136 Scientific Intelligence. 
Acrocrinus Shumardi.—But one species of this crinoid has been 
found. In this, the plates are thin, smooth, and without ornament. 
The body of the largest specimen from the pelvis to the rays is two 
inches in length. Alimentary canal round and diminutive. 
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The figure represents the specimen described, showing the body flat: 
tened and somewhat mutilated, with one ray and a part of the column al 
tached. An interesting feature in this specimen is the presence of a ull 
vaive mollusc ( Capulus) on the summit of the crinoid, in a position to have 
been grasped by the arms of the living animal. In the paper to W! ich 
reference has been made, we ventured the suggestion that the encrinilé 
was probably devouring the sheil-fish at the time when it perished, 4 
the disproportionate size of the prey to the eater caused a doubt 43 — 
the correctness of this opinion. Since that time however we have fous 
