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locality, where, and at Campbeltown, the variety attenuata 
also occurs. 
British distribution.—Everywhere on suitable ground 
throughout the kingdom ; common. 
Foreign localities.—Arctic seas of both hemispheres, and 
all European coasts as far as the Black Sea. In America it 
is recorded from Massachusetts by Gould (as T. fusca, Say), 
and was found very abundantly at Tadoussac, St. Lawrence, 
by William Brown. 
* Tellina tenuis, Da Costa. 
Tellina planata, Pennant; Tellina polita, Pulteney. 
Habitat—Very common on all sandy beaches at low tide, 
and down to 5 or 6 fathoms, 
British distribution.—Everywhere on suitable ground ; 
very common. 
Foreign localities—Norway and Sweden (Lovén, and 
others), French coast, Spain, Portugal, and Mogador (?) 
(M‘Andrew), Mediterranean, and as far as the Black Sea 
(Jeff. in Brit. Con.) 
* Tellina fabula, Gronovius. 
Tellina discors, Pulteney ; Tellina strigilata, Philippi. 
Habitat—More local than Tellina tenuis, and inhabiting 
arather deeper zone. I have taken this species in Rothesay 
and Kamesburgh Bays, Bute; Kames Bay, Cumbrae ; and off 
the pier at Ardrishaig; in which last locality it is plentiful 
in about 4 fathoms, in muddy sand. 
British distribution.—Nearly everywhere on suitable 
ground ; common. 
Foreign localities—Norway and Sweden (Malm, and 
others), northern France (De Gerville), Spain, Portugal, and 
Mogador (2) (/‘Andrew), Mediterranean (Philippi,and many 
others). 
Tellina donacina, Linné. 
Tellina trifasciata, Pennant. 
Habitat—In coarse sand, dead shells, and nullipore, in 
8 to 30 fathoms; generally distributed in the Clyde district, 
but not common. I have taken it on Bogany Point, and off 
Kerrycroy and Mountstuart, Bute; and on the Tan Spit, 
Cumbrae. 
British distribution (varieties included).— Throughout 
