. Sea-shore life; the invertebrates of the New York coast. Marine animals. 144 SEA-SHORE LIFE The shell grows to he ahoiit three inches long, and is marked with revolving ridges and transverse furrows, and its outer surface is covered with a velvety brown skin. It is carniverous and readily feeds upon dead animals. During the summer its egg cocoons are often found attached to rocks helow low tide level. They consist of a mass of rounded. Fig. loj; Rock Snails (Purpura lapillus) devouring barnacles upon a rock at Aunisquam, Mass. capsules, yellow in color, all joined at their bases into a hemis
. Sea-shore life; the invertebrates of the New York coast. Marine animals. 144 SEA-SHORE LIFE The shell grows to he ahoiit three inches long, and is marked with revolving ridges and transverse furrows, and its outer surface is covered with a velvety brown skin. It is carniverous and readily feeds upon dead animals. During the summer its egg cocoons are often found attached to rocks helow low tide level. They consist of a mass of rounded. Fig. loj; Rock Snails (Purpura lapillus) devouring barnacles upon a rock at Aunisquam, Mass. capsules, yellow in color, all joined at their bases into a hemispher- ical mass They are popularly and aptly termed "sea ; Each capsule contains a number of eggs, but only a few develop, the more vigorous young devouring the weaker before hatcliiug. In England this snail is sold in the markets, but with us it is neglected. The lip of the shell is very apt to be broken in large specimens. The Rock Snail, fPurpura lapillus, Fig. 103). This snail. 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 Mayor, Alfred Goldsborough, 1868-1922. New York, A. S. Barnes
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