Mollusca of St. Andrews. 355 



Genus 3. Lutraria, Lamarck. 



Lutraria ellijJtica^ Lamk. Op. cit. ii. p. 428, v. pi. 44. f. 1. 



Common on the West Sands after storms, and in muddy 

 sand at the mouth of the river Eden. 



Genus 4. Scrobicularia, Schumacher. 



Serobicularia prismatica^ Mont. Op. cit. ii. p. 435, 

 V. pi. 45. f. 1. 



Not rare in deep water ; on the West Sands after storms, 

 and in the stomachs of cod and haddocks. 



Scrobicularia alba, Miiller. Oj>. cit. ii. p. 438, v. pi. 45. f. 3. 



Less common than the foregoing, from the same ground, 

 and in the stomachs of the same fishes. 



Scrobicularia ^iperata, Bellonius. Oj). cit. ii. p. 444, 

 V. pi. 45. f. 5. 



Common amongst the muddy sand at the mouth of the 

 Tay, and frequently thrown on the West Sands after storms ; 

 also procured from the fishing-boats. 



Fam. 16. SolenidsB, Latreille. 



Genus 3. Solen, L. 



Solen pellucidus, Pennant. Oj). cit. iii. p. 14, v. pi. 46. f. 4. 



Common on the sandy ground, and thrown ashore in large 

 numbers after storms ; occasionally in the stomachs of cod and 

 haddocks. 



Solen ensis, L. Op. cit. iii. p. 16, v. pi. 47. f. 1. 



Frequent on the sandy ground, and after storms on the 

 West Sands. 



Solen siliqua, L. Op. cit. iii. p. 18, v. pi. 47. f. 2. 



Abundant amongst the sand uncovered by the low tides. 

 The fishermen collect them for bait ; and tlie children use them 

 as scoops for digging in the sand. 



