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THE NAUTILUS. 



the canoe shells, Modiola plicatula] the razors, Solen americanus and 

 S.viridis; the Sirks, Area pexata and A. transversa ; the boat shells, 

 Naticaheros and N. duplieata ; the cup and saucer shells, Crepidula 

 plana, C. fornieata and C. glauca; the ladder shells, /Sco /a hum- 



phreysii and (rarely) S. lineata; 

 the scallops, Pecten irradians, the 

 adductor muscles of which are 

 '^ ■'^Margely used for food, thousands of 

 gallons being sold annually by the 

 coast fishermen. In addition to 

 these there are several small species 

 Phoias (Zirphxa) crispata. bclougiiig to thc gcucra Columbella, 



ISassa and others, making the entire number living between Brig- 

 antine Inlet and Cape May about fifty species. At no special point, 

 even on the most favorable occasions, can all of these 

 be obtained. A large share, however, may at times be 

 secui'ed on the sea and bay shores near Longport, at 

 Townsend's Inlet, Five Mile Beach and the Inlet two or 

 three miles northeast of Cape May. But there is no 

 locality known to the writer where species are so plenti- 

 ful as at Anglesea ; here, during a short visit last sum- 

 mer, thirty-nine species were secured by him. 



Nearly all of these were found living on a small 

 peninsula about a half mile south of the Anglesea 

 Hotel. Fulgnr carica, the largest of our coast shells, were unusu- 



Pecten irradians. 



Area pexata. 



