368 MACTRID^. 



Mr. Lukis, of St. Peter's Port, (jiuernsey, assures us (S. H.) 

 were dug out from a little sandy nook of the adjacent islet 

 of Herm. It is chiefly taken on the coasts of France, 

 Sicily, and the ^yarmer parts of Europe. 



SPURIOUS. 



M. FRAGiLis, Chemnitz. 



Madia fnigilis, Chemn. Conch. Cab. vol. \-i. p. 236, pi. 24, f. 235.— Turt. 

 Dithym Brit. pi. 4,f. 10.— Flem. Brit. Anini. p. 428.— Brit. 

 Marine Conch, p. 48. — Dillw. Recent Shells, vol. i. p. 144. 

 — Conrad, Amer. Marine Conch, pi. 14, f. 3. 

 „ (Icdibata, PuLTENEY, Hutchins, Hist. Dorset, p. 31. — Mont. Test. Brit, 

 p. 95, pi. 5, f. 1. — Linn. Trans, vol. viii. p. 68, pi. 1, f. 10. — 

 Dorset Catalog, p. 32, pi. 7, f. 7. — Turt. Conch. Diction, 

 p. 80. — Flem. Brit. Anim. p. 428. — Brown, Illiist. Conch. 

 G. B. p. 107, pi. 41, f. 8, 9. 

 „ Braziliana, Lam. Anim. s. Vert. (cd. Desh.) vol. vi. p. 106. — Hanl. 

 Recent Shells, p. 31, Suppl. pi. 10, f. 60. 



An A7)ierlcan shell introduced hy Dr.Fidteney as a native of 

 Dorset. Having seen the examples delineated hy our English 

 authors, zve are enabled to state that they really belong to the same 

 species, a conclusion which the engravings referred to tvotdd scarcely 

 have home out. 



