550 NOTES ox THE INVERTEBRATE FAUNA AND FISH-FOOD 



ECHIXODERMA. 

 Astropecten irregularis. Taken once. 

 Asterias rubens. Not common. 

 Ophiura ciliaris. Not common. 



HIRUDIXEA. 

 Pontobdella muricata. Occasional. 



GEPHYREA. 

 Phascolion strombi. Taken once. 



POLYCH^TA. 



Aphrodite aculeata. Fairly common. 

 Lanice concliilega. In Sole stomachs. 



CRUSTACEA. 

 Mala sqninado. Occasionally. 

 Carcinns msenas. Taken once. 

 Portunus depurator. Common. 

 Polybius Henslowii. Occasionally. 

 Pinnotheres pisum. Common in Mytilus. 

 EupagiirusBemhardiis. Not uncommon. 

 Xika edulis. In stomach of Scyllium. 



Solen ensis. Shells. 



„ siliqua. Shells. 



„ vagina. Shells. 



„ pellucidus. In Sole stomachs. 

 Syndosmya alba. In Sole stomachs. 

 Mactra solida. Common in Plaice 



stomachs. 

 Lucinopsis undata. Shells. 

 Cardium aciileatum. Shells, 

 echinatum. Shells. 



MOLLUSCA. 



Mytilus edulis. Not uncommon. 

 Nucula nitida. In Sole stomachs. 

 Pecten opercularis. Occasional. 



„ maximus. Once only. 

 Oi^trsea edule. Not common. 

 Buccinum undatum. Occasional 

 Philine aj^erta. Common. 

 Loligo Forbesii. Occasional. 



„ media. (?) Not uncommon. 

 Sepit officinalis. Not uncommon. 



Station VIII. 



Serpv.la sp.?-, Portunus depurator, and Pecten opercularis were the com- 

 monest species on this ground. Pinnotheres pisum, as in Station VIL, 

 was present in nearly all the mussels taken. 



Soil, coarse sand ; depth, 4-0 fathoms. 



List of Species. 

 Sagartia parasitica. Fairly common. Actinoloba dianthus. Moderately 



Adamsia palliata. Not common. common. 



ECHINODERMA. 

 Asterias rubens. Moderately common. 

 Echinus miliaria. Rare. 



