"The body of the Asterias is supported by a calcareous envelop composed of juxta-imposed pieces at once various and numerous."

Aserias Aurantiaca (Lamarck)

"The body of the Asterias is supported by a calcareous envelop composed of juxta-imposed pieces at once…

"A species after death, when the weapons of death have been rubbed off; that is to say, the bristles. It has been calculated that more than ten thousand pieces, each admirably arranged and united, enter into the composition of the shell of this creature."

Buccal Armature of Echinus Lividus

"A species after death, when the weapons of death have been rubbed off; that is to say, the bristles.…

The organs of mastication of the Sea Urchin. Mastication, or chewing, is the process by which food is crushed and ground by teeth.

Masticating Apparatus of Echinus Lividus

The organs of mastication of the Sea Urchin. Mastication, or chewing, is the process by which food is…

"This figure shows a specimen of a family in which the arms are something like the tails of serpents. This species lives in she seas of the Antilles; the five arms are each provided with three to four rows of spines."

Ophiocoma Riisea (Lutken)

"This figure shows a specimen of a family in which the arms are something like the tails of serpents.…

"The <em>Crinoidea</em>, which belong to the family of starfishes, are mostly attached to marine rocks by a sort of root, having a long, flexible stem, which enables them to execute movements in the circle limited only by the length of this stem."

Pentacrinus Caput Medusae (Muller)

"The Crinoidea, which belong to the family of starfishes, are mostly attached to marine rocks…

"The <em>Crinoidea</em>, which belong to the family of starfishes, are mostly attached to marine rocks by a sort of root. Another division of this family, although at first fixed to some rooted stem, in their adult state they throw off the bonds and move freely, swimming through the water water or clinging to mussel or oyster banks."

Pentacrinus Europaeus (Thompson)

"The Crinoidea, which belong to the family of starfishes, are mostly attached to marine rocks…

This specimen is yellowish; its disk about four inches, its arms sixteen to eighteen. It is a very curious inhabitant of the Indian Ocean.

Periphylia Mirabilis

This specimen is yellowish; its disk about four inches, its arms sixteen to eighteen. It is a very curious…

A magnified view of the extension of a Sea Cucumber.

Plumatella Cristallina

A magnified view of the extension of a Sea Cucumber.

Scotoplanes live on or just underneath the surface of the bottom of the ocean, on the abyssal plain. They look and act a bit slug-like. They feed on the mud of the sea floor, benefiting from the organic materials that settle to the ocean bottom.

Scotoplana Globosa

Scotoplanes live on or just underneath the surface of the bottom of the ocean, on the abyssal plain.…

"A species after death, when the weapons of death have been rubbed off; that is to say, the bristles. It has been calculated that more than ten thousand pieces, each admirably arranged and united, enter into the composition of the shell of this creature."

Sea Urchin without Spines, Arcocladia Mamillata

"A species after death, when the weapons of death have been rubbed off; that is to say, the bristles.…