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Venus casina, Linnaeus. 



At Positions 6 (one dead valve), 9 (four living, one dead valve), 

 10 (one living, several dead), 11 (one), 12 (one), 13 (one), 16 (two), 

 17 (three), 19 (one), 34 (a few), 44, 46 (two young), 53. 



Depth, 42-46 fath. 



Venus ovata, Pennant. 



At Positions 1 (one young), 6 (one dead valve), 10 (one), 40 (one), 



43 (two), 44 (one). 

 Depth, 40-46 fath. 



Tapes virgineus (Linnaeus). 



At Positions 1 (three young living, one dead), 6 (one bored valve), 

 12 (one dead), 20 (one living), 43 (two dead), 53 (two dead), 56 

 (one dead). 

 Depth, 40-49 fath. 



Gouldia minima (Montagu). 



At Positions 6 (one dead valve), 43 (three), 44 (several). 

 Depth, 42-46 fath. 



CARDIIDAE. 

 Cardium echinatum, Linnaeus. 



At Positions 1 (old valves), 70 (one living). 

 Depth, 40 fath. 



Cardium norvegicum (Spengler). 



At Positions 5 (one young), 10 (one), 19 (one), 20 (dead valves), 



51 (two large, living). 

 Depth, 42-45 fath. 



Cardium tuberculatum, Linnaeus. 



One young specimen, 9 mm. in length, apparently belonging to 



this species, was obtained at Position 53. 

 Depth, 46 fath. 



aAPJDAE. 

 Gari costulata (Turton). 



Single specimens at Position 10, 31, 37. 

 Depth, 40-43 fath. 



Gari ferroensis (Chemnitz). 

 One dead valve at Position 1. 

 Depth, 40 fath. 



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