562 HISTORY OF SYSTEMS. 



Subclass II. CRYPTOBRANCHIA. Branchia under the 



mantle. Breathing water. 



Order III. CTENOBRANCHIA. Branchia pectinated in a 

 longitudinal series on the inside of the mantle, on 

 the columella side : mantle free in front, mostly 

 extended into a siphon : unisexual : operculum 

 mostly distinct : adductor muscle attached to the 

 columella of the shell : shell not symmetrical, 

 spiral, or involute ; aperture contracted. Marine, 

 rarely fresh water. Breathing water. 



(a.) Operculum cartilaginous bullated : floating shell down- 

 wards. Gen. lanthina. 



(6.) Operculum spiral articulated to the columella. Neri- 

 tina, Navicellus. 



(c.) Operculum spiral, free. Nerita. Melas. Operculum 

 ovate, nucleus basillary, spire few-whorled. Tur- 

 bo. Operculum orbicular, nucleus subcentral, spire 

 few-whorled. Trochus, Valvata, Cerithium. Oper- 

 culum orbicular, nucleus central, spire many- 

 whorled. 



(d.) Operculum annular; nucleus subcentral^ regular. 

 Paludina. (Vivipara : Operculum homy, nucleus 

 lateral. Ampularia : Operculum shelly, nucleus 

 lateral. Bithinia : Operculum shelly, nucleus cen- 

 tral.) 



(e.) Operculum annular; nucleus apicular, irregular. 

 Murex, Voluta, Strombus, Conus. 



(/.) Operculum none ; shell subinternal. Cypraea, Volva. 

 Order IV. TRACHELOBRANCHIA. Branchia pectinate, in a 

 transverse row round the inside of the mantle over 

 the neck : mantle free in front : unisexual : oper- 

 culum none : adductor muscle attached to the 

 columella, submarginal : shell not symmetrical ; 

 aperture effused. Marine. Breathing water. 



(a.) Adductor muscle near the columella: shell ear-shaped; 

 apex spiral. Sigaretus, Cryptostoma. 



(b.) Adductor muscle submarginal, horse-shoe shaped: shell 

 conical; apex incurved. Velutina, Capulus, Sto- 

 matia. 



(c.) Adductor muscle marginal: shell depressed; aperture 

 with a transverse internal lip. Crepidula. 



(d.) Adductor muscle subcentral: shell conical; aperture 



with an internal lip. Calyptrsea, Mitrula. 

 Order V. MONOPLEUROBRANCHIA. Branchia lamellar or 

 arborescent on the right side, between the mantle 

 and the foot : anus behind, orifice of generation 



