106 THE ECONOMIC MOLLUSCA OF ACADIA. 



food in St. John or Prince Edward Island. The fishermen of 

 the Charlotte County coast, and of parts of Nova Scotia, 

 know and esteem them, and the same may be true of the 

 fishermen of other parts of Acadia. The shells are used for 

 some ornamental purposes. 



All testimony goes to show that it is an excellent food 

 Mollusc, but its comparative scarcity and the difficulty of 

 obtaining it will prevent its extensive use. 



Work of Reference. 



Fishery Industries of the U. S. Sect. V., Vol. II., pp. 

 613-G15. 



Fig. 20. — Solen ensis, var. Americana, Half Natural Size. 

 S., Siphons; Sh., Shell; J/., Mantle; F., Foot. 



26. Zirpliaea crispata (Linn.) Morch. 



[Zn-/)7ife«,— (?); crispata, wrinkled.] 



Date-fish. 



Distribution, (a) 6-'enem?;— Shallow water to seventy 

 fathoms. Connecticut to Gulf of St. Lawrence. Iceland, 

 Northern Europe to Great Britain and France. West coast 

 of America, south to California. 



{b) In Acadia;— {m N. B.) Grand Manan, very rare, 

 Stimpson. Bay of Fundy, eight to seventy fathoms, in hard 

 clay, VerriU. L'Etang Harbor. (In N. S.) Sable Island, large 

 specimens, Jones (on authority of Willis). Prince Edward 

 Island, boring in red sandstone reefs, Daioson. Probably to 

 be found in suitable localities all around our const. 



