Genus IX. Mactra. 
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Genus VI. PLACUNA — Assietes — Plate. 
825. Insequivalvis — L’Inegale — Unequal — China — Extremely 
fcarce. \ 
826. Vitrea — Le Vitrage — GlafTy, or Window — China — Ano- 
mia Placenta Linn. Placuna Placenta Soland. With the thin 
fhells of this kind the Chinefe glaze the windows of their fummer 
Houfes, for which purpofe they are well adapted, particularly in 
a warm climate, as they exclude the rays of the fun, and yet ad- 
mit a fufficiency of light. 
827. Ephippium — Le Selle Polonoife — Saddle — Tranquebar — 
Placuna Ephippium Soland. 
Genus VII. CEPA — L’Oignon — Onion Peal, 
828. Verficolor — a. White; b. yellow, Anomia Eledfrica Linn. 
Cepa Flava Argenv. c. Purple, Anomia Cepa Linn. Cepa Rofea 
Argenv. — Le Diverfifie — Varied — Normandy — Anomia Cepa 
Solan-d. 
829. Eledfrica— L’Ambre — Amber — New York. 
830. Patelliformis — La Patelle — Limpet Like — Very rare. 
Anomia Patelliformis ? Linn. 
Genus VIII. LAMPAS — Lampe — Lamp. 
831. Columbina — L’CEuf de Pigeon — Pigeon’s Egg — Mediter- 
ranean— -Anomia Terebratula Linn. Lampas Terebratula Mufeum 
Geverfianum. 
832. Truncata — Le Bee Court — Short Beaked — Mediterranean 
. — Anomia Truncata Linn. 
833. Pedtiniformis — La Forme d’un Peigne — Scallop-like— Me- 
diterranean — Two of this fpecies, with feveral of Atromk i Trim- /am/xu 
cata, are here exhibited in their native fituation, adhering by the 
ligament which comes through a hole in the beak of one of the valves 
of each of them to a white oyfter, on which two or three fmall fprigs 
of Gorgonia Pretiofa, or Red Coral, three of Madrepora Cyathus, 
or Fungus-like Coral, a fponge, fome ferpulce, &c. are alfo af- 
fixed, forming together a very curious and interefting fpecimen. 
834. Pfittacea — Le Bee de Perroquet — Parrot’s Beak — New- 
foundland — Anomia Pfittacea Soland. Very rare. 
835. Caput Serpentis — La Tete de Serpent — Serpent’s Head 
• — Falkland 1 Hands — Anomia Caput Serpentis Soland. Scarce. 41 
836. Sanguinea — La Sanguinolente — Blood-red — New Zealand 
* — Anomia Sanguinea Soland. Extremely rare. 
Genus IX. MACTRA — Petrin — Trough. 
837. Bullata — La Bouteille d’Eau, ou La Veffie de Carpe — 
Bubble, or Carp’s Bladder — Tranquebar — Solen Bullatus Linn. 
& Soland. 838. Cy- 
