Abstract
ABSTRACT The molluscan radula, or dental ribbon, has been the subject of research for at least a century and a half. Aristotle (3), though he speaks of teeth in Limax, alludes apparently to the ridges on the jaw, and there is no evidence that he knew of the existence of the radula: but it is interesting to find that the great naturalist was well aware of the fact that whelks bore holes in shells with the proboscis, although he cannot have fully understood the process. Poli made a jest of the tale as a fable, but Osler re-affirmed it in 1832 without knowing of previous work, and is now credited with having been the first to observe this interesting habit.
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