. The animal life of our seashore. With special reference to the New Jersey coast and the southern shore of Long Island. Marine animals. 80 STAR-FISHES, SEA-URCHINS, ETC. Sytiapta takes in large quantities of fine pebbles, sand, and shell, from which it doubtless extracts considerable nourishment. These objects are dis- tinctly visible through the walls of the body and intestine. A much stouter form of the sands is the Caudina,. Caudina abenabia. which is sometimes thrown up in considerable num- bers after a storm. Its color is light yellowish, the texture is tough, and in a distant way the an
. The animal life of our seashore. With special reference to the New Jersey coast and the southern shore of Long Island. Marine animals. 80 STAR-FISHES, SEA-URCHINS, ETC. Sytiapta takes in large quantities of fine pebbles, sand, and shell, from which it doubtless extracts considerable nourishment. These objects are dis- tinctly visible through the walls of the body and intestine. A much stouter form of the sands is the Caudina,. Caudina abenabia. which is sometimes thrown up in considerable num- bers after a storm. Its color is light yellowish, the texture is tough, and in a distant way the animal might be likened to a cucumber greatly attenuated at one Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Heilprin, Angelo, 1853-1907. Philadelphia, J. B. Lippincott Company
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