APPENDIX


 APPENDIX I

 That the Arawak Indians of St. John depended heavily on mollusks as an
important part of their diet is evidenced by the abundance of shell refuse in
the village middens. All sites of occupation gave evidence of this factor, and it
was especially noted in our retained samples from tests in the Cinnamon, Fran-
cis, and Coral Bay sites. Of anthropological interest is the fact that Codakia
orbicularis Linne (Tiger Lucina) predominated. This clam has wide distri-
bution, having been noted from Texas to Florida; however, it appears to
abound in the West Indies and especially in the region of Puerto Rico (Warmke
and Abbott, 1961, 178). The second most prominent mollusk was Anadara
notabilis Roding (Eared Ark); the third was Cittarium pica Linne (West
Indian Top-shell); the fourth was Arca zebra Swainson (Turkey Wing).
 We are grateful to Dr. Towner B. Root, Central Florida Museum, Orlando,
Florida, for examination and identification of the mollusk collection from the
St. John survey. It is our hope, too, that the series of identifications listed
below will be of value to the marine biologist as check data in time depth.

 SHELL SPECIES OBTAINED FROM TEST EXCAVATIONS IN
 PREHISTORIC SITES, ST. JOHN, VIRGIN ISLANDS
 (See Plates VIII and IX)

 1. Anadara notabilis Roding (Eared Ark)
 2. Arca zebra Swainson (Turkey Wing)
 3. Asaphis deflorata Linne (Gaudy Asaphis)
 4. Astraea caelata Gmelin (Carved Star-shell)
 5. Bursa granularis Roding (Granular Frog-shell)
 6. Chama congregate Conrad (Little Corrugated Jewel Box)
 7. Chama macerophylla Gmelin (Leafy Jewel Box)
 8. Charonia variegata Lamarck (Trumpet Triton)
 9. Chione cancellata Linne (Cross-barred Venus)
 10. Chione paphia Linne (King Venus)
 11. Cittarium pica Linne (West Indian Top-shell)
 12. Codakia orbicularis Linne (Tiger Lucina)
 13. Cymatium femorale Linne (Angular Triton)
 14. Cymatium muricinum Roding (Knobby Triton)
 15. Cyphoma gibbosum Linne (Flamingo Tongue)
 16. Fasciolaria tulipa Linne (True Tulip)
 17. Laevicardium laevigatum Linne (Common Egg Cockle)
 18. Latirus brevicaudatus Reeve (Short-Tailed Latirus)
 19. Lyropecten nodosus Linne (Lion's Paw)
20. Murex brevifrons Lamarck (West Indian Murex)
21. Murex pomum Gmelin (Apple Murex)
22. Nerita peloronta Linne (Bleeding Tooth)
23. Neritina virginea Linne (Virgin Nerita)
24. Oliva reticularis Lamarck (Netted Olive)