300. 
Var. 
Var. 
301. 
303. 
THE MOLLUSCA OF DORSETSHIRE. 
. cinerea, Mont. 
Weymouth, Damon. 
Fossil : Coralline Crag. 
M. solida, Z. 
Pulteney, p. 34, pl. 12, f. 1. 
Forbes and Hanley, Vol. i., p. 352, pl. 22, f. 1, 5. 
Common in the sandy districts of the coast. 
Poole, Pulteney. 
Weymouth, Pulteney. 
Between Studland and South Haven, thrown up on shore 
(alive), Dr. Turner, J. C. M.-P. 
elliptica, Brown. Weymouth, W. Thompson. 
truncata, Mont. Weymouth, Damon. 
Fossil : Coralline Crag. 
M. elliptica, Brown. 
Lears a close resemblance to JL. solida, but differs in size, 
being smaller, broader in proportion to its length, and 
less solid. Habits similar. 
Studland shore (living), Dr. Turner. 
LUCINID. 
LUCINA, Bruguitre, 1792. 
The foot of the Lucina is often twice as long as the animal 
and is usually folded and concealed between the gills. 
. L. borealis (Z.) 
Inhabits muddy gravel and sand from low-water-mark spring 
tides to 82 fathoms. 
Weymouth, Damon. 
LORIPES, Poli, 1791. 
Loripes lacteus (Mont.) Tellina lactea, Mont. 
Lucina leucoma, 7'w/'t. 
Pulteney, p. 30, pl. 5, f. 9. 
Forbes and Hanley, Vol. ii., p. 57, pl. 35, f. 2. 
Poole, single valves are often thrown up on the shore, rare, 
Pulteney. 
Studland, HL. Forbes. 
Fleet, Weymouth. Very fine specimens commonly obiained 
by digging at the mouth of the Fleet, #. 2. Sikes, 
Kimmeridge Bay, dredged, J, C. M.-P. 
