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this species which has yet been found, I took from the stomach 

 of a haddock in 1841. 



Genus Patella. Lin. 



P. Candida, Couth, Pelagic. Rare. Although I have 

 examined several hundred bushels of the entrails of fishes, I 

 have never found more than eight or ten specimens of this 

 shell. I have always found them in the stomachs of haddock 

 taken in very deep water. 



P. amcena, Say. Littoral, — and abundant on the whole 

 line of coast, from Piscataqua to Passamaquoddy. It is very 

 variable in its markings ; some specimens are nearly white, 

 others are black, and some are beautifully mottled, striped, 

 speckled, &c. The largest and most beautiful specimens I 

 have seen were sent me by Dr. Ray, from Eastport, — one 

 now in my cabinet is Ig inch in length. 



P. alveus, Con. This species is often found on the shores 

 of Casco Bay, but is not common. 



Genus Dentalium. Lin. 



D. enialis, Lin. Pelagic. I have frequently found this 

 species in fishes' stomachs taken in Casco Bay, and Captain 

 Walden has dredged it in Penobscot Bay. 



D. dentale, Lin. Pelagic. Having found only a single, 

 imperfect specimen of this species, I conclude it is very rare. 

 This was taken from the stomach of a haddock caught far out 

 at sea in very deep water. 



Genus Ce5ioria. Leach. 



C. (Patella,) noachina. Pelagic. This species is frequently 

 obtained from fishes' stomachs taken in Casco Bay. 



C. princeps, Migh. Pelagic. This species inhabits very 

 deep water. I have never obtained but four or five specimens, 

 all of which were taken from the stomachs of fishes caught off 

 the mouth of the Kennebeck, nearly one hundred miles from 

 land, on fishing ground known by fishermen by the name of 

 Monhegan Falls. The depth of water here, is from forty to 

 seventy-five fathoms. 



