Clare Inland Survey — Archiannelida and Poly chaeta. 47 1^9 



Distribution. — South coast of England ; Arctic ; Scandinavia ; France ; 

 eastern North America ; Mediterranean ; Madeira. 



Potamilla Torelli Malmgren. 

 1894. Potamilla Torelli, De Saint-Joseph, p. 296. 



This species is very abundant throughout the area. The tube is found 

 attached to Lithothamnion, Polyzoa, shells, stones on the shore, Laminaria 

 roots, &c. 



Habitat. — Blacksod Bay — Found on the shore on 4 occasions. Dredged 

 on 3 occasions, in 1-6 fms. Clew Bay — Shores of Clare 

 Island. Dredged near Dorinish ; near Inishgowla, in 

 8-10 fms. ; north of Clare Island, in 25 fms. Ballyna- 

 kill Harbour — Dredged in 1-3 fms. 

 Distribution. — Great Britain; Iceland; France; Madeira; Mediterranean; 

 Japan ; Cape Agulhas. 



Branchiomma vesiculosum (Montagu). 



1894. Branchiomma vesiculosum. De Saint-Joseph, p. 300. 



Habitat, — Blacksod Bay — Found on the shore on 4 occasions, in muddy 

 gravel, and in the sand of Zostera beds. Ballynakill 

 Harbour — Found on the shore on 4 occasions. Young- 

 specimen dredged in 1-3 fms. 



Distribution. — Great Britain ; France ; Naples ; Madeira. 



Dasychone bombyx (Dalyell). 

 1894. Dasychone bombyx. De Saint-Joseph, p. 309. 



This species is able to adapt itself to a great variety of conditions. On 

 the shore it is found under stones, in Laminaria roots, and sometimes in the 

 sand of Zostera beds. It is frequently obtained in the dredge. 



Habitat. — Blacksod Bay — Found on the shore on 8 occasions. Dredged 

 on 5 occasions, in 1-8 fms. Clew Bay — Shore of Annagh 

 Island. Dredged near Dorinish. Dredged in the bay on 3 

 occasions, in 13-21 fms. Ballynakill Harbour — Found on 

 3 occasions on the shore. Dredged on 4 occasions, in 1-9 fms. 

 Distributipn. — British Isles ; Nova Zembla ; Scandinavia ; North Sea ; 

 Mediterranean. 



Laonome Kroyeri Malmgren. 

 1865. Laonome Kroyeri. Malmgren, p. 400. 



A single specimen of this species was dredged in Inishiyre Harbour, on a 

 bottom of mud. 



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