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which was buried in shingly sand. The specimens obtained 



in the '* Porcupine " Expedition, were dredged from five 



hundred fathoms. Mcintosh however, remarks that the 



species found by the " Challenger," were all shallow water 



forms. 



Family. — Spionid^. 



No members of this family were found by the L. M. B. C, 

 but the following species are recorded by Dr. Carrington, from 

 Southport : — 



Spio seticornis, Fabricius. Probably this is the Spio 

 crenaticornis of Montagu. 



Spio quadricornis, Lamarck. 



Nerine vulgaris^ Johnston (doubtfully). 



Nerine coniocephala, Johnston. 



Family. — Telethusid^ . 



Arenicola piscatorum, Lamarck. 

 Everywhere abundant, and used for bait along the coast, 

 from the Dee estuary northwards. 



Family. — Cirratulid^. 



Cirratulus horealis, Lamarck. 

 Very abundant on the Cheshire coast. A large number 

 of species were obtained also at various places on the coast, 

 near Port St. Mary and Port Erin, Isle of Man, under stones, 

 in mud, and amongst decaying Algae. 

 Cirratulus cirratus, 0. F. Miiller. 

 One specimen was dredged off Port St. Mary, Isle of 

 Man, but was in a rather mutilated condition. It has not 

 been recorded before from this locality. 



Family. — Hermellid-^. 

 Sahellaria alveolata, Savigny. 

 Sahellaria anglica, Grube. 

 The tubes of this species form great encrusting masses 



