562 Pyoceedings of the Royal Irish Academy. 



S. "W. Ireland [E. I. A. Exp., 1888, off S. coast of Cork, 50 

 fms.], one specimen, living (Jordan, '92). Yar. gracilis, 

 Jeffreys. Off Cape Clear (Jeffreys, '67). Monstr. Off Grooms- 

 port, a specimen (Yance, f. Hyndman, '58a). 

 iv. Bantry Bay (Humplireys, '45): E,. I. A. Exp., 1885, Berehaven, 



5-25 fms. (Swanston, '86). 

 V. Roundstone (Standen, '95). 

 yi. Killala Bay (Miss A. Warren, '92). 

 Distrilution. — jN'orway to Bay of Biscay. 



Neptunea despecta (Linne). {Fusus despectus, Jeffreys, B.C.) 



• • • i^-» M^ • 

 iv. S. W. Ireland [E. I. A. Exp.], 1885, [month of Kenmare Eiver, 



38-48 fms.], a dead specimen (Jordan, '92). 

 V. "Porcupine" Exp., 1869, between Galway and Porcupine Bank 

 (Jeffreys, '69a). 

 Distrihution. — Arctic seas to S. W. Ireland, jSTew England, and 

 Japan. Off Portugal, " Challenger." 



JY. despecta is probably only a variety of N. antiqua. 



Sipho islandicus (Chemnitz). {Fasiis iskmdicus, Jeffreys, B. C.) 



• • iii-, [iv.]. [v.]. • 

 iii. Wexford coast, one specimen (Walpole. f. Jeffreys, '67) : between 



the Pembrokeshire andWaterford coasts, liTing(Jordan,'90, '92). 

 iv. S. W. Ireland [E. I. A. Exp. 1888, 345 fms.], a living specimen 



(Jordan, '92). 

 V. " Porcupine" Exp., 1869, between Galway and Porcupine Bank 



(Jeffreys, '69a). 

 Dist7'ihution. — Spitzbergen (Eriele). Iceland. Pinmark to Gulf 

 of Gascony. llorocco, "Talisman" (Locard). Greenland. K E,- 

 Amcrica. 



Sipho gracilis (Da Costa). {Fusus gracilis, Jeffreys, B. C.) 



i., ii,, iii., iv., . vi. 



i. Magilligan (Hyndman, f. Thompson iis.) : off Ballycastle, dead 



(Chaster, '97a) : Belfast Lough and off entrance, living, frequent 



(Hyndman, '58, '59, '60; Praeger, '89). 



ii. Dublin coast, common (BroTvn, '18; &c.): Greystones (ITackintosh, 



'84). 

 iii. Youghal (Ball, f. Thompson ms.) : Cork Harbour (Humphreys, 

 '45): E.I. A. Exp. 1885, off Glandore, 40 fms. (Swanston^ 



