CINARAS. 



have given representations of them when detached from 

 their memhranaceous coverings than hy any particular 

 description we can give. 



It seems to he rather douhtful whether the Cinaras 

 ought to he admitted into the catalogue of British Tes- 

 tacea^ hecanse^ though it has been found on our western 

 coasts^ it appears to have been introduced hy West Indian 

 vessels^ to whose bottoms it is frequently found attached, 

 by the base of its peduncle^ in company with many other 

 Cirripedes. Not more than three or four species of Cinaras 

 appear to be known ; Leach mentions three^ one of which 

 is in the collection of the Royal College of Surgeons, 

 attached to the tail of a water serpent. 



Fig. 1 . A small group of Cinaras vittatHS. 



2. The lateral testaceous valves. 



3. The dorsal valve. 



4. The terminal valves. 



