OF NORTHTTMBEBLAND AND DURHAM. 87 



great abundance in sixty fathoms, about fifty miles from the 

 shore. 



2. A. ScoTiCA, Maton and Rackett. 



Venus Scotica, Mont. Test. Brit. Supp. 44. 

 In deep water, rather rare. Cullercoats. — J. A. Mr. Howse 

 dredged a few of this species along with the last. Mr. King 

 mentions having got a specimen " with the basal margins plain, 

 but whose posterior and anterior margins are crenulated." 



3. A. ELLiPTiCA, Broivn. 



Crassina elliptica (and ovata), Brown Illust. Rec. Conch. 

 9Q, t. 38, 1 3, 12, 13. 

 From deep water, rare. Mr. King procured specimens of this 

 shell from the fishing boats, which he considered to be sub-fossil, 

 and concludes that it is not living on our coast at the present 

 day. The Rev. G. C. Abbes, however, has met with it evidently 

 in a recent state. 



4. A. coMPREssA, Mont. 



Venus co7npressa, Mont. Test. Brit. Supp. 43, t. 26, f. 1 



(exc. large var.). 

 Astarte striata, Loven Index Moll. Scand. 37. 

 From about twenty fathoms water, frequent. Mr. Howse 

 dredged it alive in seventeen fathoms. 



5. A. TRIANGULARIS, Mont. 



Mactra triangularis, Mont. Test. Brit. 99, t. 3, f, 5. 

 Goodallia triangularis, Turt. Brit. Biv. 77, t. 6, f. 14. 

 In shell-sand, rare. Fern Islands. 



We cannot find any good character to distinguish the genus 

 Goodallia of Turton from Astarte. Dr. Turton says the ligament 

 is internal, but in this he is certainly mistaken. 



Family. Tellinid^, UOrhigny. 

 95. DONAX, Linnaeus. 

 1. D. anatina, Lam. 



Donax truncidiis, Mont. Test. Brit. 103. 

 On most of our sands, not uncommon. 



We have received specimens of this shell from Mr. Damon, of 

 Weymouth, dredged up alive by his brother in eighteen fathoms 



