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number of little fhort prickles. It is of a dull afh-colour, 
roundifh, and foniewhat bigger than a Half-Crown. 
The SAND-MUSCLE. Tell'ma. They live much in the 
Sand, for which reafon, unlefs they are fhaked long in 
water, before they are boyl'd, they are very gritty, (a) At (a) Ronde- 
Mome, they are efteemed a pleafant Junket, (b) Here are ^- u ^ ormi . 
feveral (hells of this fort. us. 
The TOOTHED-MUSCLE. It is of a roundifh Figure, 
and the edges , efpecially before , toothed almoft like a 
Saw. 
The GREAT WAVED-MUSCLE. Well defcnbed and 
figur d by Columna with the Name of Concha Maxima 
mar more a exotica imbricata. It is alfo called Concha Tri- 
dachna : becaufe it contains as much meat, as a Man can 
fwallow at thrice. A certain number put for an uncertain ■ 
for fome of them hold meat enough almoft to fill a mans 
belly, being a foot in length, or rather in expanfion or 
breadth 5 this here * of a foot. The Back is waved with 
broad and deep Furrows,and the edges indented anfwerably, (c) Bel j onius 
It is (c) commonly found in the Red-Sea. 
The LONGISH-MUSCLE , with rough Wrinkles or 
Rays. 
ANOTHER with fmooth Rays, L e. Concha Rondelet. 
Striata 3. 
The ROUNDISH radiated Mufcle. 
The PLAIN LONGISH MUSCLE. This hath no Rays 
on the Back. 
The PLAIN BROAD MUSCLE. Of thefe here are 
two forts, the one lefs, the other more expanded. This lat- 
ter is by Rondeletius called Concha longa $ miftaking what 
is properly the breadth, for the length of the fhell. Of this 
(d) Shell, is commonly made a fort of Lime. <d) Ronde- 
The BROAD-MUSCLE, with deep Joynts. ktius - 
The TOOTHED BROAD-MUSCLE. Defcribed and 
figur d by Mr. Lyfter, (e) with the Name of TeUina intus CO Lib. de 
ex Viola -purpirafcens^ i$c. 'Tis a little fhell not much above 
an inch broad, the edge indented round about with curi- 
ous fmall Teeth : and having within-fide a faint purple 
blulh. ^ 
ANOTHER little broad Mufcle, without Teeth, or even- 
edged. 
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