174 '^^^ Irish Naturalist. July, 



Some new stations for Mollusca. 



During some visits to the west and north-west coasts, Mr. W. J. D. 

 Walker collected a quantity of shell debris, &c.,forme at high water 

 mark. After sieving out the coarser shells and the fine sand and Foram- 

 inifera, a mass of small shells was left ; most of these were common or 

 moderately common, hut a few were rare and local. That from the 

 strand on Sheep Haven, at Rosapenna Hotel, was very small in quantity, 

 but it gave twenty species and two varieties. These included Odostomia 

 plicata, Eulimella (Odostomia) nitidissima, a new record for the north-west 

 coast, and the curious little Otma otis, which lives between tide marks. 

 It is a very local species and has been recorded from only two stations 

 on the west coast since Prof Harvey first found it at Miltown-Malbay, 

 County Clare, over half a century ago. 



The material from Mallaranny strand, Clew Bay, was largely composed 

 of two common small species, Rissoa parva and Hydrobia ulvoe\ but with 

 these were 25 other marine shells, including Rissoa cancellata and Tor- 

 natina obtusa. The brackish water species Hydrobia ventrosa was also 

 present, a new record^ for the west coast ; it is known on the east coast 

 at Larne and Dublin only. 



Some surface scrapings from Youghal strand yielded 13 species, in- 

 cluding Sphenia binghami, the third record onl}^, I think, for the south 

 coast. I have to thank Dr. Chaster for looking over the smaller species. 

 The Foraviinijera floated from the finer sieviugs are in Mr. J. Wright's 

 hands for examination. 



R. WEIyCH. 



Belfast. 



Longford Land and Freshwater Mollusca. 



Mrs. J. Mackay Wilson, Currygrane, Co. Longford, has kindly for- 

 warded me the following 24 species, mainly from the shores of the 

 lough there, but including the Swan-mussel from Glen Lough, and 

 some slugs collected by her gardener, Mr. M. Smith, also at Curry- 

 grane. 



As no shells whatever are recorded for this county in the last Census 

 of the Conchological Society, these are all new county records, so far as 

 that Census is concerned. Dr. Scharff, however, recorded all for 

 District VII. (4 counties) in his Irish List, 1892, except Planorbis crista and 

 Pisidiiim milijim, which are additions to it. 



Vitrina pelhicida^ Hyalinia cellaria^ Arion subfuscus, A. hortensis, Agriolimax 

 agrestis, Helix pulchella, Cochlicopa lubrica, Succinia ekgans, Linmaa stagnalis, 

 L. peregra and var. lacustris, L. pahistris, Planorbis marginatus, P. contortus, 

 P. albtis P. crista^ P.fontanus, Ancylus lacustris, Bytkinia tentaculata, Valvata 

 piuinalis^ V. crisiata^ Sphecrium corneum, Pisidiiim fojitiuak, P. milium, 



Anodonla cygnea. :::.\;;/ •'•'.!. 



R. \Vei<ch. 



Belfast. 



^ See p. 140 supra. — Eds 



