155 



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Anomia Ephippium. Lin. Syfi. p. 1150. — G/«t7. 6\y?.p. 3340.3. EPHun>iu.M,, 



C/iem. Conch, viii. t. 76. f. 692. 693. 



Lifter Conch, t. 204. f. 38. 



Br. Zool. t, bl.—GuaU. t. 97. B. 



Don. Br. Shells i. t. 26. 



Lin. Trans, vi. t. 18. t". 11. 12. (Wood,) 



Tiirt. Lin. iv. p. 2S0. — Favan. t.41. B. 

 AnomiaTunicaCepEe Da Cofta p. 165. t. 11. f. 3. 

 Anomia Cepa. Lin. Syft. p. 1 1 5 1 ? —Gmel. Syfi. p. 334 1 ? 



Chem. Conch, viii. t. 76. f. 694. 695. 



Pult. Cat. Dorfet. p. 2,1.— LI. rofea 



A. with a fub-orbicular, irregularly wrinkled, waved, 

 and finuous fhell: one valve convex, the other flat, and 

 perforated at the hinge, by which it adheres to other 

 bodies, particularly oyfters; taking the impreffion of 

 whatever it is affixed to. We have feen very elegant, pellu- 

 cid, comprefledfpecimens, \.di\i^n{tOTa\\i^ Pcclenmaximus, 

 of a large fize, with all the impreffions of the ribs; fome- 

 times longitudinal, in others tranfverfe; and which is 

 communicated to the upper valve. Infide pearlaceous, 

 gloffed with green, purple, violet, or yellow; with all the 

 intermediate fhades. 



The Anomia Cepa of Linn ^ us is probably only a 

 variety of this fhell, (Irongly coloured in the infide. > 



It is very common on mod of our fliores, but rarely 

 perfe6t, unlefs dredged up alive. Diameter fometimes 

 three inches and a half; mofl: frequently not above two 

 inches. 



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