Lima elliptica, .Tcffn vs 



Lima ellipika. Jcffreys, Brit. Coiicli., vol. 2. 18(33, ]). 81. vol. 5, p. 169, Pl, 25, fig. 2. 

 Limatula — G. O. Sårs, Moll. Eeg. Aret. Norv., 1878, p. 25. 



Deiuie art, .som kun foreliggtn- i nogl(> faa exemplarer 

 fra Huso, 4U — Gt) fv.. har ved don norske kyst samme ud- 

 bredelse som 1'oregaaende. Den forekommer langs hele 

 Europas vestkyst samt i Middelhavet, Jeffreys anforer den 

 (lesuden fra A^ewfoundland. den mexikanske Golf og Japan. 

 Den l)athymetriske udl)redelse er lU — lOGO fv. Fossil skal 

 den itolge Jeffreys v;ere fundeu i Xorge, Belgien, Ungarn 

 Italien og Rhodes. For Norges vedkonnnende maa det dog 

 antagelig bero paa en feilangivelse, idet Sårs udtrykkelig 

 fremha'ver, at den ikke er funden fossil hos os. 



I sit arbeide over ,,Willem Barents" expe(h'tionens 

 lamellibrancliiater anfører Haren Norman denne art fra 

 Barentshavet'), men maa dette formodentlig bero paa en 

 forvexling med liina fniborata. som synes at være en mere 

 lioinordisk art Livia subovata anfores ogsaa af Jeffreys 

 som funden af den hollandske arktiske expedition-j. 



This species, of whieh there are only a few s|)eciaiens 

 from Huso, from depths of from 40 to 60 fatlioms, has the 

 same distribution on the Norwegian coast as the preceding 

 species. It occurs all along the west coast of Europe, and 

 in the Mediterranean. Jeffi-eys also states its occurrenee 

 off Newfoundland, iu tiie Gulf of Mexico, and .Ta])an. Its 

 bathymetrical distribution is from ]n to 1(160 fatlioms 

 Aceording to JeftVeys. it is found in a fossil state in 

 Norway, Belgium, Hungary, Italy, and Rhodes. As regards 

 Norway, liowever. this must be a misstatement, for Snrs 

 lays stres.s upon the fact that it is not found as a fossil 

 in Norway. 



Haren Norman, in his work on the Lamelli- 

 branciiiata of tile "Willem Barents' Expedition. men- 

 tions this species as oecurriug in tiie Barents Sea'), 

 but he lias probably confounded it with Lhiia suhdvafa. 

 which seeras to l)e a more northerly species. Liiiid siiliornfa 

 is also mentioned by Jeffreys as fotind liy the Dutch arctic 

 expedition ^j. 



Lima subovata, Jeffreys. 



fnna suhovafa, Jeffreys, Ann. tt Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 4, vol. 18, 1866, p. 427. 

 — — Jeffreys, Proe, Zoo), Soc, 1879, p. 563, Pl. 45, fig. 2. 



Pindested. Stat. 18, 173 b, 192 (Uere dode skaller), 

 195, 290. 323. Dybde 1(.)7— 649 fv. 



Det største exemplar havdo en Irengde af 14 mm. 



Liuia siihovata er tidligere kjeudt fra Middelhavet og 

 (let nordlige af Atlanterhavet med tilstødende dele af Is- 

 havet. Artens sydgrændse er ved Azorerne. Den bathy- 

 metriske udbredelse er 16 — 145iJ fv. Fossil er den funden 

 ved Palermo. 



Locality. Stations 18, 173 Ij. 192 (.several eiupty 

 valves), 195. 290, 323. Depth lu7 — 649 fatlioms. 



The largest specimen was 14 mm. in lengtb. 



Lima siihovata had previously been found in the Medi- 

 terranean and the northern [lart of tlie Atlantic Ocean 

 with tile adjoining parts of tlie Arctic Ocean. Its 

 Southern limit is the Azores. Its bathymetrical distribu- 

 tion is from 16 to 1450 fathoms. It is found as a 

 fossil at Palermo. 



Lima sarsii. Loven. 



Urna crassa, Forbes (?), Rep. Brit. Assoc. Adv, Sei.. 1843, 



— sarsii, Lovi^m, Ind. Moll Scand., 1846, p. 32. 

 Limatula crassu. G. O. Sårs. Moll. Reg. Aret. Norv., 1878, p. 26 



Lima sarsii fandtes paa stationerne 173 b, 192 og 

 Dybde 107—649 fv, 



Ff)rbes crassa har muligens prioriteten, men dennes 

 mindre gode beskrivelse vanskeliggjør ideiititiceringeii. Vi 

 har derfor ligesom JeftVeys foretrukket at bruge Lovens 

 navn, sarsii. 



93, 



195. 



') NiederUind, Arcdi. f. Zool. Suppl, I, Dio Lamelliljranclnateii, ]i. 4. 

 -) Proc, Zool, Soc, 1879, p. .'.O:'.. 



Lima sarsii was found at Stations 173 b, 192, and 

 195, Depth 107—649 fathoms. 



Forbes"s naiiie, crassa. possibly has the [iriority, but 

 its iinperb'Ct description makes Identification difficiilt. Like 

 .JeftVeys, we have tlierefore preferred to employ Lovérrs 

 name. sarsii. 



') Niederland. Aroh, f, Zool,, Suppl. 1, Uio Lamellibraiicliiatcn, p, 4. 

 -) Proc. Zool. Soc, 1«T!), p, 5()3. 



