Nichols — A List of the Marine Bfo/hisca of Ireland. 629 



Lascea rubra (Montagu), 

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

 Generally distributed and abundant ; a favourite habitat for this 

 species is among clusters of Ifijtilus edidis on exposed rocks. 

 Distrihiition. — " Apparently world-wide " (Jeffreys). 



\_Las(^a pumila (S. V. Wood).] 

 .... v., . 

 V. "Porcupine" Exp., 1869, 422 fms. (Jeffreys, '81). 

 Distribution. — Korth Atlantic. Mediterranean. Corea. 



Lepton squamosum (Montagu). 



• ii-, iii-, i^-, v., . 



ii. Dublin Bay, single valves, rare (Kinaban, '61) : Dalkey Sound 



and Killiney Eay (Walpole, '53). 

 iii, Cork Harbour, a single valve (Forbes, f. Hanipbreys, '45) : Cork 

 Harbour, odd valves frequent, and two young living specimens 

 (Wright & Carroll, '52). 

 iv. In or near Bantry Bay (M'Andrew, f. Tbompson, '56) : Bantry 

 Bay (Norman, '91 ; Dublin Mus.) : Glengariff, dredged alive 

 just off the harbour (Span, f. Marshall, '97) : E. I. A. Exp., 

 1886, Berehaven, 5-20 fms. (Chaster, '98, A. E. N.). 

 V. Aran I. (Barlee, f. Eorbes & Hanley, '53) : Birterbuy Bay (Wal- 

 pole, '52 ; Barlee, f. Thompson, '56) : adjoining Eoundstone Bay, 

 one specimen (Harvey, f. Thompson, '56) : " Porcupine " Exp., 

 1869, 165 fms. (Jeffreys, '81). 

 Distribution. — Norway to Mediterranean. 



Lepton Syhesii, Chaster. 



. . . iv., v., vi. 



iv. E. I. A. Exp., 1885, mouth of Kenmare Elver, 38-44 fms., and 



Ballinskelligs Bay, 27 fms. (Chaster, '98). 

 V. Dog's Bay, Eoundstone (Stanclen, '95). 



vi. Killala Bay (Chaster, f. Miss A. Warren, '95a ; Marshall, '97). 

 Distribution. — Ireland. S. England. Channel Isles. 



Le'pton nitidum, Turton. 

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

 i. Off Ballycastle, dead (Chaster, '97a) : Turbot Bank sand, living 

 (Waller, f. Hyndman, '59) : off Black Head, 25 fms. (Hynd- 

 man, '59). 



