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N. varicosa, Br. 



A dead specimen was dredged (depth 12 to lo fathoms) off the South 

 entrance to Bantry Bay, in May, 1 84(3, by Mr. M'Andrew. 



Genus Purpura. 

 P. lapillus, Linn. Common. 



Genus Monoceros. 

 M. hepaticus, Mont. 

 North and East of Ireland, on the authority of Brown and Turton. 



Ge7ius BiJCClNUM. 

 B. nndatum, Lirm. Common. 

 Var. /3, Turton. East and South of Ireland. 



B. Iluiaplireijsianum. Bennet. . 



Cork and Bantry, Mr. Humphreys. 

 Youghal, Ur. Ball. 

 West Coast, Mr. Barlee. 



B. fusiforme, Brodie. 

 Cork, Mr. Humphreys. 



B. oviwi, Turton. 



" Found in the intestines of a red gurnard brought to Cork market." 

 Mr. John Humphreys. 



B. Zetlandicum, Forbes. 



A Buecinwn taken on a long line in deep water near Bunowen, County 

 Galway, was considered by Professor Forbes to be his B. Zetlandicum, 

 though ditfering in its being a thin shell, ^c. He docs not now feel certain 

 of this being more than a variety of B. nndatum. The specimen is in the 

 collection of l)r. Farran, who states that others were procured by similar 

 means. 



Genus Fusus. 

 F. antiquus, Linn. 

 North, East, and South of Ireland. 



F. Cornells, Linn. 

 North, East, and South of Ireland. 



F. muricatus, Mont. 

 North, East, and South of Ireland. 



F. Barvicensis, Johnst. 

 A specimen is in the Collection of Irish Shells of the late John Temple- 

 ton, Esq., presented by his family to the Belfast Museum. It was pro- 

 bably found in the North. 



F. BamJJiiis. Flem. 

 On all parts of the Irish coast. 



