b IG. 16. --The mode in which a Starfish opens and eats an Oyster. 

 A. The Starfish gathered over its prey. B. Section to show the 

 position of the sucker-feet on |the valves, c. The long jstomach of 

 the Starfish absorbing the Oyster through the open valves. — [After 

 Schemenz. Permission lo use granted by Professor Henking, Berlin.) 



