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shores. " Young specimens are occasionally found in the stomach of 

 the but-horn (Asterias aurantiaca)," Rev. Mr. Weir, Lossiemouth. 

 "Plentiful in the sandy bay of Burghead, where a cast af the dredge 

 is sure to bring up alive this species, as well as Donax trunculus, 

 Psammobia Ferroensis, Solen pellucidus and S. ensis, Astarte com- 

 pressa, Tellina tenuis, and Mactra subtruncata, with fine specimens 

 of Ophiura texturata twisting his snaky arms among them ; also, but 

 more rarely, Corbula nucleus, Tellina fabula, Syndosmya prismatica 

 and Kellia suborbicularis," Mr. Macdonald. 



Banded Venus, Venus fasciata. Not common. A few specimens 

 have been found by Mr. Martin and Mr. Macdonald ; and it has also 

 occurred at Burghead to Mr. Murray. " Frazerburgh," in the Moray 

 Firth, is given among other localities for this species in Macgillivray's 

 e Aberdeenshire Mollusca.' 



Ovate or Ribbed Venus, Venus ovata, (Cytherea ovata, Flem.) 

 Not uncommon. Mr. Macdonald has dredged it both entire and in 

 single valves. It has also been observed in single valves adhering 

 to Ascidia, &c, and in the stomachs of fishes. " Often to be 

 seen in boats just returned from sea," Mr. Martin. u Gamrie," 

 Macgillivray. 



Worn Artemis, Artemis exoleta, {Cytherea exoleta, Flem. and Mac.) 

 Not common. 



Glossed Artemis, Artemis lincta, [Cytherea lincta, Flem. and 

 Mac.) " Moray Firth, fifteen fathoms (McAndrew)," F. & H. This 

 species is common in this locality. 



Waved Lucinopsis, Lucinopsis undaia, (Venus undata, Flem., 

 Cytherea undata, Mac.) Occasionally met with ; as at Lossiemouth, 

 by Mr. Duff. " Gamrie;' Mac. 



Icelandic Cypriua, Cyprina Islandica. " Cow-shell." Common. 

 A few years ago the sea, during a severe northern storm, broke 

 in upon a bed of this species, and threw numbers of them ashore near 

 Findhorn. 



Triangular or Minute Circe, Circe minima, (Cyprina minima, 

 Flem., Circe triangularis, Mac.) Mr. Macdonald detected a single 

 pretty fresh-looking valve of this species in the collection made 

 at Banff by Mr. Thomas Edwards. 



Scottish Astarte, Astarte sulcata, (A. Scotica and Danmoniensis, 

 Flem.) " Has been taken in thirty-four fathoms in the Moray Firth," 

 F. fy H. Occasionally met with on the shore. " Dredged of Lossie- 

 mouth, August, 1852," Mr. Macdonald. " Gamrie," Macgillivray. 



