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RefNoL&P/12/129/11
LevelItem
TitlePlate, 'The origin of the two tubes, the thickness of the septum between them, and the two orifices leading into them; transverse section of the shell at the thickest part, after it had been polished; A front view of the orifices into the double tube' by unknown artist
Date1806
DescriptionContains three figures.

Subject: Zoology

Published in Philosophical Transactions, as 'Description of a rare species of worm shells, discovered at an island lying off the north-west coast of the island of Sumatra, in the East Indies. By J. Griffiths, Esq. Commu­nicated by the Right Hon. Sir Joseph Banks, K. B. P. R. S'

Read 13 February 1806
Extent1p
FormatManuscript
PhysicalDescriptionIllustration on paper
AccessStatusOpen
RelatedMaterialDOI: 10.1098/rstl.1806.0014
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