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Diastopora obella. Johnston. 

 Fossil — Riviere-du-Loup. 

 Recent — Gaspe. 



Crista ebuniea. Ellis. 



Fossil— Montreal. A specimen collected by Mr. Curry is referred to 

 this species by Mr. Whiteaves. 



Recent— Labrador (Packard). In 96 fathoms, Trinity Bay, N. 

 Shore St. Lawrence R. J. F. W. 



Alecto. (Sp.) 



Fossil — Riviere-du-Loup. 



Lichenopora hispida. Fleming. (Sp. ) 



Fossil — Rivi6re-du-Loup. Patches on shells, somewhat worn, but 

 referable to this common North Atlantic species. 



2. — Sub-Class — Brachiopoda. 



Rhynchonella psittacea. Gm. 



1 Fossil — Montreal ; Beauport ; Anticosti ; Riviere- 



du-Loup. Abundant. 



Recent — Murray Bay and Gaspe ; Little Metis ; 

 Kamouraska; British Columbia; Labrador (Packard) ; 

 Gulf St. Lawrence. Generally on stony bottoms 10 

 fathoms and over. Arctic seas generally ; also Crag of 

 England and glacial beds. 



In a bed of stony clay at Riviere-du-Loup, this 

 shell is very abundant, with less abundant specimens 

 of the next species. It occurs living in precisely the 

 same relations and in great abundance at Murray 



„, Bay, in about 20 fathoms. 



Pleistocene Braclii- 



opods.-i. Rhyu- Terehratella Spitzhergensis. Davidson. 



choiiella psittacea 

 2.TerebrateIlaSi)itz- Fossil— Riviere-du-Loup. 



bergensis. Recent— Murray Bay ; also at several localities 



in the gulf of St. Lawrence (Whiteaves) ; Nova Scotia (Willis). 



This species has been found in the Pleistocene of Canada, hitherto 

 only at Riviere-du-Loup, and is rare. It appeal's to be a rare shell in 

 every part of the Gulf where it has hitherto occurred, except at 

 Murray bay, where it is not uncommon, and is found attached to 

 stones in 20 to 25 fathoms, associated with Rhynchonella pailtacea. 

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