Subject ASC00008vj
Magazine of natural history and journal of zoology, botany, mineralogy, geology and meteorology.
v. 7 (1834), Page 221 (1834)
Natural History Museum Library, London
BHL Page 2351703
Keywords
Freshwater muscle Oyster Bivalved mollusca bivalve mollusk oyster alimentary canal food and digestive organs freshwater muscle (a) is mouth introduced bristle (b) stomach intestine five turns ovary rectum back of animal beneath hinge above respirator organs (c) heart (d) opening above posterior muscle closing shells beneath small tube cloak animalcules feeding organ diagram digestive system freshwater mussel bivalves infusory animalcules mouth stomach muscle digestive organs mollusc anatomy bi-valve intestibe Fig 37 Section through freshwater mussel By Sir E Home