Miscellanies. 



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to the Lyceum by Doctor BrinckerhofF, of the U. S. Navy, respectfully 

 reports, that the shells thus referred to him consist of Annulata, Cirrhi' 

 peda, Conchifera and 3IoUusca, and are found to be as follows : 



Annulata, 4 genera, viz. 



1. Dentalium politum, Linn. 



2. Sabellaria, 1 species, 1 



3. Spirorbis, 1 do. ? 



4. Serpula, 2 do. ? 



Cirrhipeda, 7 genera, viz. 



1. Tubicinella Balsenarum, Lam. 



2. Coronula Balsenaris, Lam. 



diadema, " 



Testudinaria, " 



3. Balanus tintinnabulum, Brug. 

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4. Anatifa laevis, Lam. 



5. Pollicipes mitella. Lam. 



6. Cineras vittata, Lam. 



7. Otion Cuvieri, Lam. 



Concldfera, 22 genera, viz. 



\. Solen Dombeii, Lam. 



2. Amphidesma solidum, Gray. 



3. Mesodesma donacia, Dash. 



4. Saxicava pholadis, Lam. 



5. Petricola ochroleuca, Lam. 



6. Tellina sulphurea, Lam. 

 scobinata, Linn. 



7. Capsa Brasiliensis, Lam. 



8. Cytherea impudica, Lam. 



meretrix, Lam. 



Dione, Lam. 



flexuosa, Lam. 



castanea, Lam. 



9. Venus corbis. Lam. 

 Peruviana, Linn. 



10. Cardium unedo, Linn. 



11. Cardita. 



12. Hiatella arctica, Lam. 



13. Isocardia Moltkiana, Born. 



14. Area scapha. Lam. 



rhombea, Born. 



senilis, Linn. 



15. Modiola discors. Lam. 

 caudigera. Lam. 



16. Mytilus bilocularis, Lam. 

 smaragdinus, Chemn. 



17. Meleagrina margaritifera. Lam. 



18. Pecten purpuratus. Lam. 



19. Plicatula cristata. Lam. 



20. Spondylus maximus, Gualt. 



21. Ostrea cornucopise, Lara. 



22. Orbicula lamellosa, Brod. 



Blollusca, 50 genera, viz. 



1. Chiton elegans, Frembl. 



olivaceus, Frembl. 



Cumingii, Frembl. 



"spinosus, Brug. 



Barnesii, Gray. 



2. Patella laevigata, Chemn. 



saccharina, Linn. 



striata, Petit. 



tessellata. Mull. 



— • Testudinaria, Linn. 



? 



3. Siphon aria gigas, Sovt^b. 

 Lessonii, Blain. 



4. Fissurella biradiata, Frembl, 



grandis, Sovi'b. 



oriens, Sowb. 



Panamensis, Sowb. 



5. Hipponix barbata, Sowb. 



6. Calyptrea radians, Desh. 



rugosa, Desh. 



spinosa, Sowb. 



tectum sinense. Lam. 



7. Crepidula foliacea, Brod. 



fornicata. Lam. 



squamosa, Brod. 



