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Lima elliptica, Jeffreys 
Lima 
Limatula 
Denne art, som kun foreligger i nogle faa exemplarer 
fra Husø, 40—60 fv., har ved den norske kyst samme ud- 
bredelse som foregaaende. Den forekommer langs hele 
Europas vestkyst samt i Middelbavet. Jeffreys anfører den 
desuden fra Newfoundland, den mexikanske Golf og Japan. 
Den batbymetriske udbredelse er 10—1060 fy. Fossil skal 
den ifølge Jeffreys være funden i Norge, Belgien, Ungarn 
Italien og Rhodes. For Norges vedkommende maa det dog 
antagelig bero paa en feilangivelse, idet Sars udtrykkelig 
fremheever, at den ikke er funden fossil hos os. 
I sit arbeide over ,Willem Barents* expeditionens 
lamellibranchiater anfører Haren Norman denne art fra 
Barentshavet!), men maa dette formodentlig bero paa en 
forvexling med lima subovata, som synes at være en mere 
høinordisk art. Lima subovata anføres ogsaa af Jeffreys 
som funden af den hollandske arktiske expedition*). 
elliptica, Jeffreys, Brit. Conch., vol. 2, 1863, p. 81, vol. 5, p. 169, Pl. 25, fig. 2. 
G. O. Sars, Moll. Reg. Arct. Norv., 1878, p. 25. 
This species, of which there are only a few specimens 
from Husø, from depths of from 40 to 60 fathoms, has the 
same distribution on the Norwegian coast as the preceding 
species. It occurs all along the west coast of Europe, and 
in the Mediterranean. Jeffreys also states its occurrence 
off Newfoundland, in the Gulf of Mexico, and Japan. Its 
bathymetrical distribution is from 10 to 1060 fathoms. 
According to Jeffreys, it is found in a fossil state in 
Norway, Belgium, Hungary, Italy, and Rhodes. As regards 
Norway, however, this must be a misstatement, for Sars 
lays stress upon the fact that it is not found as a fossil 
in Norway. 
Haren Norman, in 
branchiata of the ‘Willem 
tions this species as 
work on the Lamelli- 
Barents’ Expedition, men- 
occurring in the Barents Sea’), 
but he has probably confounded it with Lima subovata, 
which seems to be a more northerly species. Lima subovata 
is also mentioned by Jeffreys as found by the Dutch arctic 
expedition”). 
his 
Lima subovata, Jeffreys. 
Lima subovata, Jeffreys, Ann. & Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 4, vol. 18, 1866, p. 427. 
Findested. Stat. 18, 173 b, 192 (flere døde skaller), 
195, 290, 323. Dybde 107—649 fy. 
Det største exemplar havde en længde af 14 mm. 
Lima subovata er tidligere kjendt fra Middelhavet og 
det nordlige af Atlanterhavet med tilstødende dele af Is- 
havet. Artens sydgrændse er ved Azorerne. 
metriske udbredelse er 16—1450 fv. 
ved Palermo. 
Den batby- 
Fossil er den funden 
Jeffreys, Proc. Zool. Soc., 1879, p 
. 563, PI. 45, fig. 2. 
Locality. Stations 18, 173b, 192 (several empty 
valves), 195, 290, 323. Depth 107—649 fathoms. 
The largest specimen was 14 mm. in length. 
Lima subovata had previously been found in the Medi- 
terranean and the northern part of the Atlantic Ocean 
with the adjoining parts of the Arctic Ocean. Its 
southern limit is the Azores, Its bathymetrical distribu- 
tion is from 16 to 1450 fathoms. It 
fossil at Palermo. 
is found as a 
Lima sarsii, Lovén. 
Lima crassa, Forbes (?), Rep. Brit. Assoc. Adv. Sci., 1843, p. 
sarsti, Lovén, Ind. Moll Scand., 1846, p. 32. 
193. 
Limatula crassa, G. O. Sars, Moll. Reg. Arct. Norv., 1878, p. 26. 
Lima sarsii fandtes paa stationerne 173 b, 192 og 
Dybde 107—649 fy. 
Forbes crassa har muligens prioriteten, men dennes 
mindre gode beskrivelse vanskeliggjør identificeringen. Vi 
har derfor ligesom Jeffreys foretrukket at bruge Lovéns 
navn, SArsii. 
Sy. 
1) Niederlånd. Arch. f. Zool. Suppl. I. Die Lamellibranchiaten, p. 4. 
2) Proe. Zool. Soc., 1879, p. 563. 
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Lima sarsii was found at Stations 173 b, 192, and 
Depth 107—649 fathoms. 
Forbes’s name, crassa, possibly has the priority, but 
its imperfect description makes identification difficult. Like 
Jeffreys, we have therefore preferred to employ Lovén’s 
name, SMS. 
95) 
1) Niederland. Arch. f. Zool., Suppl. 1. Die Lamellibranchiaten, p. 4. 
*) Proc. Zool. Soc., 1879, p. 563. 
