J. LAMELLIBRANCHIATA. 



The Faeroes: 



M or ell's list gives this species from Kollefjord (on Stroiiio)") and from "Fiskebanken" W. of 

 the Faeroes. In recent years Pccten opcrcjilaris has been dredged at the following places: 



Klaksvig 10—15 f'"- i valve. 



Andefjord 16—23 - i — 



Fnndingsfjord 12 — ca. 20 - , coarse sand and cla}'. i spec. & 5 valves. 



Ejde 5 — 6 - , coarse black sand. 2 \alves. 



Vestmanhavn 5— 6 - , fine black sand. i spec. 



5 — 13 - mud and black sand. i — 



— 10—30 - I valve. 



Nolso, deep hole at north end ca. 100 - 2 spec. & i valve. 



Trangisvaag i — 12 - i spec. 



62°29' N.L., 7°37'W. L 60 - , sand and shells. i valve & i fragment. 



62° 16.5' — , 6°6' — 50 — 60 - 10 valves. 



62° 1 6 — , 5°54' — 50—60 - I valve. 



5 miles N. of east jjoint of 



Myggemes 50 - 2 fragments. 



7 — N. by E. of east point 



of Myggenses 57 - 9 valves. 



61 "56' N.Iy., 7'04'W. L 30 - I valve. 



61^40' — 7°4o' — 135 - I — 



61° — 8°52' — 90 - 2 spec, and i valve. 



6o°55' — 8°56' — 69 - 4 valves and some fragments. 



9 miles V^. S. E. of Bispen .... ca. 70 - 3 valves. 



6 — N. by W. of Kalso . . 60 - 7 spec. 



I'/a — 2 miles off mouth ofBor- 



dovig 20 — 30 - I .spec, and i valve. 



16 miles E. by S. of south 



point of Nolso ca. 80 - 4 spec. 



13 miles W. by S. of Munken - 150 - 7 valves. 



It should be emphasized, that all the specimens taken in the fjords and at the coast itself are 

 small, at most 24.5 """. In the open sea round about the F^aerocs, on the contrary, many large indiv- 

 iduals have been taken; the largest living specimen measures 65"""., the largest of the empty 

 shells So™"'. 



The specimens vary somewhat in regard to colour and sculpture, just as at other places. 



Distribution. Pccten opcrcularis occurs at the Canary Isles, Madeira and the Azores. It is 

 common in the Mediterranean (including the Aegean) and along the coasts of Europe to Southern 



■) It is probably these .specimeu,s (collected by lap. Steenst rup) to which Jeffreys refers, when he writes (I.e. 

 p. 60): "Steenstrup informs me that he has found it (P. operadaris) in IceLnnl'', the Fteroese locality being confused with 

 KoUafjordr in Iceland. Pccten opcrcularis has never been found at Iceland. 



