LAMELLIBRANCHIATA. 109 



Iceland. 



YiciQ Astarte cllipficci is common round the island; it occurs both on sand, ooze, mud and mixed 

 bottom-soil; living it is taken at depths of 5— 6ofm., once of 100 fm. The maximum length is 38.5""". 



The various localities are as follows: 



East Iceland: 

 Berufjordr, Djupivogr 6 — 9 fm., mud with black sand. 



— mouth 54 — 41 - , ooze. 



Faskrudstjordr 50 — 20 - , blue clay. 



64°58'N.L., 13^25' W.L 40 - 



Eskifjordr o — 12 - 



\'idfj6rdr 15 - 



Nordfjordr 22 - 



— 40 - 



Seydisfjordr 9 — 5 - 



— , mouth 38 — 14 - , mud. 



— , mouth ca. 40 - , stomachs of haddock. 



— 50 — 20 - , blue clay. 



65°42'N.L., i3°57'W.Iv 60 - 



Bakkafjordr 28 — 20 - , sand mixed with clay. 



— 32 — 25 - , sand mixed with clay. 



— 52—43 - , sand mixed with clay. 



The largest specimen is 38 "'™. long. 



North Iceland: 



Thistilfjordr 10—24 f™" sand and "coral". 



— 50 - ) clay with man\- stones. 



Axafjordr 22 - , mud. 



Skjalfandi Bugt 21 - , black sand. 



_ _ 31 " ) li^^ sand. 



4 miles E. of Brik Skaer 100 - 



Husavik in E. 4 miles 42 - 



66°i7'N. L., i8°i3'W. L 52 - 



0fjord 



— just S. of Hrisey 18 - , clay. 



Veidileysa 21 — 25 - 



The largest of these specimens are 35 "'"'. long. 



