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'*Cardiuin echinatum. Svolvecr. 



• elegantulam. Beck, Varanger, Lang, and Bog Fiorls, 25- 



125 fathoms. 



ciliaticm, Fabr. ( = islaiidicum, Cheran.). Varanger, Lang, 



and Klostcrelv Fiords, 5-25 fathoms, 



fusciaium, Mout. In all the fiords, also at Tromso and 



Svolvoer. 

 Serripes groenlandica, Linn. In Laminarian zone throughout the 



district, 

 Cyprina islandica, Linn. Klosterelv Fiord, 2-5 fathoms. The 

 extreme profusion in which this species occurs in the Glacial 

 Clays of Scotland I had alwaj's supposed to bo a state of things 

 which had entirely passed away ; until at Svolvter, Lofoten 

 Islands, I found Ct/prina living in the same extraordinary 

 abundance. The shore there is densely strewn with the dead 

 shells and their comminuted remains Avhich have been cast up. 

 Venus gallina, Linn. Vadso. 



casina, Linn. " Yardo" Jlde Loven. 



Timoclea ovata, Penu. Svolvaer. Entered by Sars as found iu 



East Finmark, 

 Thyasira flexaosa, Mont, 



var. Sarsii, Phil. Vadso, Klosterelv and Bog Fiords, and 

 at Svolvoer. 



var, Gouldii, Phil, Varanger, Lang, and Bog Fiords, 20- 

 125 fathoms. 



obesa, Verrill, Vadso, in 10-25 fathoms. 



Axinopsis orhiculata, G. 0. Sars. Vadso and all the Sydvaranger 



Fiords, iu 2-50 fathoms. 

 Luciiia horealis, Linn. Svolvcer. Sars records it from East 



Finmark. 

 Mactra elliptica, Brown. Vadso. 



subtruncata, Da Costa. Lang Fiord. A single specimen. 



*Syndosmya prismatica, Mont. Svolvtcr. 



Tellina balthica, Linn, Very abundant ; living between tide- 

 marks in Klosterelv and Lang Fiords. The shells are of com- 

 paratively small size, with a dull chalky-like surface. The 

 substance of the Klosterelv shells is white, while that of almost 

 all those from Lang Fiord is pink. 



calcarea, Chemn, Vadso ; Lang and Klosterelv Fiords ; also 



Svolva3r. 



* fabtda, Gmel. Svolva;r. 



Mya arenaria, Linn. Vads(5 ; Klosterelv Fiord ; Svolvrer. 



trzincnta, Linn, One dead, Klosterelv Fiord. 



Corbida (jibba, Olivi. 



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