Panama Shells. 



Chiton Stokesii Mull. Syn. Nov. Test, Viv. p. 162. 1836. 



Lam. An. sans Vert. VII. 510 No. 49. (Desh. ed.) 1838. 



- Lam. An. sans Vert. III. Pt. 1. p. 188. No. 49. 



(Desh. ed. tert.) - 1841. 

 Sowb. Conch. 111. No. 20. pi. 41. f. 24. 1841. 



Orb. Voy. Amer. Merid. Moll. p. 486. 1843. 



Reeve Conch. Icon. pi. 1. f. 4. Mar. 184'7. 



Station. On stones at low water ; Cuming ! Broderip. Under 

 stones at low water ; Cuming ! Reeve. 



Our specimens were found under stones near the low water of 

 neap tides. 



Habitat. Port St. Elena, and Panama ; Cuming ! Broderip. 

 Seas of South America ; Deshaves. 



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Columbia ; Sowerby : also Jay. 

 Arica and Islay ; Orbigny ! 

 St. Elena ; Cuming ! Reeve. 

 Taboga and Panama ; C. B. A. ! 



We collected about 40 specimens, many of which have been 

 destroyed by rats. The species is very common. 



Family OSTILEIDJE. 

 377. Anomia lampe. 



Synonymy. 



Anomia lampe Gray in Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. p. 117. Nov. 1849. 



Gray in Catal. Anom. Brit. Mus. p. 19. 1850. 



Station. In 60 fathoms water ; Major Rich ! Gould MSS. 

 It also occurs at low water mark. 



Habitat. California ; Gray. 



La Paz and Monterey, Calif. ; Major Rich ! Gould 



MSS. 



Panama ; C. B. A. ! 



Only 1 specimen was obtained. The specimen obtained from 

 60 fathoms water by Major Rich was taken at Monterey. One 

 from La Paz in Mus. Gould is of enormous size. 



