INTRODUCTION TO THE STUDY OF CONCHOLOGY OBSERVATIONS ON THE NATURE AND PROPERTIES OF THE ANIMALS BY J MAWE CONTENTS. GLOSSARY CHAPTER I. General Observations Properties of animals inhabiting shells Customary uses to which shells and their Inhabitants are converted Enemies to shells and shellfish Directions for collecting shells, and arranging them systematically Methods of preserving and cleaning shells CHAPTER II. Description of the animals inhabiting shells CHAPTER III. CLASSIFICATION I. Multivalves II. Bivalves. III. Univalves. 1. With a regular spire 2, Without a regular spire ORDER I, MULTIVALVES. Chiton Lepas Pholas ORDER II.BIVALVES Mya Solen Teliina Cardlum Mactra Donax Venus Spondylus Cliama Area Ostrea Anomia Mytilus Pinna ORDER III. UNIVALVES. Argonauta Nautilus Conus Cyprssa Bulla Voluta Buccinum Strombus Murex Trochus Turbo Helix Nerita Haliotis Patella Dentalium Serpula Teredo Sabella Explanation of the Plates