SYSTEMATIC LIST OF THE FAUNA. 



247 



Vulg., as above. 



Croat., Pokrovaca gladka, Kapica, 

 Migavica. 



Habit. Common in the Trieste market mixed 

 with No. 49 ; Quarnero. 



48. PEC TEN VAR1US, L. 



Gescheckte Kamm-muschel. 

 Pettine vario (//.). 



Vulg., Canestrello de mar, C. da una recia 



( Ven.), Capa santa piccola. 



Habit. Common in the lagoons, and at Zaole, 



Capo d'Istria, Pirano, Cherso, etc., in shallow 



water amongst sponges, on muddy beds ; 



Quarnero. 



49- TEC TEN POLYMORPHUS, Brown. 

 Vulg., Canestrello. 



Habit. Common in the lagoons and on sandy 

 beds on the Istrian coast, amongst zostera, 

 alga, and sponges; off Zaole, Pirano, etc.; 

 Quarnero. 



Gen. II. Lima, Brug. 



50. LIMA LNFLATA, Lam. 



Feilenmuschel, Raspelmuschel. 



Vulg., Sorbolo di mar. 



Croat., Pilaca. 

 Habit. Deep limestone beds (twenty-five fathoms), 

 also on the sandy beds off Zaole, Capo d'Istria, 

 Pirano; edible, but not much prized; general 

 and common. 



Gen. III. Spondylus, Lam. 



51. SPONDYLUS GAZDEROPUS, L. 



Gemeine Klappmuschel, Lazarus Klappe. 



Vulg., Gaidero, Copiza, Iardon. 



Croat., Kopito, Kopitnjak. 

 Habit. Zaule, Capo d'Istria, Pirano, Rovigno, in 

 two to four fathoms ; general and common, 

 particularly in the south of Istria on limestone 

 beds. 



52. SPONDYLUS ACULEATUS, Delle 



Chia. 

 Nomenclature. As 51. 



Habit. Rovigno, Quarnero ; rare ; both sp. 

 are edible, but seldom come to market. 



Fam. III. Aviculid^e, Swainson. 

 Gen. Pinna, Z. 



53. PLNNA NOB ILLS, Weinkauff. 



Steckmuschel. 

 Pinna nobile (//.). 



Vulg., Astdra, Astiira, Lastura, Ostiira, 

 Astara, Stura, Paldstrega di porto ( Ven.), 

 Piede de caval (Fiume). 

 Croat., Butovka, Ljustura, Peritska (Spa- 

 lato). 

 Habit. Lagoons of Venice and elsewhere on 

 muddy beds ; Quarnero ; this and other sp. 

 of Pinna, such as P. rudis (L.), and P. 

 squamosa (Gra.), are little eaten. 



Fam. IV. Mytilid^, Flem. 



Gen. I. Mytilus, L. 



54. MYTLLUS EDULIS, L. 



Common Mussel. 



Moule of the French. 



Gemeine Miesmuchel. 



Mitilo commestibile (//.). 



Vulg., Pedocchio, Pedocchio di mar, Pe- 



occhio, Peocio. 



Croat., Kokoslca, Klapunica. senac 



{Fiume). Daguja (Novigrad), Klapavica 



(Spalato). 



Habit. On muddy and sandy beds in the lagoons 



of Venice (those hailing from the Royal 



Arsenal at Venice being especially prized), 



and very numerous between Grado and the 



mouth of the river Tagliamento in a depth 



of thirteen to fifteen fathoms and about nine 



miles distant from the shore, also off the reefs 



(Scogli) of Istria. M. flavins (Poli) is not 



