. The animal life of our seashore. With special reference to the New Jersey coast and the southern shore of Long Island. Marine animals. 20 THE SHELL-FISH OF THE COAST. that these dark-stained couchs, and other shells of a like character, have been washed out of a subma- rine deposit, or from some clay-bank containing fossil remains. That there is some reason for con- sidering all such as fossils is indicated in the fact that, on and off", specimens not now known to in- habit the New Jersey coast are thrown upon the beach, some of which have been recognized as fossils elsewhere. But for t
. The animal life of our seashore. With special reference to the New Jersey coast and the southern shore of Long Island. Marine animals. 20 THE SHELL-FISH OF THE COAST. that these dark-stained couchs, and other shells of a like character, have been washed out of a subma- rine deposit, or from some clay-bank containing fossil remains. That there is some reason for con- sidering all such as fossils is indicated in the fact that, on and off", specimens not now known to in- habit the New Jersey coast are thrown upon the beach, some of which have been recognized as fossils elsewhere. But for the present it is not safe to accept the hypothesis for an established fact, especially as a number of the more brightly- colored shells, such as the scallops, have at least in part the distinctive deep-blue tinge. Among the rarer shells of the coast is the whelk {Bucdnum undatum), whose habitat is more prop- erly the region lying north of Cape Cod peninsula, ex- tending thence eastward to the European continent. With us it is generally found in a largely dilapi- dated condition, indicating considerable wear, and a not improbably distant home. It inhabits a zone extend- ing from low water very nearly to the greatest depths, where it plies its trade as one of the most voracious of the marine snails. Great Whelk. numbers of the whelk are caught (more especially on the north European. 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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