174 Transactiom. — Zoology. 



Paphiidae. 



192. Paphia nov(B-zealandm, Chemn. Sandy flats between tide 



marks ; common. 



193. P. spissa, Keeve. Sandy flats near Lake Takapuna. 



TellinidsB. 



194. Psammohia stanyeri, Gray 



195. P. lineolata. Gray. 



196. Hiatida nitida, Gray. 



Sandy or muddy banks below 

 low water-mark, but often 

 washed up by gales. 



197. Tellina alba, Quoy et Gaim. Very rare near Auckland, 



198. T. (jlabrella, Desk. Near and below low water-mark ; not 



uncommon. 



199. T. subovata, Sow. Frequently dredged in the deeper parts 



of the harbour. 



200. 

 201. 



Petricolidse. 



f Either hidins; in the old burrows 



Venenvpii rejiexa, Gray. t r>i i i • t i.\ 



^ J ' -I \ 01 PAoms, or burrowmg tor them- 



\ . eleyans, Desh. I selves in the softer rocks. 



Veneridae. 



202. Venus oblonga, Hanley. Not common. 



203. V. yatei, Gray. Not common, but sometimes washed up 



by gales. 



204. V. stutchburyi, Gray. Sandy and muddy banks, between 



tide-marks. Abundant. 



205. V. costata, Quoy et Gaim. Occasionally washed up after 



storms. 



206. V. niesodesma, Quoy et Gaim. Banks below low water- 



mark. Not rare. 



207. Dosinia australis,GYSiV.\ • i, , 



nQo T) 1 c [All occasionally thrown up after 



209. P. lumbata, Gould. J ^* ^^' 



210. Tapes intermedia, Quoy et Gaim. Near low water-mark. 



Not rare. 



Pisidiidse. 



211. Pisidium lenticula, Dunker. Among Cham and Nitella, 



Lake Takapuna, but not common. 



Cardiidse. 



212. Cardium striattilum, Sow, A few odd valves have been 



picked up after gales. 



