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  • Shell suborbicular, nearly equilateral, subventricose; substance of the shell thick, somewhat thinner behind; beaks thick and elevated; ligament rather short and thick; epidermis yellow and smooth in the region of the beaks; brown and finely wrinkled towards the margin; interrupted rays pass from the beaks and are very visible over the um - bones, but are lost in the wrinkles before they reach the margin; car - dinal teeth thick and crenate; lateral teeth short, thick and very slightly curved; posterior and anterior cicatrices both distinct; dorsal

    Transactions of the American Philosophical Society 1771

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