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Irish Distribution. — All the Irish specimens have been taken 

 off the south-west coast, within the area bounded by 50° N. 

 ■—52° N., and 10° W.— 13° 50' W. Here it appears to live 

 in immense numbers as is shown by the frequency with which 

 it has been taken and also by the fact that on many occasions 

 hundreds of specimens have been captured in one haul. The 

 actual records are as follows :— 



Helga. 



S. R. 171.— 5 XI '04.-52° 7' N., 11° 58' W., 337 fms., fine 



mud and sand. Trawl. — Four, 11*5-15*5 mm. 



One ovigerous $ . 

 S. R. 172.— 5 XI '04.-52° 2' N., 12° 8' W., 454 fms., fine mud. 



Trawl. — Five, 4-15*5 mm. One ovigerous ? . 

 S. R. 188.-3 II '05.-51° 53' N., 11° 59' W., 320-372 fms., 



mud. Trawl. Temperature at 300 fms., 10*125° 



C. — Fifty, many ovigerous $ . 

 S. R. 212.— 6 V '05.-51° 54' N., 11° 57' W., 411 fms., fine 



mud and sand. Trawl. — Sixteen. 

 S. R. 327.— 8 V '06.-51° 46' N., 12° 14' 30" W., 550 fms., 



ooze. Trawl. — ^About two hundred. 

 S. R.331.— 9 V '06.-51° 12' N., 11° 55' W., 610-680 fms., 



ooze. Trawl. — One. 

 S. R. 333.— 10 V '06.-51° 37' N., 12° 9' W., 557-579 fms., 



ooze. Trawl. — Three hundred and fifty. 

 S. R. 334.— 10 V '06.-51° 35' 30" N., 12° 26' W., 500-520 



fms. Trawl. — One. 

 S. R. 353.-6 VIII '06.-50° 37'.— 50° 40' N., 11° 32' W., 



250-542 fms., mud and sand. Trawl. Temperature 



at 500 fms., 8*58° C— Eighteen. 

 S.R. 359.-8 VIII '06.-51° 59' N., 12° 9' W., 492 fms., ooze. 



Dredge. Temperature 9*04° C. — About two 



hundred and fifty. 

 S. R. 368.-11 VIII '06.-51° 38'— 51° 39' 30" N., 12° 5'.— 



11° 56' W., 608-450 fms., fine sand. Trawl.— Four. 

 S. R. 387.-7 XI '06.— 51 °50' N., 12° 14' W., 530 fms., ooze. 



Trawl. Temperature, 9*13° C— Thirty-six. 

 S.R. 397.-2 II '07.-51° 49' N., 12° 7' W., 549-646 fms., 



ooze. Trawl. Temperature at 500 fms., 8*71 °C. — 



Seven hundred and sixty. 

 S. R. 400. — 5 II '07.-51° 21' N., 11° 49' W., 525-600 fms., 



mud and ooze. Trawl. — Five. 

 S. R. 440.— 16 V '07.— 51° 45' N., 11° 49' W., 350-389 fms. 



Trawl. Temperature at 300 fms., 9-93°C.— 



Eight. 

 S. R. 448.-18 V '07.-50° 21' N., 11° W., 343-346 fms. 



Trawl.— Two. 

 S. R. 483.-30 VIII '07.-51° 37' N., 11° 56' W., 610-664 



fms., mud and sand. Trawl. — Thirty- two. 

 S. R. 484.— 30 VIII '07.-51° 35' N., 11° 57' W., 602-610 fms. 



Trawl. One hundred and seventv. 



