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THE FAUNA OF THE SALCOMBE ESTUARY. 



MOLLUSCA. 



Thracia phascolina. Three buried in 



sand at Millbay. 

 Solen marginatus. A^'ery connnon in 

 ]\Iill1jay sands, less common in 

 zostera banks. 

 „ silitjua. Several in Millbay sand. 

 ,, pellucidus. Not unt'ommou in 

 sand. 

 Tollina incarnata. Shells only. 



„ fabula. Shells only. 

 Syudosmya sp. One living in clean 



sand. 

 Tajies pullastra. One only. 

 Liitraria ellij^tica. Common in sand 

 and zostera banks, especially off 

 Millbay. 

 Venus striatula. Two or three found 

 lying on the clean sand at 

 Millbay. 

 „ fasciata. Two found under 

 same conditions. 

 Cardium edule. Not uncommon on 

 Millbay sand. 



Lucina borealis. Common in sand and 

 zostera banks. 

 „ flexuosa. Not uncommon in 

 sand and zostera banks. 

 ]\lontacuta ferruginosa. Very common ; 

 commensal with EcMnocarcUum cor- 

 ddturn. 

 Trochus zizypliinus. Several. 



,, magus. Three on sand at 



Millbay. 



Littorina littoralis. Several on zostera. 



,, littorea. Several on zostera. 



Natica monilifera. Shell only. 



Purpura lapillus. Two or three living 



ones on sand. 

 Buccinum undatum. Shell. 

 Cyprcea europsea. One or two. 

 Philine aperta. On zostera, with sj^awn. 

 Aplysia punctata. Two or three only, 



with spawn. 

 ^Eolis papillosa. Spawn only found. 



TUNICATA. 



Morchellium argus. Small pieces only. 



Zostera between the Ferry House and Millbay. Cheese-clotli Trawl. 



[July 12th, 1900.] 



ECHINODERMA. 



Amphiura elegans. One. 



CRUSTACEA. 



Crangon vulgaris. Few, two with ova. 

 Hippolyte varians. Very common. 

 Macromysis flexuosa. One or two only. 

 Idothea balthica. One. 

 Ampelisca typica. Two. 



Dexamine spinosus. Two or three. 

 Gammarus locusta. Common. 



„ campylops. Common. 



Phthisica marina. 



Trochus striatus. Two. 



„ cinerarius. One. 

 Littorina littorali.s. One. 



PYCNOGONIDA. 

 Phoxichilus spinosus. Two. 



MOLLUSCA. 



Rissoa labiosa. Several. 



„ ulvoe. A few. 

 Cerithium reticulatum. One. 



PISCES. 

 Grobius Ruthensparri. Two or three. j Centrolabrus exoletus. One. 



