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ffiould be ranked as teftaceous animals, as 

 a late author, Martini, has done in fome 

 particulars ; or, whether the Vermiculi 

 Hiould rather be ranked as Corals, and ex- 

 punged the Teftacea. I muft needs own I 

 waver fo much in my opinion, as not to 

 be able to determine it at prefent ; there- 

 fore, fliall leave it to be fettled by future 

 naturalifts. However, I am of the cele- 

 brated Linnaeus's opinion, to feparatc them, 

 and make the Vermiculi and Dentalia tefta- 

 ceous animals, and the Corals a quite fe- 

 parate or diftinft order. 



Another particular is alfo to be fettled in 

 regard to the Echini. The Echini are as 

 yet very indefinitely placed by naturalifts ; 

 many ranking them as cruftaceous, many 

 as teftaceous, and even many as animals 

 of an order diftin£l from either. Thus 

 Lifter and Adanfon take no notice of them 

 among the Teftacea. Rumphius and Seba 

 place them with the Sea Stars andCruftacea. 

 Linnaeus calls them Mollufca, as he does 



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