136 ANIMALS OF THE SEASHORE 



Florida but rare in New Jersey. Has been found in 

 the mud of Cape May Harbor. 



Fig. 24 

 Nucula proxima Say 



Fig. 25 

 Mulinia lateralis Say 



Nucula proxima Say 



Fig. 24 



A small oblique shell, less than % inch in length. 

 Its hinge is marked with two rows of comb-like teeth, 

 one on each side of a central pit. 



It is very common along the New England coast ; 

 south of Cape Cod it appears to be local but is often 

 very abundant when found. The ocean floor off 

 Cape Henlopen, Delaware (particularly near Hen 

 and Chicken Shoals) is covered with this species. 

 It is also known from Delaware Bay, Barnegat Bay, 

 Raritan Bay and elsewhere in New Jersey waters. 

 It is rare south of Delaware. 



