He was formerly a bailiff at Blainville, but had to leave on account of a criminal charge against him.
Blainville attempted to establish the same idea in another way.
Blainville, another great naturalist, and Cuvier's successor in the chair of comparative anatomy, was deeply religious.
Blainville is of opinion that they belong to the family of the Nayades.
This description is translated from Blainville, who states that he has never seen the shell.