Excerpt from Popular British Conchology: A Familiar History of the Molluscs Inhabiting the British Isles Many of the species even, which happen to be distinguished from each other by well-marked peculiarities, may be made out, or at least guessed at, from the very short mention we have made of each species in nearly all the genera. Some readers may find a pleasure in learning, for the first time, the interesting facts mentioned in this work; others may find these facts awakening in them a desire to pursue the subject further than it will take them. In either case the writer will be gratified, and his design fulfilled. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.