362 THE MOLLUSCA COLLECTED BY THE " HUXLEY " FROM THE 



FILIBRANCHIA. 

 ANOMIACEA. 



ANOMIID^. 



Anomia, Linne. 

 Anomia ephippium, Linne. 



Anomia cphipjnum, Linne, 1758. Syst. Nat., edit, x, p. 701. 

 This well-known species has many synonyms and is very variable. 

 All the specimens under consideration are or have been attached to the 

 spines of Echini. 



This is a very widely distributed species, and is found on both sides 

 of the Atlantic, " Iceland to Egypt and Madeira, Labrador to Long 

 Island Sound" (Jeffreys). Found by the Challenger off Pernambuco, 

 the Nightingale Islands, and Tristan dAcunha. 

 Station TV. 109 fathoms. One living, young. 

 ,, IX. 240 fathoms. Many living, all young. 

 „ XI. 146 fathoms. Two living, both young. 

 „ XII. 246 fathoms. Five living, all young. 



ARCACEA. 



ARCID^. 



LiMOPSis, Sassi. 

 (1) Limopsis aurita (Brocchi). 

 Area aurita, Brocchi, 1815. Conch. Foss. Subapp., ii, p. 485, pi. xi, 

 fig. 9. 



Pectuneulus auritus, Philippi, 1836. Enum. Moll. Sicil., i, p. 63. 

 Limopsis aurita, Jeffreys, 1863-69. Brit. Conch., ii, p. 161, pi. iv, 

 fig. 3 ; V, p. 174, pi. XXX, fig. 1. 



A very widely distributed species. Seas of Europe from Norway 

 to the Mediterranean. It has also been recorded from the Azores, 

 New Jersey, Virginia, Cape Hatteras, Georgia, Florida, West Indies. 

 Jeffreys {Poreupine, etc.) records it from Japan. 



Station IX. 240 fathoms. One living, four odd valves. 

 ,, XII. 246 fathoms. One living, three odd valves. 



(2) Limopsis minuta (Philippi). 



Peetuneulus minntus, Philippi, 1836. Enum. Moll. Sicil, i, p. 63, 

 pi. V, fig. 3. 



Limopsis Borcalis, Woodward, 1865. In Jeff. Brit. Conch., v, p. 174, 

 pi. 100, fig. 3. 



