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be washed out of the mud in which they Hved. A fresh valve dredged 

 off Bay Fine, ist Sept., 1900. 



Lucinopsis undata (Penn.). — Good shells. 



Venus fasciata DaC. 



V. casina L. — Fine examples, well distributed, several with a very 

 thick outer lip. 



V. ovata Penn. 



V. gallina L. — Beach, Port Erin and Ramsey. 



V. (Dosinia) exoleta E — Fine dredged. 



V. lupina L. (lincta). — Fine dredged. 



Tapes virgineus (L.). 



T. pullastra Mont. 



Gouldia minima (Mont). (Circe). — Valves occasionally. 



Cardium echinatum L.— Very fine, dredged. 



C. fasciatum Mont. 



C. nodosum Turt. 



C. edule L. 



C. minimum Phil. — One large and several small examples dredged 

 off the south coasts of island. 



C. norvegicum Spengl. 



Psammobia teliinella Lmk. — Beautifully coloured and fine 

 shells dredged. 



P. ferrCEnsis (Chem.). — Port P>in Bay. 



P. depressa Penn. (vespertina). — Very small, Port Erin. 



Mya truncata E. — Dead valves are not uncommon on the north 

 coast (Forbes). A fine dead example dredged off Bay Fine. 



M. (Sphenia) binghami Turt. — One fine example dredged alive. 



Corbula gibba (Olivi). 



Soiecurtus antiquatus (Pult.). — Two double shells and several 

 valves, all poor, dredged one mile off the Calf. 



Solen (Cultellus) pellucidus ^Penn). — Dredged between Bay 

 l''ine and Bradda Head. 



S. (Ensis) ensis E. 



S. (E.) siliqua E. — Very fine. 



Saxicava rugosa fE.). 

 V. arctica E. 



V. pholadis E. — Li ca\ities of limestone and old shells (Forbes, 

 Mai. Mon., p. 56). 



Pholas (Zirfaea) crispata F. — In the projecting masses of hard 

 clay, Bay-ny-Carrickey (Herdman ). 



Pandora inaequivalvis (E.).— Dredged off Fleshwick. 



V. pinna Mont, (obtusa Jeffr.). — Dredged between Bay Fine 

 and Bradda Head. 



Lyonsia norvegica (Chem.). --Dredged li^•ing off Port Erin. 



