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was founded on a solitary example dredged in the ' Porcupine ' expedi- 

 tion of 1870 off Cadiz, in 322 fathoms.' 



E. stenostoma Jeff. — North Sea 74f, off the Shetlands 65f, and 

 between the Shetlands and Norway 63f (Simpson) ! 



E. ephamilla Wats. — The Marquis di Monterosato considers 

 that my specimens of this shell are his " -S. compadilis = IE. obtusa 

 Jeff no7i De Fol.," and that E. ephamilla Wats, is distinct ; but while 

 I consider my British specimens (more than a score) identical with 

 Boog Watson's, I cannot speak with any certainty as to their relation 

 to E. compactilis Monts., not having seen that species. My specimens 

 were verified by the author (Boog Watson), and also examined, 

 compared, and accepted by Mr. Edgar Smith and myself 



E. bilineata Aid.— Straits of Korea 2of (H.M.S. ' Sylvia') ! 

 var. exigua Marsh. — -Living in the Mediterranean and fossil at 

 Ficarazzi (Monterosato). 



A species of Eulima which may be new, and has been named 

 E. Martyn-jorda7ii^ was dredged by the ' Triton ' in the Shetland- 

 Faroe Channel. 1 have not seen this shell, but except perhaps in 

 size it cannot differ much from E. fuinuta Jeff., an Atlantic shell 

 dredged by the ' Porcupine.' It may be a large form of that species. 



Natica islandica Gmel. — Off Fair Isle (Simpson). 



N. sordida Phil. — Doggerbank, rare, dead (Parke) ; Aberdeen- 

 shire, two dead specimens (Simpson). 



I have previously expressed " great doubts about Mr. Clark's 

 Exmouth record for this species." It comes under the same suspicion 

 that I have noted in the case of Galeofimia, and I cannot think that 

 either of these species are likely to be found in South Devon. I 

 dredged and collected all over the South Devon coast during my 

 20 years' residence at Torquay, and particularly those parts adjacent 

 to Exmouth — such as Dawlish, Teignmouth, Babbacombe, &c. 

 I also had the services, in my holiday visits of earlier years, of 

 Branscomb, Mr. Clark's dredger, who was then getting past work, but 

 who took me to where he said these species had been obtained, though 

 unfortunately we could never confirm the discovery. Mr. Clark's 

 collection, which was subsequently purchased by Gwyn Jeffreys, 

 certainly contained a specimen of N. sordida, but I do not think it 

 was found in South Devon. 



N. catena var. leckenbyi Marsh.^ — This has a very decep- 

 tive resemblance to some examples of N. sordida — in fact they 



1 Moll. ' Liehtniiig ' and 'Porcupine,' Pioc. Zool. Joc, 1S84, p. 370. 



2 Proc. Malac. Soc, 1895, vol. i., p. 266, pi. xvi., fig. 5 ; Proc. JIalac. Soc, 1903, pi. xiv., 

 fig- 7- 



3 "North Sea Dredging," Ann. Mag. N. Hist., 1875, vol. 16, p. 392. 



