686 



BULLETIN OF THE BUREAU OF FISHERIES. 



Nucula proximo Continued. 



7781 (few shells), 7783 (i living and many 

 shells). 



Phalarope and Blue Wing stations: i (many 

 shells and i living), 2 (few shells), 3 (few 

 shells), 5 (i shell), 6 (few shells), 7 (few shells), 

 9 (i), ii (several), 13 (i shell), 15 (i living), 17 

 (many living), 18 (many living), 19 (many), 

 20 (i living and shells), 26 (i living), 28 (few), 

 33 ( i shell), 40 (few shells), 43 (shells), 52 (few), 

 62 (2), 70 (abundant), 71 (many living), 72 

 (many living and shells), 73 (i living), 78 

 (many living, all sizes), 79 (several living), 

 80 (few living), 82 (i), 84 ,86, 88 (i small), 89, 

 91, 92, 95, 96, 97, 98, 100 (i living), 104, 107 

 (few living), 108, no, 116, 117 (few living and 

 shells), 118 (shells common), 119 (several 

 shells), 120 (shells and living), 121 (shells), 122 

 (few shells and living), 123 (shells), 125 (living 

 and shells), 126 (few living), 127 (many living), 

 128 (common), 129, 130 (shells), 131 (living 

 and shells), 132 (living and shells common), 

 133 (several living), 135 (few shells), 139 (few), 

 140 (i shell), 141 (living and shells), 144 (few), 

 145 (living and shells common), 146 (several 

 shells), 147 (living common), 148 (living and 

 shells common), 149 (common), 150 (living), 

 151 (living), 152 (few living), 153 (living), 154 

 (i living), 155 (many living), 156 (several liv- 

 ing), 157 (few living), 158 (few living) 160 (2 

 shells), 161 (i shell), 163 (i shell and fragments) 

 164 (many living and shells), 165 (few shells 

 and living), 167 (i living, several shells), 

 Observed breeding from June 20 into August. 

 G. A. Drew. 



Nucula proximo oiiata Verrill & Bush. 

 Verrill and Bush, 1898. 



One living specimen taken in Vineyard Sound, 

 off Cuttyhunk, in 18 fathoms (1880). 



Nucula delphinodonta Mighels. 



Gould, 1870, p. 153 (not listed for this region); 

 Verrill and Smith, 1873, P- 691, 59' Ball, 

 1889, p. 42. 



"Off Gay Head, 19 fathoms, soft mud." Ver- 

 rill. One living specimen taken by the sur- 

 vey at Phalarope station 107* (off Weepecket 

 Rocks, $% fathoms, mud and shells). 



Family LEDIM;. 



Yoldia limatula (Say). [Chart 135]. 

 Gould, 1870, p. 154 (Yoldia limatula), p. 160 

 (Y. tnyalis); Verrill and Smith, 1873, p. 689, 

 432, etc.; Ball, 1889, p. 44; Sumner, 1910, 

 fig. 8. 



Yoldia limatula Continued. 



Living specimens taken throughout Buzzards 

 Bay, to which the local distribution seems to 

 be chiefly restricted; one record each at Me- 

 nemsha Bight, Vineyard Haven and mouth of 

 Vineyard Sound; shells taken at several points 

 in the Sound and at Crab Ledge. Survey. 

 Living specimens dredged in 2 to 17 fathoms, 

 nearly always at depths of less than 10 fathoms, 

 and almost exclusively on bottoms of clear or 

 sandy mud. 



Fish Hawk stations: 7566 (several shells), 7593 

 (i shell), 7601 (several shells), 7602 (few shells), 

 7609 (i shell), 7611 (living abundant), 7612 

 (several living), 7613 (several living), 7614 

 (few living and shells), 7615 (i living), 7616 

 (i living), 7617 (many shells and living), 7618 

 (several living), 7619 (several living), 7620 

 (few living), 7622 (few living), 7623 (many liv- 

 ing and shells), 7624 (many living), 7629 (sev- 

 eral living), 7632 (fragment), 7633 (i living), 

 7637 (living and many shells), 7638 (many liv- 

 ing), 7640 (many living and shells), 7641 (many 

 living and shells), 7642 (many living and 

 shells), 7643 (many living and shells), 7644 

 (many living and shells), 7645 (few living), 

 7646 (many living and shells), 7647 (few living 

 and shells), 7649 (few living and shells), 7650 

 (living and shells), 7651 (few living), 7652 (few 

 living), 7653 (few living), 7654 (shells and liv- 

 ing), 7655 (few living and shells), 7656 (i), 7657 

 (many living), 7658 (living), 7660 (few living), 

 7661 (many living and shells), 7662 (many liv- 

 ing and shells), 7663 (many shells and living), 

 7668 (i living), 7669 (many shells), 7673 (many 

 living and shells), 7675 (many living and 

 shells), 7686 (few living and shells), 7688 (i 

 shell), 7728 (i shell and i living). 



Phalarope and Blue Wing stations: 19 (several 

 shells), 20 ( i shell), 52 (i shell), 53 (i shell), 72 

 (few living), 78 (many living), 79 (living com- 

 mon), 83 (few, i living), 84 (common), 85 (i 

 living), 86, 93 (several living), 94, 107 (several 

 living), 113, 115 (i shell), 119 (living and 

 shells), 122 (few shells), 127 (many living), 

 128 (few), 133 (r shell), 140 (i living), 143 (i 

 shell), 153 (i living), 159 (several living and 

 shells), 160 (several living), 161 (many living 

 and shells, very large and small), 162 (several 

 living), 164 (few living and shells), 165 (few 

 living), 1 66 (many living). 



Yoldia sapotilla (Gould). 



Gould, 1870, p. 159 (not listed for this region); 

 Verrill and Smith, 1873, p. 689, 509; Ball, 

 1889, p. 44. 



"Off Gay Head, 19 fathoms, soft mud; off Buz- 

 zards Bay, 25 fathoms, sand."- Verrill. 



