WORMS. TEST ACEA. 87. Teredo. 609 



\*Bicornis, Shell femilunar, ventricofe, white, opake, gloffy. 

 Kanm. and Adams Microfc, p. 633. tab. 14. f. 2. 

 Found at Sandwich and Recuher : minute. 



>Perfordta Shell femilun'af ; perforated, white, opa~ke, gloffy. 

 K<cnm. and Adams Mtcrofc. p. 633. tab. 14./. 3. 

 Inhabits Sandwich: very rare, minute. 



•Latlea. Shell oval, thin, fmooth, pellucid, with milky veins; 

 Adams Microfc.p t 634. tab. 14. f. 4. 



Found at Sandwich : very rare and minute. 



Lagerid. Shell rotirided, ftriate, grooved,' with a narrow neck. 

 Adams Micro fc. p. 634. tab. 14- /■ 5» 

 Found at Sandwich and Sheppey : minute. 

 Shell fhaped exactly like an oil-fiafe, whitifh. 



•Retorta. Shelt rounded, margined, with a (lender recurved neck* 

 Adam's Microfc. p. 634. tab. 14,/. 6. 

 Inhabits Sandwich : rather rare. 

 Shell white, bpake,- fhaped like a retort. 



*Incitr>vata Shell ft raight, with 3 clofe whorls at the final ler end.. 



Adams Microfc. p. 634. tab. l^.f.j. 

 Inhabits Sandwich : rare minute. 



Shell white, femitranfparent; refembles Nautilus femilituusy but 

 has not the internal concameraied (tructure.- 



87. TEREDO. Anvmal a Terebella, with 2 

 calcareous hemifphcerical valves cut off 

 before, and 2 lanceolate ones : Jhell ta- 

 pering, flexuous,- and capable of pene.- 

 tratino; wood. 



* Nivalis, She^ll very thin, cylindrical, -fmooth. Ship-zuorm, 



Valifn. Nat. 2. tab. 4. Rumpf. Muf teh. 41. F, (>. 

 Sell] us Hill. Nat. Tered. 1733. 4. tab. 1. 

 Adanfon feneg. tab l^- fig. *• 

 2. Slabler A5t.i r lijftn% i _ I. p. 3-87. tab. 2. 



Found in. the fides and bottoms of fhip*, and the fsotitefl oak pales 

 . • which hatfe remained iometime under" water, and was im- 



ported from India. The dellruclion thefe worms effect in the- 

 water is almoin equal fo that-of the Tcrmes or white ant on land; 

 Shell more or lefs twilled, rather obtufe at the tip, and 4 — 6 

 inches long. 



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