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Page 79
While , in the progress from Ostrea to Gryphæa , there is diminished duration of
the attached habit , so that the typical Gryphæa is fixed by cementation of the left
valve only during the young stage , examples are not wanting in which the highly
...
While , in the progress from Ostrea to Gryphæa , there is diminished duration of
the attached habit , so that the typical Gryphæa is fixed by cementation of the left
valve only during the young stage , examples are not wanting in which the highly
...
Page 109
In T. holubi , the stage where the area is demarcated by an upper and lower
marginal row of tubercles and marked by a median longitudinal row , persists
until half the adult dimensions have been reached . In T. mamillata , this
trituberculate ...
In T. holubi , the stage where the area is demarcated by an upper and lower
marginal row of tubercles and marked by a median longitudinal row , persists
until half the adult dimensions have been reached . In T. mamillata , this
trituberculate ...
Page 121
even at this early stage , but the ribs encroach slightly upon the smooth
escutcheon . This is clearly seen in the neanic stage , where the escutcheon
begins to increase rapidly in breadth . Very close to the umbonal apex , however ,
it is difficult ...
even at this early stage , but the ribs encroach slightly upon the smooth
escutcheon . This is clearly seen in the neanic stage , where the escutcheon
begins to increase rapidly in breadth . Very close to the umbonal apex , however ,
it is difficult ...
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ExogyRA | 25 |
extoni Cleithrolepis S Woodward 264 | 31 |
baini Mytilus Sharpe | 33 |
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