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... comprises animals almost without exception destitute of hard parts , and which mostly live parasitically in the interior of other animals ( eg . , the Tape - worms , Suctorial - worms , Round - worms , & c . ) We are therefore without ...
... comprises animals almost without exception destitute of hard parts , and which mostly live parasitically in the interior of other animals ( eg . , the Tape - worms , Suctorial - worms , Round - worms , & c . ) We are therefore without ...
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... comprises some 30,000 feet of highly metamorphosed sediments , but which , with one not absolutely certain exception , has as yet yielded no remains of life , though there is strong evidence of the former existence in it of fossils ...
... comprises some 30,000 feet of highly metamorphosed sediments , but which , with one not absolutely certain exception , has as yet yielded no remains of life , though there is strong evidence of the former existence in it of fossils ...
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... comprising the singular boring sponges , has managed to survive from the commence- ment of the Paleozoic period to the present day . Shells mined by species of this genus occur in the Silurian Rocks , and the genus is well represented ...
... comprising the singular boring sponges , has managed to survive from the commence- ment of the Paleozoic period to the present day . Shells mined by species of this genus occur in the Silurian Rocks , and the genus is well represented ...
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... comprises the animals known com- monly as Sea - urchins , Star - fishes , Brittle - stars , Sea - lilies , and Sea - cucumbers , and is distinguished by the fact that the external envelope of the body ( " perisome " ) has the power of ...
... comprises the animals known com- monly as Sea - urchins , Star - fishes , Brittle - stars , Sea - lilies , and Sea - cucumbers , and is distinguished by the fact that the external envelope of the body ( " perisome " ) has the power of ...
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... comprises the ordinary star - fishes , " and is defined by the fact that the body ( fig . 65 ) is star - shaped or pentagonal , and consists of a central " dise , " surrounded by five or more lobes or " arms . " The arms are truly ...
... comprises the ordinary star - fishes , " and is defined by the fact that the body ( fig . 65 ) is star - shaped or pentagonal , and consists of a central " dise , " surrounded by five or more lobes or " arms . " The arms are truly ...
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