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Page 307
... genera ( e.g. , Busycon , Fasci- olaria , some Murex ) use part of their shell to wedge open a clam for feeding . Finally , the toxoglossate radula has only two teeth , which are formed and used alternately . Most toxoglossate gas ...
... genera ( e.g. , Busycon , Fasci- olaria , some Murex ) use part of their shell to wedge open a clam for feeding . Finally , the toxoglossate radula has only two teeth , which are formed and used alternately . Most toxoglossate gas ...
Page 368
... genera . Class Stenolaemata Fossil except for some Cyclostomata ; zooids cylindrical ; body wall calcified , without muscle fibres ; not used for everting the lophophore ; zooids separated by septa ; new zooids produced by division of ...
... genera . Class Stenolaemata Fossil except for some Cyclostomata ; zooids cylindrical ; body wall calcified , without muscle fibres ; not used for everting the lophophore ; zooids separated by septa ; new zooids produced by division of ...
Page 518
... genera of tetra- chords , producing an additional variety of modes . The pre- viously described tetrachord ( two descending whole tones plus one semitone ) was called diatonic . There were also chromatic and enharmonic genera . The two ...
... genera of tetra- chords , producing an additional variety of modes . The pre- viously described tetrachord ( two descending whole tones plus one semitone ) was called diatonic . There were also chromatic and enharmonic genera . The two ...
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