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A. patelliformis L. 



Glycymeris glycymeris (L.) (Pectunculus). — Beautiful ex- 

 amples dredged, abundantly and well distributed. 



Area tetragona Poli. — Small examples dredged dead. Forbes 

 (Mai. Men., p. 42), says: "I dredged two living specimens of this 

 fine species in twenty fathoms of water, off the coast of Ballaugh, in 

 September, 1835. They were found imbedded in the mud filling the 

 cavities oi dedid. Modio/ce.'^ Dr. Turton first noticed this species as 

 British; the locality he gives is "the Calves, west of Ireland" (Brit. 

 Bivalves, p. 169, t. 13, fig. i). 



A. (Barbatia) lactea L. 



Mytilus edulis L. — Small only. 



V. incurvata Penn. — In rock crevices, Port Erin. 

 V. pellucida Penn. — Occasionally. 



Modiolus modiolus L. (Mytilus). — Very large. Common be- 

 tween Port Erin and the Calf. 



M. phaseolinus (PI 



in 



Modiolaria marmorata Forbes. 



M. discors L. 



Ostrea edulis L. 



Pecten maximus L. — Common and very large. Distributed 

 everywhere. 



P. pusio L. — Dredged frequently, attached to old shells. 



P. varius L. — Dredged off the Calf, Port Erin, and Spanisli Head. 



P. Opercularis E. — Very abundant and of large size, usually of 

 a reddish-pink colour. 



P. tigrinus (MiilL). — -Fine and good specimens, well distributed, 

 but not common. 



V. costata Jeffr. — (rood examples in fair proportion, with the 

 type. 



P. incomparabilis Risso (P. testae Biv.). — About fifty speci- 

 mens of this rare species have been dredged in the southern area. 

 Also many valves. 



P. striatus (Miill). — Off Fleshwick. Scarce. 



P. similis (Eask.).— Off Spanish Head, Bay Fine, and Port Erin. 



Lima elliptica Jeffr. — Dredged in 24 fathoms six miles off Port 

 Erin. 



L. subauriculata (Mont.). — Alive, north of island (Darbishire). 



L. loscombii G. B. Sow. — Occasionally. Off Spanish Head. 



L. hians (Gmel.). — Rare. North of island (Darbishire), also six 

 miles off Port Erin. The species of Lima are of rare occurrence. 



Turtonia minuta (Fabr.) (Cyamium). — Fleshwick Bay. 



Astarte sulcata (DaC). 



