Nichols — A List of the Marine MoUusca of Ireland. 639 



Venus verrucosa, Linne. 



i., ii., iii., iy., v., vi. 



i. Magilligan, a young shell (Hyndman Cab., f. Thompson, '56). 

 ii. Balbriggan, Portmarnock, and Dublin Bay (Brown^ '44) : Bray 



(Turton, f. Thompson, '56) : Wexford, rare (Brown, '18). 

 iii. Yonghal (JefPreys, f. Forbes & Hanley, '53): south of Ireland, 



common (Jeffreys, '63): E. I. A. Exp., 1885, off Baltimore, 



30 fms. (Chaster, '98) : off Sherkin I., valves (A. E. N.). 

 iv. Generally distributed. 

 V. Coast of Clare (Ball, f. Thompson, '56 ; Jeffreys, '63) : Birterbuy 



Bay (Farran, f. Thompson, '56) : Eoundstone (Alcock, '65) : 



Clifden Bay (Hyndman and Thompson, f. Thompson, '56) : 



west of Ireland, common (Jeffreys, '63). 

 \\. Ballysodare, co. Sligo (Mrs. Hancock, f. Thompson, '56) : l^arin, 



CO. Donegal, one valve (Mrs. Tatlow, '99). 

 Distrihution. — British Isles to Mediterranean, Canaries. C. Yerd I. 

 Africa, America, and Indian Ocean. 



Venus casina, Linne, 



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



Generally distributed all round the coast. 



Bistrilution, — Finmark to Mediterranean. Azores. Madeira, 

 Canaries, 



Venus fasciata (Da Costa). 



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



Abundant all round the coast in sand and gravel, 

 Yar. racliata, Jeffreys. Bantry Bay and off Aran I., Galway Bay 

 (Jeffreys, '63). 



Distriiution. — Finmark to Mediterranean. Madeira. iN". Japan. 



Ve7ius gallina, Linne. 



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



Yery common on sandy ground all round the coast. 

 Yar. lammosa, Montagu, Probably generally distributed. 

 Distribution. — Iceland, Finmark to Mediterranean, Caspian. 

 Mogador. IST. Japan. 



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