546 NOTES ON THE INVERTEBRATE FAUNA AND FISH-FOOD 



MOLLUSCA— co?!<??nte(?. 

 Venus striatula. A few. I Turritella communis. A few. 



Artemis exoleta. One. Natica monilifera. A few. 



Lucinopsis undata. A few. I „ nitida. A few. 



Cardium aculeatum. One. 

 Cardium ecliinatum. A few. 

 Nucula nitida. Two alive. 

 Pecten pusio. A few. 



„ opercularis. A few. 



„ varius. A few. 

 Ostrcea edule. A few. 



Murex eriuaceus. One. 

 Aporrliais pes-pelecani. One. 

 Nassa reticulata. One alive. 



„ incrassata. Several. 

 Buccinum undatum. One. 

 Fusus gracilis. One. 



POLYZOA. 

 Bugula turbinata. One colony. 

 Cellaria sinuosa. One colony. 



TUXICATA. 

 Ciona intestinalis. Two. 

 Ascidiella aspersa. Two. 



TORBAY. 

 Station IV. 

 Although not a rich ground, as far as species are concerned, some of 

 those which did occur were very common, notably Asterias rubens, 

 Ophiura ciliaris, Eupagums Bernhardus with the anemone Sagartia 

 parasitica, Fortunus depurator, and Philine aperta. Syndosmya alba 

 was very common in the stomachs of Dabs. 

 Soil, fine sand to mud ; depth, 4-5 fathoms. 



List of Species. 



ACTINOZOA. 



Sagartia parasitica. Very common. 



Actinoloba dianthus. Taken once. 



ECHIXODERMA. 

 Asterias rubens. Very common. 

 Ophiura ciliaris. Very common. 



CRUSTACEA. 



Maia squinado. Occasional. 

 Portunus puber. Occasional. 



„ depurator. Very common. 



Portunus holsatus. From stomach of 



Dab. 

 Eupagurus Bernhardus. Very common. 



MOLLUSCA. 

 Solen siliqua. Shells. 



„ pellucidus. In Plaice stomachs. 

 Syndosmya alba. In Plaice stomachs. Very common. 

 Mactra solida. In Plaice stomachs. Common. 

 Lutraria elliptica. Shells. 



