conchce. 



The valves with lateral teeth on each side the hinge. 



] . CYCLAS. The lateral teeth of one valve double. 

 Type. Cardium corneum, Montagu. 



b. Naiades. 



The valves with a single irregular tooth, simple or 

 cloven ; or under the ligament of the hinge is a 

 transverse elongated lamina, or a row of tubercles. 

 Beaks generally decorticated, and often eroded or 

 rugged. 



