. Animals of the seashore. Marine animals -- Atlantic Coast. !(>(> ANIMALS OF THK SEASHORE. Fig. 26 W'nod bored by Shipworm (Teredo navallis Linne) very destructive to piling-, wharves, buoys and even vessels. Various kinds of paints have been perfected to coat the wood in an attempt to protect it from the lavages of this pest. The ship worm is world-wide in distribution; along the New Jersey coast the tubes grow to 6 inches in length. In tropical waters they may attain the length of two feet or more. Various species or varieties of the ship worm have been described, based upon slight di
. Animals of the seashore. Marine animals -- Atlantic Coast. !(>(> ANIMALS OF THK SEASHORE. Fig. 26 W'nod bored by Shipworm (Teredo navallis Linne) very destructive to piling-, wharves, buoys and even vessels. Various kinds of paints have been perfected to coat the wood in an attempt to protect it from the lavages of this pest. The ship worm is world-wide in distribution; along the New Jersey coast the tubes grow to 6 inches in length. In tropical waters they may attain the length of two feet or more. Various species or varieties of the ship worm have been described, based upon slight differences in the shell or pallets. GASTROPODA The word Gastropoda means stomach-footed; the foot of this mollusk is really a thickening of the surface of the animal, giving the impression that the animal walks on its stomach. There is a great deal. 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 Richards, Horace Gardiner, 1906-. Boston, B. Humphries, inc
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