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Excerpt from The Mollusca of the Firth of Clyde: Being a Catalogue of Recent Marine Species Found in That Estuary
The recent Mollusca of the Firth of Clyde and its numerous arms have, during the past half century, received a fair share of attention from our naturalists nor is this to be wondered at, for the intermediate position which our river occupies between the northern and southern provinces of the British marine fauna, endows it with a numerous and varied store of material to reward the dredger. Here several species seem to reach their southmost limit, and here also may be found a few wanderers characteristic of more southern waters; added to which, the beauty of the scenery, the great facilities for travelling, and the numerous secluded and sheltered bays and lochs, in which work can be carried on in almost all weathers, combine to make the Clyde one of the most favourite stations for dredging Operations.
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