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FISHERIES OF THE UNITED STATES. 



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Purple- shelled variety: Exterior of shell smooth and discolored; inte- 

 rior more or less purple tinted about margin. 



32817. Rockaway, Long Island. B. J. M. Carley. 

 32862. Dr. Wm. Stirupson. 



32877. Dr. Wm. Stimpson. 



33404. Oyster Bay, Long Island. Soft bottom. H. A. Townsend. 



33419. Narragansetfc Bay, Bhode Island. A. A. Wilson. 



33428. Ocean View, N. J. Two to three years old. T. C. Sharp. 



33509. Lake's Bay, N. J. Muddy bottom. Five years old. Alex. Fish. 



33560. Barnegat, N. J. Allan Neill. 



White-shelled variety: Exterior, rough, with high, thin concentric ribs; 

 interior, white. 



32862. Dr. Wm. Stimpson. 



32838. Barataria Bay, Louisiana. Gustav Kohn. 



33404. Oyster Bay, Long Island. Soft bottom. H. A. Townsend. 



33405. Seaville, N. Y. J. W. Gaudy. 



32818. New York. B. J. M. Carley. 

 33446. East Greenwich, R. I. A. A. Wilson. 

 33478. Somers Point, N. J. H. H. Vansant. 

 33560. Barnegat, N. J. Allan Neill. 



Intermediate : Exterior, rough; interior, purple tinted. 



32862. Dr. Wm. Stimpson. 



33478. Somers' Point , N. J. H. H. Vansant. 



32877. Dr.Wm. Stimpson. 



33428. Ocean View, N. J. Two to three years old. T. C. Sharp. 



33472. New Rochelle, N. Y. A. A. Foote. 



33404. Oyster Bay, Long Island. Soft bottom, 



33560. Barnegat, N. J. Allan Neill. 



Intermediate : 



33472. 

 32877. 

 33560. 

 33478. 

 33404. 

 33421. 

 33446. 



Exterior, smooth ; interior, white. 



New Rochelle, N. Y. One to four years old. A. A. Foote. 



Dr. Wm. Stimpson. 



Barnegat, N. J. Allan Neill. 



Somers Point N. J. H. H. Vansant. 



Oyster Bay, Long Island. Soft bottom. IT. A. Townsend. 



East Greenwich, R. I. A. A. Wilson. 



East Greenwich, R. I. A. A. Wilson. 



Elongated variety : 



33405. Seaville, N. J. J. W. Gaudy. 

 32817. Rockaway, N. J. B. J. M. Carley. 



Snub-nosed variety: 



32862. Dr. Wm. Stimpson. 



33419. Narragansett Bay. A. A. Wilson. 



32819. Fire Island, Loug Island. B. J. M. Carley. 



Mytilus edulis, Linne. Edible mussel. Arctic Ocean south to North 

 Carolina on the eastern coast, and to Monterey on the Pacific 

 coast of the United States. Abundant from New Jersey north- 

 ward. 



33349. East Greenwich, R. I. A. A. Wilson. 



33583. Stony Creek, Long Island Sound. A. A. Foote. 



33629. Vineyard Sound. U. S. Fish Commission. 



