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animal adheres to extraneous substances, is per- 
haps the most general, though not an universal 
character. 
The name dvo^a/a, transgression of the law, offers 
the best apology for the incongruities of the genus. 
It appears to be the general receptacle of all shells 
which cannot scientifically be referred to any other 
family. Of the species which now constitute the 
genus, 3 divisions have been formed, which may 
in some degree assist their methodical arrange- 
ment, and explain to the learner the principal 
points in which they differ. 
The best example of the 3d section is A. Sella. 
The animals which inhabit Anomise are proba- 
bly of different species, or even of distinct genera. 
The individual whose description Linnseus pre- 
fixes to the genus can belong only to one division 
of it. He says, Body of the animal ligulate, 
emarginate, ciliate ; hairs affixed to the upper 
valve. Arms 2, linear, longer than the body, con- 
nivent, projected, — ciliate on both sides, hairs at- 
tached to both valves.” This specimen is figured 
in the Fundamenta Testaceologiwf Tab. IIL 
Fig. 25. 
