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Page 67
... snails , and perhaps certain other animal groups . This period of suspended development is an apparent response to the approach of adverse environmental conditions . It may oc- cur during any life stage but is most common among pupae ...
... snails , and perhaps certain other animal groups . This period of suspended development is an apparent response to the approach of adverse environmental conditions . It may oc- cur during any life stage but is most common among pupae ...
Page 183
... snails were hunted there for making the fa- mous Tyrian purple dye . The port was rebuilt by the crusaders , who called it Chateau de Merle , but it was destroyed in 1291 after the Mamluk conquest from Egypt . The site was excavated in ...
... snails were hunted there for making the fa- mous Tyrian purple dye . The port was rebuilt by the crusaders , who called it Chateau de Merle , but it was destroyed in 1291 after the Mamluk conquest from Egypt . The site was excavated in ...
Page 318
... snails of the subclass Prosobranchia ( class Gastropoda ) that constitute the genus Haliotis and family Haliotidae . The characteristic planispiral shell has a broad , oblique aperture , which gives it an ear - like shape . A series of ...
... snails of the subclass Prosobranchia ( class Gastropoda ) that constitute the genus Haliotis and family Haliotidae . The characteristic planispiral shell has a broad , oblique aperture , which gives it an ear - like shape . A series of ...
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