78 THE INVERTEBRATE FAUNA 
We dredged this species last summer in 
Aberlady Bay in 9 fathoms, and have 
found it alive on the beach at Portobello, 
Aberdour, ete. 
Venus gallina, var. gibba. 
Between Granton and Cramond Island, 
with intermediate forms (J/). 
Tapes virgineus (Linn.). 
Firth of Forth (Zd. Mus., and M*B.). 
Good specimens in Newhaven Harbour, 
sometimes milk-white (JZ). 
We have found this species at Portobello. 
T. pullastra (Mont.). 
Firth of Forth; plentiful at low water, 
especially near Newhaven and Cramond 
(F. and H.); Firth of Forth (4d. Mus., and 
M'B.); Dalmeny, where it grows to a large 
size—21 inches broad—occasionally pure 
white (JZ); beach between Portobello and 
Fisherrow (Metz. and Mey.). 
We dredged it last summer off the Isle of 
May, in 8 fathoms, and have collected it 
at Ele, Cramond, and Portobello. 
A monstrosity, showing the foliaceous 
structure of the shell, gathered at Cocken- 
zie, has the front margin, as it were, 
of three shells, but only one hinge-line 
(IL). 
T. pullastra, var. perforans. 
Living in soft rock at Wardie and North 
Berwick at low water. Semi-fossil at 
Longniddry and other places (JZ). 
T. decussatus (Linn.). 
Beach between Portobello and Fisherrow 
(Metz. and Mey.). 
Lucinopsis wndata (Penn.). 
Firth of Forth (WB, F. and H, and 
Ed. Mus.); Bass Rock, 24 fathoms (Metz. 
and Mey.). 
