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iv. Bantiy Bay (Turton, '19; &c.) : E. D. S. Eish. Surrey, 1890, 



off the Skelligs, 52-80 fms. (Holt, '92). 

 V. "Porcupine" Exp., 1869, 85-816 fms. (Jeffreys, '81). 



Distrihutmi. — Norway to Mediterranean. Azores. W. Africa. 

 ISTortli Atlantic, "Yalorous." 



Family. — LuciisriD^. 



Loripes lacteus (Linne). 



i., . iii., iv., v., . 



i. Turbot Bank, dead, rare (Hyndman, '58). Possibly erroneous. 

 iii. Off Baltimore Harbour, 30 fms. (M'Andrew, f. Thompson, '56) : 



south of Ireland (Jeffreys, '63). 

 iv. Bantry Bay, 12-15 fms. (M'Andrew, f. Thompson, '56). Var. 



Desmarestii, Payraudeau. Bantry Bay (Jeffreys, ^Q'i). 

 V. "West of Ireland (Jeffreys, '63). 



Distrihution. — British Isles to Mediterranean. Morocco. Madeira. 

 Canaries. C. Verd L, " Talisman " (Locard). Pl^ew England to Gulf 

 of Mexico. 



Lucina spinifera (Montagu). 



i., ii., iii., iv., v., . 



i. Magilligan (Dublin Mus.) : Red Bay, co. Antrim, a valve 

 (Thompson, '56) : off Donaghadee, 20 fms., living (Hyndman, 

 '59) : Turbot Bank and off Belfast Lough, dead (Hyndman, 

 '58, '59): "Porcupine" Exp., 1869, near Belfast, 70 fms. 

 (Jeffreys, '81). 

 ii. Portmarnock (? Turton Cat., f. Thompson, '56 ; Brown, '44 ; 

 Harvey, f. Thompson, ''Q& ; A. Macalister, f. Adams, '78) : 

 Dublin Bay, a valve (Kinahan, '61): off Dublin Bay, rare 

 (Walpole, '53a). 



iii. Cork Harbour (Wright & Carroll,' 52 ; Humphreys, f. Eorbes & 

 Hanley, '53) : E I. A. Exp., 1885, 1886, 1888, off S. coast of 

 Cork, 30-54 fms. (Chaster, '98, A. E. JN".) : off Cape Clear, 

 60 fms. (M'Andrew, f. Forbes & Hanley, '53) : "Porcupine" 

 Exp., 1869, 74 fms. (Jeffreys, '81). 



iv., V. Generally distributed. 



Distribution. — Norway to Mediterranean. Azores. W. Africa. 



Madeira. Canaries. 



