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Family. — YENKHiDiE. 



Meretrix chione (Linne). {Venus cMone, Jeffreys, B. C.) 



. ii., .... 



ii. Dalkey Sound, 14fms., one valve (Walpole, '52). 



Distrilution. — S. and "W. England, "Wales, and Ireland to Mediter- 

 ranean. Azores. W. AMca, " Talisman " (Locard). Madeira. 

 Canaries. 



Gouldia minima (Montagu). {Circe minima, Jeffreys, B. C.) 



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



i. Generally distributed, but not common. 

 ii. Portmarnock, very rare (Warburton, "Wbitelaw, and Walsh, '18) : 



Dublin Bay (Turton, '19 ; Waller, f. Kinahan, '61) : Dalkey 



Sound, very rare (Walpole, '53a"). 

 iii. Youghal, very rare (Miss M. Ball, f. Thompson, '56) : B.I. A. 



Exp., 1886, off S. coast of Cork, 39^-551 fms. (Chaster, '98). 

 iv. Bantry Bay (Humphreys, '45 ; Barlee and M'Andrew, f. 



Thompson, '56). 

 v. Miltown Malbay, rare (Harvey, f. Thompson, '56) : Birterbuy Bay 



(Walpole, '52 ; Earran and Barlee, f. Thompson, '56) : Eound- 



stone (Alcock, '65 ; D'Arcy W. Thompson ; Dublin Mus.). 

 vi. Erris, co. Mayo (Miss Bingham, f. Thompson, '56) : Killala Bay 



(Miss A. Warren, '92). 

 Distrilution. — Norway to Mediterranean. Azores. W. Africa, 

 " Talisman" (Locard). Madeira. Canaries. 



Dosinia exoleta (Linne). ( Venus exoleta, Jeffreys, B.C.) 



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



Very common all round the coast in sandy bays, &c. 

 Distribution. — Finmark to Mediterranean. Senegal. 



Dosinia lincta (Pulteney). ( Venus lincta, Jeffreys, B. C.) 



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



Generally distributed all round the coast and common. 

 Distrilution. — Iceland. Loffoden I. to Mediterranean. Morocco. 



