OF THE BAYS BETWEEN THE START AND EXMOUTH. 



549 



ECHINODERMA. 



Antedon bifida. Taken once. 

 Astropecten irregularis. Moderately 



common. 

 Solaster papposus. Occasional. 



Asterias rubens. Common. 

 Opliiothrix fragilis. Not uncommon. 

 Echinus miliaris. Not uncommon. 



POLYCH^TA. 



Aphrodite aculeata. Not uncommon. I Dasychone bombyx (Dal). Occasional. 

 Acholoe astericola. Taken once. | Serpula sp. ? Common. 



CRUSTACEA. 



Maia squinado. Occasional. 

 Cancer pagurus. Occasional. 

 Portunus depurator. Extremely com- 

 mon. 

 Gonoplax angulatum. Not uncommon. 

 Corystes cassivelaunus. Fairly common. 



Eupagurus Bernhardus. Very com- 

 mon. 



Eupagurus Prideauxii. Occasional. 



Porcellana longicornis. Very com- 

 mon. 



MOLLUSCA. 



Saxicava arctica. Taken once. 

 Thracia pubescens. Shells. 

 Solen siliqua. Shells. 

 Syndosmya alba. In fish stomachs. 

 Lutraria elliptica. Shells. 

 Venus striatula. Shells. 

 Cardium aculeatum. Shells. 

 Pinna pectinata. Shells. 

 Pecten opercularis. Occasional, 

 maximus. Shells. 



Pecten varius. Taken once. 

 Ostrsea edule. Occasionally. 

 Trochus zizyphinus. Common. 

 Turritella communis. Not uncommon. 

 Buccinum undatum. Not uncommon. 

 Philine aperta. Very common. 

 Tritonia Hombergii. Three. 

 Loligo Forbesii. Taken once. 

 „ media (?). Taken once. 



Cellaria fistulosa. 



POLYZOA. 



TUNICATA. 



Phallusia mammillata. One*. 



Lepralia foliacea. 



Ciona intestinalis. One. 



TEIGNMOUTH BAY. 

 Station VII. 



Philine afperta, Portunus de'purator, and Aphrodite aculeata were the 

 only common species. Pinnotheres insnm was present in nearly all the 

 specimens of Mytilus edule taken, but Mytilus itself was not common. 

 Polyhius Hensloivii was taken occasionally. 



Soil, coarse sand ; depth, 5-6 fathoms. 



List of Species. 

 ACTINOZOA. 



Sagartia parasitica. Not uncommon. 

 Actinoloba dianthus. Not uncommon. 



