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Islands, are of no practical value (Panopaea norvegica; 

 Pecteniseandicus g. Modiolaria and others). 



The specimens of the Chiton are characterictics of the 

 Islands and are now divided into many independent spe- 

 cies and sub-species, they attain immense sizes, as the 

 Chryptochiton Stelleri. For their immense size are also 

 noted the inhabitants of the sea- weeds, such as the Aeo- 

 lis, Doris, Thetis and others molluscs of this order. 



When the tide is out, all the stones are occupied by 

 specimens of the g. Li'ttorina (several different species), 

 one can actually not put one's foot down without crushing 

 a lot of molluscs. They are eaten by the people, but 

 mostly by the fish. Large specimens of the L. grandis 

 are seldom found. From the boundary of the tide nume- 

 rous specimens of the Patella and Acmaca species are 

 found and in summer a no smaller quantity is to be found 

 in the same places of Buccinum (ovatum tenebrosum, 

 ovum and others), Margarita (in sea-weeds), Purpura 

 Freycinetii. Patella men use for food, the others are con- 

 sumed by the Hexagrammus, Hemilepidotus and sometimes 

 by the cod-fish. Natica and Fusus (antiqua) are found in 

 great quantities, but are of no importance. 



The Gonatus amoenus play the greatest part and their 

 young ones are washed onto the shore in heaps (on 

 Copper Isl.) and are the favourite food of fur seals. The 

 Gonatus amoenus is one of the pelagic species. Members 

 of the g. Octopus of enormous size are seldom eaten by 

 fur seals, but chiefly by sea-lions. In spring and summer 

 the natives catch them under the stones (they begin in 

 February), these people call it a button-crawfish and is a 

 dainty dish to them (of course it is raw). The young 

 ones are greedily extirpated by the cod-fish. The other 

 specimens of this class the g. Onychotheutis (Lestoteutis) 

 are of no economical value, but attain an astonishing 

 large size. 



The Terebratulidae are a very insignificant species 

 and are rarely found. 



