Puffern. Tab. 76. Fig.691 692. 83 
tea nitidiffima; utraque valvula faepe plicis quinque longitudinalibus 
nec ad cardinem concurrentibus, Planior tefta magno foramine. 
Sfl&llerg Poliftdnbigeg Sinneifcbeö Röturfoft. tom. 6. tab. 12. fig. 3. 
Favart d’Herbigny Dift. tom. 3. pag.107. Pelure d’oignon. Huitre, 
Oftreum fpecie peculiari, fragile, duabus teftis faepe tenuiflimis com- 
planatis diverfimode curvatis et pellucidis compofitum; varns fubitan- 
tiis femimargaritiferis et coloribus five argenteis, fiue aureis, five ro- 
feis amplius vel minus velatis vel nitentibus diftin&um, cepae cuticula 
appellatum. Ces huitres fe trouvent affez abondamment dans la Me- 
diterranbe et peuvent avoir jusqu’a deux pöuces et demi de diamette. 
PeNNANT British Zoology V0I.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. 163. Anomia tumca Ce¬ 
pae. (Onion Peel.) . . . . . 
Cronovii Zoophyl. fafc. 3. no. 1198. pag. 278. Anomia tcfta orbiculata 
rugofo plicata planiore perforata. 
v. Born Index Muf. Caef. pag. 102. $Dic tflebaufhr. 
. *_ Teftacea — — pag. 117. Anomia Ephippium, tefta fohacea m- 
aequaliter plicata; valva altera planior prope cardinem forannne ob- 
longo excavata; apex valvae convexioris obtufus; cardo edentulus; 
lieamentum in fundo apicis valvae convexae conneftens marginem 
valvae alterius; color teftae violaceus, cavitatis argenteus, mtens. 
Long. 2 poll. lat. 2 poll. $ lin. 
Favanne de Montcer v. tab. 41. fig-B. 
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