70 MARINE FAUNA OF ST. ANDREWS. 



Fam. 14. Tellinidse, Latreille. 

 Genus 2. Tellina, L. 

 Tellina crassa, Gmelin. Op, cit. ii. p. 373, v. pi. 40. f. 4. 

 Single valves of good size are not uncommon in the debris 

 of the fishing-boats. 



Tellina balthica, L. Op. cit. ii. p. 375, v. pi. 40. f. 5. 

 Abundant on the sandy beach at the mouths of the Eden 

 and Tay, and on the West Sands after storms. 



Tellina tenuis, Da Costa. Op. cit. ii. p. 379, v. pi. 41. f. 1. 

 Very common on the sandy grotmd everywhere ; and dead 

 valves occui- on the West Sands throughout the year. 



Tellina fahula, Gronovius. Op. cit. ii. p. 382, v. pi. 41. f. 2. 

 Only less common than the last species on the same ground. 



Tellina pusilla, Philippi. Op. cit. ii. p. 388, v. pi. 41. f. 5. 

 Rather frequent in deep water, and in the stomachs of 

 haddocks and flounders. 



Genus 3. Psammobia, Lamarck. 

 Psammobia tellinella, Lamk. Op. cit. ii. p. 392, v. pi. 42. f. 1 . 

 Worn valves occasionally found amongst the deep-sea lines 

 of the fishermen. 



Psammobia ferr'oensis, Chemnitz. Op. cit. ii. p. 396, 

 V. p. 187, pi. 42. f. 3. 



Abundant and in fine condition on a sandy bottom off the 

 West Sands. Often thrown ashore in large numbers near 

 the estuary of the Eden. 



Genus 4. Donax, L. 



Donax vittatus, Da Costa. Op. cit. ii. p. 402, v. pi. 42. f. 5. 



Very abundant on the West Sands after storms, and on sandy 

 ground in a few fathoms. 



