TECTURA, PUNCTURELLA. Bi 
stones and shells at all depths down to 25 fathoms. I have 
also taken it abundantly at low tide at Farland Point, 
Cumbrae, but it is most at home in about 10 fathoms water. 
British distribution—Very common throughout all our 
seas. My largest specimen from the Clyde is enly {5 of an 
inch long, less-than-halfthe-size-of specimens from Guernsey 
Gels Brite Conmy 7. 4g 
Foreign localities.—Iceland (Torell, and others), and from 
Norway throughout Western Europe to Spain and Mogador 
(M Andrew), Agores (Drouet), Madeira (Watson), St. Helena 
(Jeffreys), Mediterranean and Aigean (forbes, and others), 
Tectura fulva, Miiller. 
Patella fulva, Miller; Patella Forbesii, Smith; Acmzea 
fulva, Hanley; Pilidium fulvum, Forbes and Hanley ; 
Pilidium rubrum, Landsborough. 
Habitat—This species occurs on stones and dead shells, 
in 20 to 30 fathoms, on Bogany Point, Craigmore and Ascog 
shore, and off St. Ninian’s Bay in Bute, outside the Tan Spit, 
and on the west and south sides of Little Cumbrae—scarce and 
seldom fine—also off Moll Dhu and Silvercraigs, Loch Fyne. 
Mr. Norman has taken it “in some abundance” just outside 
Lamlash Bay, a little to the south-east of Clachland Point. 
British distribution.—tLocal on the western and northern 
coasts of Scotland, and on the east coast as far south as St. 
Andrews (M‘Intosh). It is also found round the whole of 
Treland. 
Foreign localities—Norway (Lovén, Jeffreys, and others). 
FAMILY FIsSURELLIDA, Fleming. 
PUNCTURELLA, R. 7. Lowe. 
* Puncturella Noachina, Linné. 
Patella Noachina, Linné; Patella fissurella, Miller; 
Cemoria Flemingii, Leach ; Cemoria Noachina, Gould ; 
Rimula Noachina, Couthouy; Rimula Flemingii, Mac- 
giulliray ; Sipho Noachina, Brown. 
Habitat.—On hard stony ground from 17 fathoms 
downward, not uncommon. I have taken it off Bogany, 
Ardmaleish, and Ascog, in Bute; outside Tan Spit and the 
Little Cumbrae ; off Moll Dhu and Silvereraigs, Loch Fyne. 
Mr. Norman records it as not uncommon in Lamlash Bay 
in the same locality as Tectura fulva. 
