TESTACEOUS MOLLUSCA. 66 



Astarte sulcata, DaC. 



Frequent alive in Carnarvon Bay (" Hyaena," 1890) : 

 sparingly off Bradda (F.A.) : rare alive on Birkdale 

 shore (G.W.C.)- 



var. scotica, M. and R. Isle of Man, N., rare in deep 

 water (Mai. Mon.). 



* Venus cJiw)ie, L., omitted from Rep. I. 



Carnarvon Bay in 12 fms. (McAndrew), cf. Jeff. B.C. 

 II, 333: valves in same loc. (Forbes and F.A.). This 

 is the northern limit of the species on our coasts. 



Venus fascia ta, DaC. 



Common alive at Beaumaris (R.D.D.), off Port Erin 

 (F.A.), at Llandudno, in 1878 (B.T.), and in Carnar- 

 von Bay ("Hyaena," 1890) : records numerous. 



Venus ovata, Penn. 



Frequent alive at Port Erin (F.A."*, and in Carnarvon 

 Bay ("Hytena," 1890). 



Tapes virgineus, L. 



Very abundant at Port Erin and quite the character- 

 istic shell though by far the greater number were fresh 

 dead shells (F.A.) : also Bull Bay and Tynygongl 

 (F.A.), Birkdale (G.W.C.), dead only. 



Lucinopsis undata, Penn. 



One small living specimen in central area, valves 

 common: valves at Port Erin, Tynygongl (F.A.), 

 Southport (G.W.C.). 



Tellina fahula, Gron. 



Port Erin c. dredged and on shore (F.A.). 



^Tellina squaUcla, Pult. 



Between Southport and Blackpool (W.H.H.), valves 

 only. 



Tellina donacina, Don. 



c. in central area, young shells alive, adults dead; 

 valves recorded passim. 



