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Neæra exigua, Jeffreys. 
Neæra exigua, Jeffreys, Ann. & Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 4, vol. 18, 1876, p. 496. 
— — — Friele, Jahrb. Deutsch Malacozool. Gesellsch., vol. 6, 1879, p. 270. 
Findested. Stationerne 18, 31, 87, 124, 164, 200, Locality. Stations 18, 31, 87, 124, 164, 200, 240, 
240, 251, 283, 312. Dybde 350—1004 fv. | 251, 283, and 312. Depth 350--1004 fathoms. 
De største exemplarer var 8.5 mm. lang, 4.5 mm. høi. The largest specimens were 8.5 mm. in length, and 
| 45 mm. in height. 
Denne egte dybvandsform, der staar mellem neæraæ This true deep-water form, which stands between 
obesa og neæra subtorta, er tidligere kun funden af Valorous- N. obesa and N. subtorta, had previously been found only 
expeditionen sydost af Kap Farvel paa 1450 favnes dyb. | by the Valorous Expedition to the SE of Cape Farewell, 
Denne lokalitet tilhører den varme area, medens samtlige | at a depth of 1450 fathoms. This locality belongs to the 
stationer fra Nordhavsexpeditionen ligger inden den kolde. warm area, While all the stations of the North Atlantic 
Expedition are in the cold area. 
Neæra subtorta, G. O. Sars. 
Neæra subtorta, G. O. Sars, (m. s), Jeffreys, Ann. & Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 4, vol. 20, 1877, p. 234. 
— — G. O. Sars, Moll. Reg. Arct. Norv., 1878, p. 87, Pl. 6, fig. 6 a—c. 
Findested. Stationerne 48, 260, 261, 267, 270, 273, | Locality. Stations 48, 260, 261, 267, 270, 273, 290, 
290, 323, 326 og 336. Dybde 70—299 fy. 329, 326, and 336. Depth 70—299 fathoms. 
Denne art, der forekommer langs vor nordkyst?) er This species which occurs along the north coast of 
kjendt fra Karahavet, Novaja Semlja, Spitsbergen, Mur- Norway‘) has been found in the Kara Sea, Novaja Semlja, 
mankysten, nordlige Atlanterhav og kysten af Maine. Den Spitsbergen, off the Murman Coast, in the North Atlantic, 
bathymetriske udbredelse er 380—500 fv. Fossil er den and off the coast of Maine. Its bathymetrical distribution 
blot funden paa Grønland. is from 30 to 550 fathoms. It is a fossil only in Greenland. 
Negra rostrata, Spengler. 
Mya rostrata, Spengler, Skrift. naturhist. Selsk., vol. 3, 1792, p. 42, Pl. 2, fig. 16. 
Newra = — Lovén, Ind. Moll. Scand., 1846, p. 47. 
-— — Jeffreys, Brit. Conch., vol. 3, 1865, p. 51, Pl. 49, fig. 3. 
— = G. O. Sars, Moll. Reg. Arct. Nory., 1878, p. 89, Pl. 6, fig. 7a—b. 
Findested. Husø 100 fv., station 149, 135 fv. og sta- | Locality. Husø (100 fathoms), Station 149 (135 
tion 255, 341 fv. | fathoms) and 205 (341 fathoms). 
Neæra rostrata er paa den europæiske side af Atlan- | On the European side of the Atlantic Newra rostrata 
| is distributed from Finmark and the Faroe Isles to the 
| Azores, the Canary Isles, and the west coast of Morocco. 
terhayet, udbredt fra Fimarken, og Færøerne til Azorerne, 
Kanariske ger og Marocos vestkyst. Paa den amerikanske 
side forekommer den fra New England til Barbados og On the American side, its range is from New England to 
Den mexikanske golf. Jeffreys anfører den desuden fra | Barbadoes and the Gulf of Mexico. Jeffreys also records 
Patagonien, men er denne muligens den nærstaaende neera | its occurrence in Patagonia, but this is possibly the nearly- 
patagonica, Smith, som Challenger-expeditionen først fandt | related N. patagonica, Smith, which the Challenger Expe- 
ved Patagoniens vestkyst og som senere er tagen ved saa- | dition first found off the west coast of Patagonia, and which 
vel Sydamerikas vest- som østkyst. Den bathymetriske | has since been found both on the west and east coasts of 
South America. Its bathymetrical distribution is from 10 
to 1456 fathoms. It is a fossil in Germany and Italy. 
udbredelse er 10—1456 fv. Fossil er den kjendt fra Tysk- 
land og Italien. 
Vi tror ber er en misforstaaelse tilstede, thi os bekjendt er den We fear here must be some misunderstanding; for aught we 
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1) Sars angiver newra subtorta fra Bergen efter opgave fra Jeffreys. | 1) Sars records N. subtorta from Bergen on the authority of Jettreys. 
| know this species has not been found so far south. 
ikke funden saa langt syd. | 
