The Land and Freshwater Shells of the British IslesDavid Bogue, 1880 - 208 pages |
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... indistinct . Inhabits ponds and canals , but it is a very local species . It has been found at Exmouth ( Clark ) , in the Paddington Canal ( J. G. J. ) , canals and ponds in Lancashire , and near Wakefield , B.C. Canal , Acock's Green ...
... indistinct . Inhabits ponds and canals , but it is a very local species . It has been found at Exmouth ( Clark ) , in the Paddington Canal ( J. G. J. ) , canals and ponds in Lancashire , and near Wakefield , B.C. Canal , Acock's Green ...
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... indistinct . Inhabits canals , lakes , and ponds in most parts of England , Wales , and Ireland ; in Scotland it has been found near Glasgow . Gwyn Jeffreys says he has " found it alive in the hardened mud of a pond which had been ...
... indistinct . Inhabits canals , lakes , and ponds in most parts of England , Wales , and Ireland ; in Scotland it has been found near Glasgow . Gwyn Jeffreys says he has " found it alive in the hardened mud of a pond which had been ...
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... indistinct ; inside whitish , pearly ; hinge short , thick ; teeth as in last species ; scars deepish . Inhabits sluggish rivers , canals , ponds , & c . , through- out Great Britain . It is considerably smaller than the last species ...
... indistinct ; inside whitish , pearly ; hinge short , thick ; teeth as in last species ; scars deepish . Inhabits sluggish rivers , canals , ponds , & c . , through- out Great Britain . It is considerably smaller than the last species ...
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... indistinct ; ligament very long , produced to the anterior side ; hinge line curved ; anterior side rounded ; posterior side sloping gently , rounded at the end and bluntly keeled above ; lower margin straight or slightly concave ...
... indistinct ; ligament very long , produced to the anterior side ; hinge line curved ; anterior side rounded ; posterior side sloping gently , rounded at the end and bluntly keeled above ; lower margin straight or slightly concave ...
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... hinge almost toothless ; scars indistinct . The Anodonta are ovoviviparous , in which respect they differ from the Uniones , but their habits are very similar . * Toothless . I. ANODONTA CYG'NEA , * LINNÉ . PL . III 16 UNIONIDE .
... hinge almost toothless ; scars indistinct . The Anodonta are ovoviviparous , in which respect they differ from the Uniones , but their habits are very similar . * Toothless . I. ANODONTA CYG'NEA , * LINNÉ . PL . III 16 UNIONIDE .
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angulated animal apex obtuse B.C. Near Birmingham base beaks bivalve body whorl occupying Britain brown brownish bulbs Church Stretton close-set cloth colour compressed Conchology conical convex crawling Crown 8vo curved cylindrical dark DAVID BOGUE Demy 8vo denticle dextral diverging DRAPARNAUD Edition eggs elongated epidermis thin epiphragm Fcap folds foot genus globular glossy grey greyish Gwyn Jeffreys Helix Illustrated indistinct inner lip keeled last species line of growth lingual ribbon LINNÉ lower pair mantle molluscs moss MÜLLER narrow nearly numerous oblique oblong operculum outer lip outer lip thin oval ovoviviparous pale penultimate whorl periphery rounded peristome Planorbis posterior side rounded in front semitransparent shagreened shell Sherriff Tye slaty-grey slender slightly reflected slime smaller specimens spiral spire spire short stones striæ striate suture suture deep suture deepish Swansea swollen tail teeth Tenby tentacles thick thickish tinged transparent transverse tubercles umbilicus univalve upper pair usually valve whitish wrinkled
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