Philosophical transactions, Vol. L. Part II. For the year 1758.: Giving some account of the present undertakings, studies, and labours, of the ingenious, in many considerable parts of the world.Various
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Philosophical transactions, Vol. L. Part II. For the year 1758.: Giving some account of the present undertakings, studies, and labours, of the ingenious, in many considerable parts of the world.
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_Fig._ 11. is a group of Barnacles of a conical form, composed of
purplish tubes like small quills. _Fig._ 11.a represents one of the
same, with a view of its base, from the collection of Mr. Peter
Collinson, F.R.S. This was brought from the East Indies. The insides of
these shells have the appearance of the spongy parts of bones.
_Fig._ 12. is called the Tortoise-wart Barnacle, being often found upon
that animal. This shell is of a plano-convex shape, and looks like
polished ivory. The divisions between the valves represent a star with
six points. If these shells are put into soap lees, they will in a few
hours separate into six pieces or valves, each shelly valve having
two ears, like the scallop-shell: so that this species has its valves
connected by membranes, instead of testaceous sutures, as most of the
others have. _Fig. 12. a_ represents the under part of the same shell.
_Fig._ 13. This shell is marked with six rays like a star, as the
former; but is much deeper in proportion to its diameter. Several
of this kind were found sticking to a crab, that was lately brought
from the island of Nevis; from whence I have called it the American
Crabs-wart.
_Fig._ 14. is called the Side-mouth Barnacle. This was found on
the southern coast of Africa, near the Cape of Good Hope, where it
adheres to a particular species of striated purple muscle. _Fig._ 14.a
represents two of the opercula of this Barnacle remarkably horned. The
shell of this is very thin; but its obliquity may probably be owing to
its situation.
_Fig._ 15. This egg-shaped Barnacle with a small mouth is found in
clusters sticking to the Buccinum tribe of shells in the West Indies.
_Fig._ 16. is the Cornish Barnacle, shaped like a cone, and with a
small mouth. This is described and figured by the Revᵈ. Mr. William
Borlase, F.R.S. in his Natural History of Cornwall, lately published.
_Fig._ 17. This is the common English Barnacle, that is found in such
plenty upon all rocks and shells round this island. From the animal of
this, examined in the microscope, I have taken the character of the
fish of the Barnacle genus.
_Fig._ 18. This I have called the Limpet-shaped Barnacle, from its
likeness to some species of that shell. I am indebted to our late
worthy member, Mr. Arthur Pond, for this shell, who assured me it
was brought to him from Greenland. It was, with several more, found
sticking to a very large species of muscle.
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