LAMP-SHELES AND’ THEIR ALLIES 11 
the hole at the upper end, and can readily imagine 
that it was made for the wick of a lamp, as has been 
explained. This species is found in northern 
waters, both of the Atlantic and the Pacific; it also 
occurs as a fossil in the rocks of Kurope. It is not 
a common shell, but is chiefly obtained by dredg- 
ing, sometimes from a depth of half a mile. Ex- 
ternally the shell is ash colored. The figure is mag- 
nified one-third, as is indicated by its fraction. 
Similar fractions will occur throughout the book, 
when the figures are not of the natural size. 
Figure 2 represents 
the Kii Lamp-shell, 7'er- 
ebratulina kiiénsis, Dall 
& Pilsbry. It is so called 
because it was named 
from specimens gath- 
ered on the coast of the 
province of Kili, in Ja- 
pan. It is a large shell, 
the picture being about 
the natural size of a ma- 
ture specimen. The low- 
er figure gives an end 
view, showing its plump- 
ness. This species also 
lives in the sea where 
the water is deep and 
cold, and has a very 
wide range, extending from off Santa Cruz, Cal., 
up past Alaska and down to the Philippine 
Islands. The color is waxen white, with stains of 
brown. 
Fig. 2 (*) 
