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  74 
  PROCEEDINGS 
  OF 
  THE 
  MALACOLOGICAL 
  SOCIETY. 
  

  

  48. 
  Cardita 
  calyculata, 
  L. 
  Frequent 
  along 
  the 
  rocky 
  coast 
  about 
  

  

  waterline. 
  Its 
  shells 
  are 
  very 
  cominoii 
  with 
  tlie 
  shingle 
  and 
  

   sand 
  . 
  

  

  49. 
  Cardita 
  corbis, 
  Phil. 
  Very 
  scarce, 
  inhabits 
  weedy 
  bottoms 
  at 
  

  

  various 
  depths. 
  

  

  50. 
  Chama 
  gry2}hoides, 
  L. 
  Valves 
  are 
  frequently 
  found, 
  especially 
  in 
  

  

  shingly 
  corners. 
  In 
  the 
  living 
  state 
  this 
  species 
  is 
  rather 
  

   difficult 
  to 
  get. 
  

  

  51. 
  Chama 
  sinistrorsa, 
  lirocc. 
  Valves 
  are 
  occasionally 
  obtained 
  with 
  

  

  the 
  sand 
  and 
  shingle. 
  

  

  52. 
  laocardia 
  cor, 
  L. 
  A 
  dead 
  specimen 
  and 
  some 
  fragments 
  of 
  valves 
  

  

  obtained 
  in 
  dredging 
  from 
  a 
  sandy 
  bottom 
  opposite 
  Gala 
  Frana 
  

   at 
  a 
  depth 
  of 
  6 
  to 
  8 
  fathoms. 
  

  

  53. 
  Astarte 
  incrassata, 
  Erocc. 
  A 
  live 
  specimen 
  obtained 
  from 
  a 
  

  

  shingly 
  bottom 
  about 
  10 
  fathoms. 
  

  

  54. 
  Dosinia 
  lupinus, 
  Poli. 
  Rare, 
  very 
  few 
  specimens 
  and 
  some 
  

  

  valves 
  obtained 
  indredgingsfrom 
  a 
  sandy 
  bottom 
  5 
  to 
  8 
  fathoms. 
  

  

  55. 
  Dosinia 
  exoleta, 
  L, 
  Some 
  valves 
  obtained 
  together 
  with 
  tlie 
  

  

  foregoing 
  species. 
  

  

  56. 
  Venus 
  verrucosa, 
  L. 
  Some 
  very 
  old 
  and 
  worn 
  valves 
  dredged 
  on 
  

  

  a 
  sandy 
  bottom 
  8 
  to 
  10 
  fatlioms. 
  

  

  57. 
  Venus 
  gallina, 
  L. 
  During 
  some 
  years 
  this 
  species 
  is 
  fairly 
  

  

  common 
  in 
  the 
  sandy 
  bottom 
  of 
  Birzebbugia 
  Bay. 
  

  

  58. 
  Venus 
  fasciata, 
  Donov. 
  Two 
  specimens 
  obtained 
  in 
  dredgings 
  at 
  

  

  a 
  depth 
  of 
  5 
  to 
  7 
  fathoms. 
  

  

  59. 
  Venus 
  ovata, 
  lien. 
  Three 
  specimens 
  obtained 
  on 
  various 
  bottoms 
  

  

  at 
  a 
  depth 
  of 
  5 
  to 
  9 
  feet. 
  

  

  60. 
  Cytherea 
  chione, 
  L. 
  Valves 
  obtained 
  from 
  a 
  sandy 
  bottom 
  

  

  opposite 
  Gala 
  Frana, 
  and 
  some 
  also 
  from 
  the 
  inner 
  portion 
  of 
  

   that 
  bay, 
  where 
  the 
  species 
  seems 
  to 
  have 
  been 
  fairly 
  

   common. 
  

  

  61. 
  Tapes 
  aureus, 
  (jva.c\. 
  Few 
  valves 
  obtained 
  from 
  a 
  sandy 
  bottom 
  

  

  about 
  6 
  fathoms. 
  

   02. 
  Tapes 
  decussatus, 
  L. 
  Occasionally 
  found 
  in 
  the 
  muddy 
  bottom 
  

  

  of 
  Marsascirocco 
  Creek, 
  used 
  to 
  be 
  present 
  also 
  in 
  the 
  muddy 
  

  

  bottom 
  of 
  "II 
  Ghain 
  ", 
  where 
  it 
  is 
  now 
  very 
  probably 
  

  

  extinct. 
  

   63. 
  Tajjps 
  nitens, 
  Scacc. 
  & 
  Phil. 
  Three 
  specimens 
  and 
  some 
  valves 
  

  

  obtained 
  in 
  the 
  dredgings 
  at 
  Gala 
  Frana. 
  

   r)5. 
  Capsa 
  fray 
  His, 
  L. 
  This 
  species 
  was 
  once 
  very 
  common, 
  especially 
  

  

  in 
  the 
  muddy 
  bottoms 
  of 
  Gala 
  San 
  Giorgio, 
  but 
  now 
  even 
  its 
  

  

  valves 
  are 
  very 
  scarce. 
  

  

  66. 
  Tellina 
  nitida, 
  Poli. 
  Some 
  valves 
  obtained 
  from 
  a 
  sandy 
  bottom, 
  

  

  opposite 
  Gala 
  Frana, 
  at 
  a 
  depth 
  of 
  7 
  or 
  8 
  fathoms. 
  

  

  67. 
  Tellina 
  pi 
  a 
  nata, 
  L. 
  Generally 
  frequent 
  in 
  the 
  sandy 
  bottoms 
  of 
  

  

  Gala 
  San 
  Giorgio 
  and 
  lUrzebbugia, 
  found 
  also 
  in 
  Marsascirocco 
  

   Greek, 
  and 
  used 
  to 
  occur 
  also 
  in 
  the 
  sandy 
  bottom 
  of 
  Gala 
  

   Frana. 
  

  

  68. 
  Tellina 
  exiyua, 
  Poli. 
  Some 
  valves 
  obtained 
  from 
  the 
  nuukly 
  

  

  bottom 
  of 
  Marsascirocco 
  Greek. 
  

  

  