Sfufferit. Tab. 76, Fig.691 691. 83 
tea nitidiflima; utraque valvula faepe plicis quinque longitudinalibus 
nec ad cardinem concurrentibus, Planior tefta magno foiamine. 
i)oUftdn^i3cö tom.6. tab. 12. fig. 3. 
Favart d’Herbigny Dj6l. tom. 3. pag. 107. Pelure d’oignon. Huitre. 
Oftreum fpecie peculiari, fragile, duabus teftis faepe tenuilTimis com« 
planatis diverfimode curvatis et pellucidis compofitum ; variis fubftan- 
tiis femimargaritiferis et coloribus five argenteis, fiue aureis, five ro- 
feis amplius vel minus velatis vel nitentibus diftindum , cepae cuticula 
appellatum. Ces huitres fe trouvent aflez abondamment dans la Me- 
diterranee et peuvent avoir jusqu’a deux pouces et demi de diametre* 
Pennant British Zoology Vol. 4, pag. 109. Anomia Ephippium — with 
the habit of an Oyfter; the onefide convex, the other flat, perfora- 
ted, adhaerent to other bodies, often to Oyfter -Shells by a ftrong 
tendinous ligature ; color of infide perlaceous. Size near two inches 
diameter. 
DA Costa British Conchology, tab, XI. fig. 3. pag. 165. Anomia tunica Ce« 
pae. (Onion Peel.) 
Gronovii Zoophyl. fafc. 3. no. 1198. pag. 278. Anomia tefta orbiculata 
rugofo plicata planiere perforata. 
V. Born Index Muf. Caef. pag. 102. SDiC ^IC^dUfler. 
— — Teftacea — — pag. 1 17. Anomia Ephippium, tefta foliacea in- 
aequaliter plicata; valva altera planior prope cardinem foramine ob- 
longo excavata; apex valvae convexioris obtufus; cardo edentulus; 
ligamentum in fundo apicis valvae convexae connedlens marginera 
valvae alterius; color teftae violaceus, cavitatis argenteus, nitens« 
Long. 2 poll. lat. 2 poll. 5 lin. 
Favanne de Montcerv. tab. 41. fig.B. 
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