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Species. 
GasTEROPODA Proso- 
BRANCHIATA. 
Odostomia interstincta ...| dead 
—— spiralis ....seeeseeeee dead 
Natica monilifera .........| dead 
—— nitida...... pecne sk ates living 
——= 4), vevecccccsescnvess| ead 
—— Montagui ............) dead 
Velutina levigata ...... ++} living 
Lamellaria perspicua......| living 
Trichotropis borealis...... dead 
Cerithiopsistubercularis | dead 
Murex erinaceus ......... living 
Purpura Lapillus .........| living 
Nassa reticulata............ living 
—— Incrassata .....+..0ee living 
= ” ccosiacenses|ncead 
Buccinum undatum ...... living 
_—_ dead 
” evecee 
Fusus Islandicus......-....,| living 
—— antiquus ........,+++| living 
Trophon clathratus ......| living 
muricatus ........+08.| dead 
Barvicensis .........| dead 
Mangelia turricula......... dead 
rufa .... Wangroerenens living 
—— septangularis ......| living 
— a seoeee| dead 
PUTPULCA ceeeeceeeeee dead 
TIWEATIS ...c0ecc000e .-.| dead 
—— nebula ...rccccccreese dead 
costata ....... Rootes dead 
Cypraea Europea .........| living 
—— RR Foc ic | dead 
——— JONELA ceviarvesereser dead 
REPORT—1857. 
Observations. 
Rare, with the last. 
Rare, with the last. 
Not common, off Bangor. 
Rare, in about 10 fathoms. 
A small white polished variety, or a distinct species, is 
common in shell sand from deep water. 
In 20 fathoms. 
Rare, in 15 to 20 fathoms. 
Rare, on Laminaria. 
Rare, in shell sand from deep water. 
Rare, with the last. 
Rare, in deep water. 
Common on rocks between high and low water mark, 
sometimes found in deep water. 
Occasionally found in 10 to 20 fathoms. 
Common in 8 or 10 fathoms. 
Common in deep water. In 20 fathoms off the Cope- 
lands, many specimens were found very bright in 
colour, and fresh, but all inhabited by Paguri. 
Abundant from low water to 50 fathoms, 
In the alluvial deposit and at various depths. At 
Groomsport they are taken by means of baskets 
baited with fish garbage, and sunk in any conyenient 
depth, and are used as bait for taking codfish. They 
are never eaten here by the fishermen or poor people. 
In this locality they are called Buckies, as are also 
Fusus antiquus. 
Not uncommon at various depths. 
Common at various depth, principally in the deep water, 
Taken for bait along with Buc. undatum. 
A singular convoluted variety was dredged off Grooms- 
port this season by Samuel Vance, Esq. No part of 
the spire is visible except the few solid whorls at 
the apex. Exhibited at the Meeting of the Associa- 
tion, and since published in the Dublin Natural His- 
tory Review. 
Occasionally found in 6 to 10 fathoms on both sides of 
the Bay. 
Rare, off Groomsport and in the deeper water. 
Rare, in 8 or 10 fathoms. 
Frequent in 5 to 6 fathoms. 
Rare, off Groomsport. (Edward Waller, Esq.) 
Rare, in 10 fathoms. 
Occasionally in deeper water. 
Rare, in shell sand. 
Rare, in same. 
Rare, in same. 
Rare, in 10 fathoms. 
Not uncommon from low water to 20 fathoms. 
Frequent at various depths. 
Specimens of this shell have been frequently found on | 
the shore near Bangor, County Down. Although 
not indigenous, its occurrence may be worth noticing, 
as there is a tradition that a ship engaged in the slave 
trade was wrecked there, and thus the Cowries are 
accounted for. 
