OF NORTHUMBERLAND AND DURHAM. Q5 



Fums Txhrtoni, Bean in Mag. Nat. Hist. vii. 493, f. 61. 

 King in Ann. Nat. Hist, xviii. 245. Howse in Ann. 

 Nat. Hist. xix. 162, t. 10, f. 6—10. 

 From deep water, rare. A few specimens of this fine species 

 have been obtained from the fishermen by Mr. W. King and Mr. 

 R. Howse. The ova capsules and young have also been got by 

 the latter and are figured by him in the Annals of Natural 

 History. 

 8. F. NoRVEGicus, Chemn. 



Fiisus Norvegicits, King in Ann. Nat. Hist, xviii. 244. 

 Howse in Ann. Nat. Hist. xix. 162, t. 10, £ 1—3. 

 From deep water, rare. This, with the last, was first noticed 

 to be an inhabitant of our coast by Mr. King, who has procured 

 some beautiful specimens from the fishermen. Specimens have 

 likewise been got by Mr. R. Howse, who dredged the ova cap- 

 sules in sixty fathoms water, off the coast of Durham. See Ann. 

 Nat. Hist., as above. 

 9. F. ANTiQUUS, Linn. 



Murex antiquus, Mont. Test. Brit. 257. 

 Common in the coralline and deep-water regions on all parts 

 of the coast. The deep-water variety is thinner and more ven- 

 tricose than the other, and generally has the outer lip reflected. 

 Our largest specimen from the coralline zone (got at Newbig- 

 gin), measures 7^ inches in length, and 3-| in breadth. Dr. 

 Johnston, however, has a specimen, found by Miss I. Forster 

 near Alemouth, which is 8 inches long, and 3-| broad. (Berw. 

 Club. Froc. i. 234.) The largest from deep water, as mentioned 

 by Mr. King, is 7 inches long and nearly 5 broad. These 

 specimens from our coast appear to be the largest that have been 

 recorded. 

 10. F. ? MINIMUS, 3font. 



Buccinum minhmim, Mont. Test. Brit. 247, t. 8, f 2. 

 In shell-sand at Tynemouth and Cullercoats, rare. — J. A. 

 Fusus 2ncnctatus, Brown Illust. Rec. Conch. 7, t. 5, f. 56, 57, 

 found by Capt. Brown at Holy Island, we have not been able to 

 make out. 



