THE FAUNA OF LIVERPOOL. 



Sub-Kingdom 3— ARTI C U L AT A. 



Class CRUSTACEA. 



DECAPODA.— BRACHYURA. 



Family LEPTOPODIAD.^. 

 Genus STENORYNCHUS. 

 Stenorynchus Phalangium. Long-legged Spider Crab. 



Hilbre, New Brighton, and elsewhere. Taken in the dredge in deeper water. 



Family MAIAD^E. 

 Genus PISA. 



Pisa ? 



Mr. Morratt remembers having seen a species of this genus, but cannot deter- 

 mine which. 



Genus HYAS. 

 Hyas Araneus. 



Not unfrequent in tide pools at Hilbre and elsewhere. Taken also in the dredge. 



Famihj CANCERIDE. 

 Germs CANCER. 

 Cancer Pagurus. Great Crab. 



Rather a plentiful species here but seldom of large size. Numerous at Hilbre. 

 August, 1854. 



Famihj PORTUNID^. 

 Gemis CARCINUS. 

 Carcinus Mjcnas. Common Shore Crab. Harbour Crab. 

 Very common upon the shores everjTvhere. 



Genus PORTUNUS. 

 PoRTUNus PuBER. Velvet Swimming Crab. 



I have a specimen given to me b}' a Hoj'lake fisherman. Locality not certain. 

 PoRTUNUS Depurator. Cleanser Swimming Crab. 



Common both in tide pools and in deeper water. 



Family PINNOTHERID^. 



Genus PINNOTHERES. 

 Pinnotheres Pisum. 



Very common in Muscles and Modioli, the females from the latter are 

 often very loi-ge. 



Family GONOPLACID^. 

 Genus GONOPLAX. 

 GoNori.AX Angi'lata. Angular Crab. 

 Specimens taken rarely in shrimp nets, 



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