Class VI. SHELLS. ill 



hinge pointed; the other rounded. Tab. Ixiii. 



fg- 73- 



When the epidermis is taken off, is of a deep 



blue color. 



Abundance of fmall pearls, called feed-pearls, 

 were till of late procured from this fpecies of 

 mulfel, for medical purpofes •, but I believe they 

 are now difufed, fince crabs-claws and the like 

 have been difcovered to be as efficacious, and a 

 much cheaper abforbent. 



Found in immenfe beds, both in deep water % 

 and above low-water mark. A rich food, but 

 noxious to many conftitutions. Affect with fwell* 

 ings, blotches, &c. falfely attributed to the pea- 

 crab. The remedy oil, or fait and water. 



Ne fraudentur gloria fua littora. I mult in 

 juftice to Lancajhire add, that the finefl muffels are 

 thofe called Hambleton Hookers, from a village in 

 that county. They are taken out of the fea, 

 and placed in the river Wier, within reach of the 

 tide, where they grow very fat and delicious. 



M. very crooked' on the fide, near the end ; then Mur-vatus. 

 greatly dilated, and covered with a thick rough 74 ' Crook " 

 epidermis. Within has a violet tinge. 



Found on the coaft of Angle fea, near Prieft- 

 holme; ufually an inch and an half long. 



'Tab, lxiv. Jig. 74. 



M, with 



