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THE FAUNA OF THP: SALCOMBK ESTUARY. 



South Sands Bay. 



Very similar to the Nortli Sands Bay. There is a zostera bed on the south side 

 of the bay in which a few Polychoetes were found. 



POLYCH^TA. 

 Nereis cultrifera. In zostera bank. 

 Xephthys Hombergii. In zostera bank. 

 Notomastus latericeus. One in zostera bank. 

 Arenicola marina. Very common. 

 Lanice couchilega. Yerj common. 



Cheese-cloth Trawl on the Bar, Salcombe. 



[August 21st, 1900.] 

 CRUSTACEA. 



Diogenes varians. One in Lifforina shell. 

 Crangon vulgaris. A few large ones. 



„ trispinosus. Several. 

 Schistomysis arenosa. One. 

 Bathyporeia pelagica. Three. 



MOLLUSCA. 



Mactra solida. One. 



Urothoc sp. Several. 

 Pontocrates altamarinus. Three. 

 Paratylus falcatus. One. 

 Idothea balthica. One. 



9. CHANNEL WEST OF SALSTONE. 



[Dredging, August 16th, 1900.] 



FORAMINIFERA. 



A sample of the mud was found to contain 105 Foraminifera in 13 c.grms. Of 

 these fourteen were not identified, but all were probably species as under. 

 Of those identified — 



Nonionina depressula 

 Rotalia beccarii 

 Poly.stomella crisi)a 



„ striato-punctata 



Bolivina dilalata 

 Truncatulina lobatula 

 Bulimina pupoides 

 Lagena orbignyana 

 Miliolina seminulum 

 Lagena sulcata 

 Te.\tularia agglutinans 

 Bolivina punctata . 

 Globigerina bulloidcs 



Only one .sijecimen of Globigerina bulluidcs in the 13 c 

 place so far up the estuary. 



All Foraminifera of larger species are represented by small specimen: 



