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slender, and sharp-pointed, and somewhat elastic ; the animal is found 

 along the edges of coral reefs, and moves with tolerable rapidity by 

 means of its spines : when closely pursued it has the faculty of darting 

 itself forward against its opponent, and thereby inflicting considerable 

 injury with its sharp spines, the points of which often break off and 

 remain in the wound. 



" The foregoing remarks may, in some measure, suffice to show what 

 a wide field this country presents to those who have leisure or incli- 

 nation to prosecute this branch of Natural History : should any other 

 remarkable facts connected with the subject come to my notice, I 

 shall be happy to give publicity to them from time to time in future 

 numbers of the Journal." 



CATALOGUE OF THE SHELLS OF SINGAPORE AND ITS VICINITY. 



The Genera arr 



in conformity with Lamarck's 



System. 



I. Class. — Annelides. 



III. ClaSS. — CONCHIFERA. 



Genus Arenicola, 



1 



Species. 



do. Siliquaria, . . 



1 



» 



S. anguina. 







Genus Dentalium, 



3 



» 



D. elephantinum. 







D. entale and another. 







Genus Sabellaria, 



1 



if 



do. Terebella, 



1 



a 



T. conchilega. 







Genus Spirorbis, 



4 



» 



S. nautiloides. 







S. Carinata. 







S. spirillum. 







S. lamellosa. 







Genus Serpula, 



1 



» 



S. decussata. 







Genus Vermilia, 



1 



)> 



V. tricostalis. 







Genus Magilus, 



1 



» 



M. antiquus. 







II. ClaSS. — ClRRHIPEDES. 



Genus Balanus, 



3 



Species 



B. tintinnabulum, and two others. 



Genus Creusia, 



1 



a 



do. Anatifera, . . 



1 



» 



A. Uevis. 







Genus Otion, 



1 



jj 



mm, .. 1 Species. 



A. javanum. " 



Genus Fistulana, 1 „ 



F. clava. 



Genus Teredo, . . 2 „ 



T. navalis and another. 



Genus Pholas, . . 4 „ 



P. orientalis. 



P. striatus and two others. 



Genus Jouannetia, . . 1 „ 

 do. Gastrochoena,. . 1 „ 

 do. Solen } . . 8 „ 



S. vagina. 



S. cultellus and six others. 



Genus Mya, . . 3 „ 



M. truncataand two others. 



Genus Anatina, 1 „ 



A. hispidula. 



Genus Lutraria, . . 1 „ 

 do. Mactra, . . 3 „ 



M. spengleri and two others. 



Genus Crassatella, . . 2 „ 

 do. Amphidesma, 1 „ 

 do. Corbula, . . 3 „ 

 do. Saxicava, .. 3 „ 

 do. Petricola, . . 3 „ 

 do. Psammobia,.. 2 „ 

 do. Tellina, . . 19 „ 



T. radiata. 



