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... Férussac , -Turton , Man . ed . 1 . 27. f . 18 . Testacella haliotidea Drap . 18. f . 46–48 . Testacellus europæus Montfort , ii . 95 . A native of Teneriffe . First noticed as having been introduced into this country by Férussac , and ...
... Férussac , -Turton , Man . ed . 1 . 27. f . 18 . Testacella haliotidea Drap . 18. f . 46–48 . Testacellus europæus Montfort , ii . 95 . A native of Teneriffe . First noticed as having been introduced into this country by Férussac , and ...
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... Férussac , 1. c . t . 28. f . 5-8 . A native of Northern Africa , Egypt . Some specimens of which were living for two or three years in my house at Blackheath , and in that of my friend Mrs. Mauger , at Clapton . 5. BULIMUS zebra ...
... Férussac , 1. c . t . 28. f . 5-8 . A native of Northern Africa , Egypt . Some specimens of which were living for two or three years in my house at Blackheath , and in that of my friend Mrs. Mauger , at Clapton . 5. BULIMUS zebra ...
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... Férussac observes ( Journ . Phys . 1820 , 302. ) that this species is not found in France to the north of Montpelier . It was said to have been found in Cumberland , by Mr. Hudson the botanist . 4. HELIX explanata Müller , Verm . ii ...
... Férussac observes ( Journ . Phys . 1820 , 302. ) that this species is not found in France to the north of Montpelier . It was said to have been found in Cumberland , by Mr. Hudson the botanist . 4. HELIX explanata Müller , Verm . ii ...
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... Férussac , Prod . 255. , not Pfeiffer , Jeffreys , Linn . Trans . xiii . , Rossmäsler , Icon . t . 27. f . 369 . Inhab . south of Europe , Syria . ( ? ) Introduced by Mr. Jeffreys , who thought one of the varieties of Helix Gibsii was ...
... Férussac , Prod . 255. , not Pfeiffer , Jeffreys , Linn . Trans . xiii . , Rossmäsler , Icon . t . 27. f . 369 . Inhab . south of Europe , Syria . ( ? ) Introduced by Mr. Jeffreys , who thought one of the varieties of Helix Gibsii was ...
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... Férussac , who considered that the Helix detrita of English authors must have been described from a specimen of this species , their Helix detrita being a tropical shell , —our Bulimus exilis , p . 17 . 2 14. BULIMUS ventricosus Drap ...
... Férussac , who considered that the Helix detrita of English authors must have been described from a specimen of this species , their Helix detrita being a tropical shell , —our Bulimus exilis , p . 17 . 2 14. BULIMUS ventricosus Drap ...
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