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LYONSIA CALIFORNICA, Conrad. Strait of Georgia at station No. 2, one living shell ; and 

 station No. 5, abundant and alive. Discovery Passage at station No. 7, several ; and 

 at station No. 8, one, alive. Queen Charlotte Sound, a few living specimens at 

 stations Nos. 12 : 14 and 16. As is usual in this genus, the shell, when freshly 

 taken, is often nearly covered with a fine, sandy envelopment. 



CURTA, Conrad. Quatsino Sound at station No. 19, a large left valve, which 

 measures a little over two inches in length by one inch and five-eighths in height. 



.. PANDORA (KENNERLIA) GRANDIS, Dali. Discovery Passage at station No. 7, two nearly adult 

 living shells and one adult and perfect but dead specimen. Johnstone Strait at 

 station No. 10, one adult, living shell. 



PANDORA (KENNERLIA) FILOSA, Carpenter Strait of Georgia at station No. 5, three living 

 specimens one adult and two small. Discovery Passage at station No. 8, three 

 young and living specimens and one full grown but dead shell. Quatsino Sound 

 at station No. 19, six adult, living specimens; and at station No. 20, one living 

 specimen. 



NE/ERA PECTINATA, Carpenter. One or two living specimens from each of the following 

 localities : Strait of Georgia at station No. 5, Discovery Passage at station No. 8, 

 Johustoue Strait at station No. 10, Queen Charlotte Sound at station No. 17, and 

 Quatsiuo Sound at station No. 19. The largest specimen, which measures twenty 

 one mm. in length and thirteen mm. in height, is from the locality last mentioned. 



/ SCHIZOTH^RUS NUTTALLI, Conrad. Common at low tide at many places along the coast 

 and used for food. The only localities from which specimens were brought are 

 Galiano Island in the Strait of Georgia, and Fort Kupert, Beaver Harbour, on the 

 north coast of Vancouver Island. 



X MYA TRUNCATA, L. A few young specimens of this species were dredged in Discovery 

 Passage at station No. 8, in Johnstone Strait at station No. 10, in Queen Charlotte 

 Sound at station No. 12, and in Quatsino Sound at station No. 20. 



SAXICAVA PHOLADIS, L. (=S. rugosa, Lamarck.) A few specimens of this common littoral 

 species were collected at low water at the entrance to Malaspiua Inlet, at Port 

 Neville, B. C., and Quatsiuo Sound. A living but immature specimen, also, was 

 dredged at station No. 20 in Quatsino Sound. 



GASTEROPODA. 



,TORNATINA EXIMIA, Baird. Strait of Georgia at station No. 5, Discovery Passage at 

 stations Nos. 7 and 8, Queen Charlotte Sound at station No. 17, and Quatsino Sound 

 at station No. 20. A few living specimens from each of these localities. 



/CYLICHNA ALBA, Brown. Associated with the above at stations Nos. 5 and 20, one 

 specimen at the first locality and five at the last. 



MELIBE (CHIORH^A) LEONINA, Gould. On seaweed in Cullen Harbour, several. 



