Genus V. Caps a. 
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"Division II. — Bivalve — Bivalves, ou Doubles — Bi- 
valves, or Double. 
Genus I. BARBALA — Bareelle — Barbel. 
1080. Plicata — La Plifsee — Plaited — China — Mytilus Plicatus 
Boland. Rare. This is remakable for having in each valve a 
row of fix pearls, all furnifhed with Balks, explaining an artifice 
made ufe of by the Chinefe, in affifting nature in the formation 
of pearls, by fattening knobbed filver wires on the infide 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 fhell. 
M. Pi 3910. 
Genus II. SCAPHA — Le Canot — Canoe. 
1081. 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- 
Rare. 
■a. UncoateJ — La Fragile— Brittle— Brafil ?— 
1083. Piftorum — a. Uncoated — - De Peinture — Painters—* 
France. 
1084. Ventricofa — La Ventrue Rouge— Bellied, Red- -River 
Miffiffippi— Mya Ventricofa Soland. Very rare. 
108 4. Complanata- -L’Unie— Smooth — River Miffiffippi — Mya 
Complanata Soland. Rare. 
1086. Margaratifera — La Perle — Pearl — France — Mya Marga* 
ntifera Linn. CL. , -//usjAasa Ln-rjp* Pansy/? tsn •rzD 
1087. Ponderofa — La Pefante — Ponderous — China. 
Genus IV. NUX— Noix— Nut. 
108S. Nigella— La Noiratre — Blackifh— Europe — TellinaCor*. 
nea Linn. 
Genus V. CAPSA — Cassettes— Casket. 
1089. Violacea — La Violette —Violet — - New South Wales — 
l«4ius Erofa Soland. Extremely fcarcy. M. P. 3961- 
