PL ATI; CXVIII. 



Gaz. tab. 19. Jig. 10. — Piddocks. Dale Bane. 

 p. 389. Pholas Dactylus, Dactyle. Penn. Br. 

 Zool. p. 76. sp. 10. 

 Pholas angustius strlatiis & veluti aculeatus. Muricatus. Da Cost a 

 Br. Conch, p. 244. sp. 65. tab. 16. fig. 2. 2. 



This species burrows or pierces into rocks, where it forms large 

 cylindrical cavities. It is not uncommon on many of our coasts, and 

 is soinctimes eaten ; it is in season in the Spring. 



