NATURAL HISTORY. 
ATELECYCLUS. Hetrropon. Mala. Podopth. 
t, 2: Lm; Trans. 11. t. 1. f. 2.5 (Cancer 
Dentatus.) Discovered by Montagu on our 
coast—where it is not an uncommon species in 
deep water. 
PIRIMELA. DenticuxtatTa. Malac. Podopth. 
t. 3. Lin. Trans. 9. p. 87. t. 2. f. 2. (CaAncER 
Dent.) Taken from the rubbish of a trawl net 
at Torquay, by Dr. Goodall. 
PORTUNUS. 1. Poser. Malac. Podopth. t. 6. 
‘Brit. Zool, 4. t. 4. f. 8. (CANCER VELUTINUS.) 
On our southern shores. This forms an article 
of food in France—the colors when alive are 
very vivid, 
2, P. CorruGatus. Malac. Podopth. t. 7. 
f. 1 and 2. Brit. Zool. 4. t. 5. f. 9. 
3. P. MaArmoreus. Malac. Podopth. t. 8, 
First discovered by Montagu. It is of frequent 
occurrence along the whole of our coast line, 
thrown up from the deep water after storms, or 
entangled in the shore nets of the fishermen. 
4. P. Depurator. Malac. Pudopth. t. 9. f. 
1.—2. Brit. Zool. 4. t. 4: f. 6. A. 
The most frequent species of the genus. 
5. P. Pustiuius. Malac. Podopth. t. 9. f. 5.—8. 
Frequently dredged up from the deep water off 
the coast. 
6. P. EmMARGINATUs. Malac. Podopth. t. 8. 
f.3.—4, South-west coast of Devon on Leach’s 
authority,—extremely rare. 
The portuni are commonly known by the names of 
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