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ORGAN'S OF DIGESTION. 



the urchins the mouth is for the most part armed with jaws 

 and teeth, and the oral and anal openings, gradually becoming 

 more separate, occupy distinct positions on the shell; in Echinus 

 and Cidaris, the mouth is found at the under pole, and the 

 anus at the upper pole of their globular shells. Fig. 1 74 shows 

 the structure of a common urchin (Echinus esculentus); the test 



Fig. 174. The anatomy of the Echinus esculentus. 



t s divided near its equator, and the small section is raised 

 to shew the mouth from above ; k, h is the lantern, with the 

 pyramids and teeth ; the esophagus (m) is long and delicate, 

 and continuous with the stomach () ; the first convolution 

 of the intestine is seen at o, and the second at q, r ; the 

 rectum (s) terminates in the centre of the opening formed by 

 the circle of ovarial plates, and surrounded by the branching 



