63-i Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy. 



iii. Cork Harbour ("\^'rig"ht & Carroll, '52) : Cork (Humpkreys, f. 

 Je&eys, '63) : E.I. A.Exp., 1885, 1886, off S. coast of Cork, 

 30-54 fms. (Chaster, '98). 



iv. E. I. A. Exp., 1885, 1886, Ballinskelligs Bay, and 5-79 fms. (Swan- 

 ston, '86, Chaster, '98). 



T. Galway (Barlee, f. ThompsoH, '56) : Eoundstone (D'Arey '\^'. 

 Thompson) : Achill I. (E.rs. Tatlow fePraeger, '98) : "Porcu- 

 pine" Exp., 1869, 208 fms. (Jeffreys, '81). 



vi. Killala Bay (Miss A. barren, '92) : Inisbarnog, co. Donegal, rare 

 (Mrs. fatlow, '99). 

 JDistrihiition. — Finmark to Mediterranean. 



Gastrana fragilis (Linne) . 



i. Xillough, CO. 'Do-mi (Bro^n,'44) ; probably in the estuarine clay, 

 ii. Clontarf, Dublin Bay, in the blue clay, semi-fossil (Turton, '19; 



&e.). 

 iii. Aidniore (Mrs. Mackesy, f. Thompson, '56) : south of Ireland 



(Je&eys, '63). 

 iv. Bantry Bay (Bro^vn, '18; &c.) : E. LA. Exp., 1886, Bereharen, 



5-10 fms., valves (A. E. IS^.) : Kenmare Eiver (Praeger, '99) : 



Yalcntia (Turton, '19 ; &c.). 

 V. Gal way Bay (Dublin Mus., pres. by A. Gr. Melville, and in Thaller 



Coll.) : Birterbuy Bay, living (Earran, '45) : -west of Ireland 



(Jeffreys, '63). 

 vi. EuniscTone, one valve (Miss A. Warren, '92) : Lough Swilly, 



fi'e.sh single valves (Grainger and Praeger, f. Praeger in Proc. 



Belfast IS^. E. C, 1889-90). 

 Distribution. — Drontheim. British Isles to Morocco. Mediter- 

 ranean. Greenland. 



Eamily. — ScEOBicrxAEiiD^. 



ScrolicuJaria piperata (Gmelin). 



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



i. Belfast Lough, dead (Thompson, '56 ; Hyndman, '58) : does not 

 appear to live on l^.E. coast bet^veen Lough Swilly and 

 Carlingford Lough (Praeger, '92). 

 ii.-vi. Generally distributed on mud banks. 



Distrihution. — I^orway to Mediterranean. Mogador. ? SenegaL 

 Japan. 



