The Cambridge Natural History Vol. 3 (of 9)

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Author

Reed, F. R. C. (Frederick Richard Cowper), 1869-1946

Title

The Cambridge natural history, Vol. 03 (of 10)

Original Publication

New York: MacMillan and Co., 1895.

Credits

Peter Becker,Karin Spence and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)

Language

English

LoC Class

QL: Science: Zoology

Subject

Animals

Category

Text

Project Gutenberg

eBook-No. 71693

Release Date

September 20, 2023

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.THE CAMBRIDGE NATURAL HISTORY
2. 2.PREFACE TO THE MOLLUSCA
3. 3.CONTENTS
4. 4.SCHEME OF THE CLASSIFICATION ADOPTED IN THIS BOOK
5. 5.LIST OF MAPS
6. 6.MOLLUSCS
7. 7.CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION—POSITION OF MOLLUSCA IN THE ANIMAL KINGDOM—CLASSIFICATION—ORIGIN OF LAND AND FRESH-WATER MOLLUSCA — Origin of the Fresh-water Fauna — Origin of the Land Fauna
8. 8.CHAPTER II LAND AND FRESH-WATER MOLLUSCA, THEIR HABITS AND GENERAL ECONOMY
9. 9.CHAPTER III ENEMIES OF THE MOLLUSCA—MEANS OF DEFENCE—MIMICRY AND PROTECTIVE COLORATION—PARASITIC MOLLUSCA—COMMENSALISM—VARIATION — Enemies of the Mollusca — Means of Defence — Mimicry and Protective Coloration. — Parasitic Mollusca — Commensalism — Variation
10. 10.CHAPTER IV USES OF SHELLS FOR MONEY, ORNAMENT, AND FOOD—CULTIVATION OF THE OYSTER, MUSSEL, AND SNAIL—SNAILS AS MEDICINE—PRICES GIVEN FOR SHELLS
11. 11.CHAPTER V REPRODUCTION—DEPOSITION OF EGGS—DEVELOPMENT OF THE FERTILISED OVUM—DIFFERENCES OF SEX—DIOECIOUS AND HERMAPHRODITE MOLLUSCA—DEVELOPMENT OF FRESH-WATER BIVALVES
12. 12.CHAPTER VI RESPIRATION AND CIRCULATION—THE MANTLE — Circulatory System — The Mantle
13. 13.CHAPTER VII ORGANS OF SENSE: TOUCH, SIGHT, SMELL, HEARING—THE FOOT—THE NERVOUS SYSTEM — Organs of Sense : I. Touch — II. Sight — III. Smell — IV. Hearing — The Foot — Nervous System
14. 14.CHAPTER VIII THE DIGESTIVE ORGANS, JAW, AND RADULA: EXCRETORY ORGANS — The Kidneys
15. 15.CHAPTER IX THE SHELL, ITS FORM, COMPOSITION AND GROWTH—DESIGNATION OF ITS VARIOUS PARTS
16. 16.CHAPTER X GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION OF LAND AND FRESH-WATER MOLLUSCA—THE PALAEARCTIC, ORIENTAL, AND AUSTRALASIAN REGIONS — A. The Palaearctic Region — B. The Oriental or Palaeotropical Region — C. The Australasian Region
17. 17.CHAPTER XI GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION OF LAND MOLLUSCA ( continued )—THE ETHIOPIAN, NEARCTIC, AND NEOTROPICAL REGIONS — D. The Ethiopian Region — E. The Nearctic Region — F. The Neotropical Region
18. 18.CHAPTER XII DISTRIBUTION OF MARINE MOLLUSCA—DEEP-SEA MOLLUSCA AND THEIR CHARACTERISTICS — A. The Atlantic Region — B. The Indo-Pacific Region — C. The Australian Region — D. The American Region
19. 19.CHAPTER XIII CLASS CEPHALOPODA — Order Dibranchiata. — Order Tetrabranchiata
20. 20.CHAPTER XIV CLASS GASTEROPODA—AMPHINEURA AND PROSOBRANCHIATA — Order I. Amphineura — Order II. Prosobranchiata
21. 21.CHAPTER XV CLASS GASTEROPODA ( continued ): OPISTHOBRANCHIATA AND PULMONATA — Order III. Opisthobranchiata — Order IV. Pulmonata
22. 22.CHAPTER XVI CLASSES SCAPHOPODA AND PELECYPODA — CLASS SCAPHOPODA — CLASS PELECYPODA
23. 23.BRACHIOPODA
24. 24.CHAPTER XVII RECENT BRACHIOPODA — Introduction — The Body — The Digestive System — The Body Cavity — The Circulatory System — The Excretory Organs — The Stalk and Muscles — The Nervous System — The Reproductive System — The Embryology — Habits — Distribution in Space — Classification
25. 25.BRACHIOPODA
26. 26.CHAPTER XVIII PALAEONTOLOGY OF THE BRACHIOPODA — Introduction — I. ECARDINES — II. TESTICARDINES — PHYLOGENY AND ONTOGENY
27. 27.INDEX
28. 28.Untitled
29. 29.FOOTNOTES:

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