Genus V. Capsa. 



Division II. — Bivalve — Bivalves, ou Doubles — Bi- 

 valves, or Double. 



Genus I. BARBALA — Barbelle — Barbel. 



1080. Plicata — La Plifsee — Plaited — China— Mytilus Plicatus 

 Soland. Rare. This is remakable for having in each valve a 

 row of fix pearls, ail furnifhed with (talks, explaining an artifice 

 made ufe of by the Chinefe, in aflilting nature in the formation 

 ©f pearls, by fattening knobbed filver wires on the inlide of the 

 fhell while the animal was living, which was afterwards replaced in 

 the river, or other place it was originally in ; and, in procefs of 

 time, coated the wires over with the pearly fubftance of its ihell. 

 M. P. 3910. 



Genus II. SCAPHA— Le Canot— Canoe. 



1 08 1. Elongata — Le Long— Long — Peru ?— This is the only 

 one of this fpecies, and the fecond of this very rare and lingular 

 genus that we have feen. Its country is unknown, but fuppofed 

 to be Peru ? 



Genus III. MYA — Mya— Mya. 



1082. Fragilis— Uncoated— La Fragile — Brittle— Brafil ?— 

 Rare. 



1083. Pi&orum — a, Uncoated — - De Peinture — Painters- 

 France. 



1084. Ventricofa — La Ventrue Rouge— Bellied, Red- -River 

 Miffiflippi — Mya Ventricofa Soland. Very rare. 



1085. Complanata- -L'Unie — Smooth— River Miffiflippi — Mya 

 Complanata Soland. Rare. 



1086. Margaratifera — La Perle< — Pearl — France — Mya Marga«? 



ritifera Linn. aL - * /*y<yt/cn/ r <^i<3 ,> r^^y^,.? . K AoL*i*drt> 



1087. Ponderofa — La Pefante — >Ponderous---China f 



Genus TV. NUX— Noix—Nut. 



1088. Nigella-*-La Noiratre^Bteckifh— Europe-^TellinaCor* 

 nea Linn. 



Genus V. CAPSA — Cassettes— Casket. 



1089. Violacea — La Violette — Violet — New South Wales 

 Vkfius Erofa Soland. Extremely fcarce. M. P. 3961, 



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