SYSTEMATIC LIST OF THE FAUNA. 



247 



Vulg., as above. 



Croat., Pokrovaca gladka, . Kapica, 

 Migavica. 

 Habit. Common in the Trieste market mixed 

 with No. 49 ; Quarnero. 



48. PECTEN VAR1US, L. 



Gescheckte Kamm-muschel. 

 Pettine vaxio {It.). 



Vulg., Canestrello de mar, C. da una recia 



( Ven.), Capa santa piccola. 



Hain't. Common in the lagoons, and at Zaole, 



Capo d'Istria, Pirano, Cherso, etc., in shallow 



water amongst sponges, on muddy beds ; 



Quarnero. 



49. PECTEN POLYMORPHVS, Brown. 



Vulg., Canestrello. 

 Habit. Common in the lagoons and on sandy 

 beds on the Istrian coast, amongst zostera, 

 alga, and sponges ; off Zaole, Pirano, etc. ; 

 Quarnero. 



Gen. II. Lima, Brug. 



50. LIMA INFLATA, Lam. 



Feilenmuschel, Raspelmuschel. 



/ r ulg., Sorbolo di mar. 



Croat., Pilaca. 

 Habit. Deeplimestone beds (twenty-five fathoms), 

 also on the sandy beds off Zaole, Capo d'Istria, 

 Pirano ; edible, but not much prized; general 

 and common. 



Gen. III. Spondylus, Lam. 



51. SPONDYLUS GAZDEROPUS, L. 



Gemeine Klappmuschel, Lazarus Klappe. 



Vulg., Gaidero, Copiza, Iardon. 



Croat., Kopito, Kopitnjak. 

 Habit. Zaule, Capo d'Istria, Pirano, Rovigno, in 

 two to four fathoms ; general and common, 

 particularly in the south of Istria on limestone 

 beds. 



52. SPONDYLUS ACULEATUS, Delle 



Chia. 

 Nomenclature. As 51. 



Habit. Rovigno, Quarnero ; rare ; both sp. 

 are edible, but seldom come to market. 



Fam. III. Aviculid/E, Swainson. 

 Gen. Pinna, L. 



53. PINNA NOB I LIS, Weinkauff. 



Steckmuschel. 

 Pinna nobile (//.). 



Vulg., Astdra, Astiira, Lastura, Ostura, 

 Astara, Stura, Palostrega di porto ( Ven.), 

 Piede de cava! (Fiume). 

 Croat., Butovka, Ljustura, Peritska (Sj>a- 

 lato). 

 Habit. Lagoons of Venice and elsewhere on 

 muddy beds ; Quarnero ; this and other sp. 

 of Pinna, such as P. rudis (L.), and P. 

 squamosa (Gm.), are little eatert. 



Fam. IV. Mytilid/E, Flem. 



Gen. I. Mytii.us, L. 



54. MY TIL US E DULLS, L. 



Common Mussel. 



Moule of the French. 



Gemeine Miesmuchel. 



Mitilo commestibile {It.). 



Vulg., Pedocchio, Pedocchio di mar, Pe- 



occhio, Peocio. 



Croat., Kokosica, Klapunica. senac 



{Fiume). Daguja {Novigrad), Klapavica 



(Spalato). 



Habit. On muddy and sandy beds in the lagoons 



of Venice (those hailing from the Royal 



Arsenal at Venice being especially prized), 



and very numerous between Grado and the 



mouth of the river Tagliamento in a depth 



of thirteen to fifteen fathoms and about nine 



miles distant from the shore, also off the reefs 



(Scogli) of Istria. M. flavius (Poli) is not 



