Genus V. Caps a. 



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

 valves, OR. Dguele.' 



Genus I. BARBALA—Baubelle — Barbel. 



1080. Pli-cata — La Plifsee-r-Plaited—China — Mytilus PlicatUiS 

 .Saland. Rare, This is remakable for having in each valve a 

 row of fix pearls, all furnifl-ied with flalks, explaining an artifice 

 cnade ufe of by the Chinefe, in aflilling nature in the formation 

 ■of pearls, by faftening knobbed filver wires on the infide of the 

 ihell while the anirnal 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 fubfiance of its llielL 



M.. P. SQIO. 



Genus IL SCAPHA— Le Canot— Canoe. 



X081; Elongata Le Long— Long — Peru ?-— This is the only 

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

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



,otf/. /. ^^j^us in, MYA.-Mya— Mya. ^ r. K. r. 



1082. Fragiiis"-^. Uncoated— La Fragile-r.-Brittle— -Brafil 

 Rare. 



1083.. Pi£lorum — ^ a. Uhcoated De Peinture — Painters— - 

 France. 



1084. Ventricofe— La Ventrue Rouge—- Bdlied, Red- -River 

 Miffiflippi— Mya Ventricofa Soland. Very rare. 



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

 Complanata Soland. Rare. rnlfy'Jiflkiy 



1086. Margaratifera — La Perle-^Pearl— HiiBBB — IVfya Marga? 

 ritifera Linn- «. Aa^ /a^^t^/te^xnj^ 



1087. Ponderofa-^La Pefante — ^Ponderous— r-China., yi^oc^ /tap^ 



Genus IV. NUX^Noix— Nut. 



1088. Nigella-r^La TSTpiratre^BIackifli — Eurppe— TelKna Cpr^ 

 ata Linn. • 



Genus V. CAPSA — Cassettes— Casket. 



io8g. Violacea — • La Violette — Violet — New South Wales -? 

 ?ius Erof^ Soland. Extremely fcarce. M. P. 3961. 



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