. Sea-shore life; the invertebrates of the New York coast. Marine animals. Fig. Ill; Eel Grass, at low tide, covered with Periwinkles. Annisqiiam, Mass, floating in a nutrient jelly. From two to twent}' thousand eggs are laid, and are fast- ened to the ground by the side of the animal so as to be covered by the shell itself. The breeding season extends from early summer until about August 15th. Our species range from the West Indies to Nova Scotia, and are very common in Long Island Sound. Crepkhila foniiraUi (Fig. 112), the largest species, is found attached to horse-shoe crabs, and also to s
. Sea-shore life; the invertebrates of the New York coast. Marine animals. Fig. Ill; Eel Grass, at low tide, covered with Periwinkles. Annisqiiam, Mass, floating in a nutrient jelly. From two to twent}' thousand eggs are laid, and are fast- ened to the ground by the side of the animal so as to be covered by the shell itself. The breeding season extends from early summer until about August 15th. Our species range from the West Indies to Nova Scotia, and are very common in Long Island Sound. Crepkhila foniiraUi (Fig. 112), the largest species, is found attached to horse-shoe crabs, and also to stones and dead shells. A succession of individuals being often seen fastened one to the shell of the other with the last shell in the line fastened to a stone or. 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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