A manual of the land and fresh-water shells of the British Islands / with figures of each of the kinds. By William Turton, M. D.

  • Turton, William, 1762-1835.
Date:
1840
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Credit: A manual of the land and fresh-water shells of the British Islands / with figures of each of the kinds. By William Turton, M. D. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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