Excerpt from Ipsa Linn i Conchylia: The Shells of Linn us, Determined From His Manuscripts and Collection Vast critical acumen has been displayed by Philippi, Menke and Deshayes, in eliminating many of the more doubtful Lin nean species, and, had they enjoyed access, with a like ample leisure for continuous research, to the same sources from whence the matter in these pages has been derived, the present disquisition would have been superfluous. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.