the fauna of livekpool. 



Mya Arenaria. 



Dead valves between Crosby and Forraby. — Mr. S. Archer. 



Family CORBULID.E. 

 (^enus COEBULA. 

 CoRBL'LA Nucleus. 



Specimens, with a thick brown epidermis, dredged from amongst sandy mud, 

 stones, and sea- weed, in the channel between Dove and Hoyle Banks. Dead 

 valve, off Rock LiglUhouse. — Mr. Cameron. A large number was given to 

 me by a fisherman, who found them amongst the mud adhering to the 

 " foot-rope " of his net. They differed from our former captures in being 

 scarcely, if at all, covered by epidermis. They were of various colours, some 

 uniformly whitish or lemon yellow, and others had beautiful radiations of a 

 dark crimson or light pink hue upon a whitish ground. They were from the 

 " slutch " of Formby channel. 



Family SOLENIDiE. 

 Genus SOLEN. 



SOLEN SiLlQUA. 



Formerly found alive on the North Shore about Waterloo ; locality destroyed.— 

 Mr. Cameron. Dead shells occasionally picked up. 



SOLEN EnSIS. 



Abundant in the dead state on the North Shore and elsewhere, the valves 

 united by their ligaments, -vvith the epidermis entire, and containing remnants 

 of the animals. Occasionally, in stormy weather, thrown up ahve. 

 SOLEN PeLLUCIDUS. 



Tlie same remarks apply to this species, but they are very much more rarely 

 met with. Only on the North Shore. 



Family SOLECURTID.E. 

 Genm CEPvATISOLEN. 

 Ceratisolen Legumen. 



The remarks made respecting " Solen Ensis" are appHcable here. Rather less 

 abundant. 



Family TELLINIDA. 

 Gerius PSAMMOBIA. 



Ps.A.MM013IA FeRROENSIS. 



Dead valves, of good colour, and still adherent by ligament; picked up at 

 Formby, and upon other parts of the North Shore. 



Genus TKLLINA. 

 Tellina Doxacina. 



Two young specimens, dredged otf the mouth of the Dee, August, 1S5-.J. 



Mr. Webster. 

 Tellina Tenuis. 



Dead on the sliores. Dredged in the Mersey off Eastham Wood, and at New 

 Brighton, north of the slip. — Mr. Cameron. Alive, in the channel between 

 Leasowe and Hoylake. Opposite the King's Gap, and near the Red Stones. 

 North of WiiTal, in sanil and mud. I'ound nlive also in Furniby channel. 



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