OF THE BAYS BETWEEN THE START AND EXMOUTH. 



543 



MOLLUSCA. 



Corbula gibba. One in Plaice stomach. 

 Solen ensis. Moderately common in 



Sole and Plaice stomachs. 

 Solen iiellucidus. Moderately common 



in Sole and Plaice stomachs. 

 Syndosmya alba. Common in Dab and 



occasionally in Plaice stomachs. 

 Mactra solida. In Dab stomachs. 

 Lutraria elliptica. Shells only. 

 Cardium aculeatum. Shells only. 



Pecten opercularis. Common in Dab 

 stomachs. 



Natica monilifera. Shells very com- 

 mon ; two alive. 



Natica nitida. Occasional. 



Buccinum undatum. Occasional. 



Philine aperta. Occasional. 



Loligo media. Moderately common. 



Sejjia officinalis. Moderately common. 

 „ elegans. Occasional. 



Station II. 



This ground was not particularly rich, Portunus depurator being the 

 only species which was at all common. Peachia triphylla, of which two 

 specimens were taken, deserves mention on account of its rarity. 



Soil, coarse sand ; depth, 5-7 fathoms. 



List of Species. 

 HYDROZOA. 



Sertularella polyzonias. Occasionally. i Hydrallmania falcata. Occasionally. 

 Sertularia abietina. Occasionall3^ | 



ACTINOZOA. 



Peachia triphylla. Two only. i Adamsia palliata. Not uncommon. 



Sagartia parasitica. Not uncommon. | 



ECHINODERMA. 



Astropecten irregularis. Moderately common. 

 Asterias rubens. Moderately common. 



POLYCHzETA. 



Aphrodite aculeata. Not uncommon. 



CRUSTACEA. 



Maia squinado. Not uncommon. 

 Portunus dejjurator. Common. 



,, holsatus. Not uncommon. 



Eui^agurus Bernhardus. Not uncommon. 



Eupagurus Prideauxii. Not uncommon. 

 Solen pellucidus. In fish stomachs. 

 Syndosmya alba. In fish stomachs. 



MOLLUSCA. 



Mactra solida. In stomachs of Cal- 



lionymus. 

 Cardium aculeatum. Shells only. 

 Nucula nitida. In stomachs of Cal- 



lionym lis. 

 Pecten opercularis. Occasionally. 



Rissoa parva. Taken once. 

 Natica monilifera. Shells only. 

 Nassa incrassata. In stomach of Cal- 



lionymus. 

 Buccinum undatum. Not uncommon. 

 Philine aperta. Taken once. 



