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R. STANDEN : LAND AND FRESHWATER MOLLUSCA. 



var. elongata Jeff. Not uncommon at Clayton, near Manchester 

 (T.R.). 



Ancylus fluviatilis Mlill. Brooks at Grimsargh and Chipping : and 

 in river Ribble at Chtheroe ; but is not plentiful. Very abun- 

 dant in one portion of the brook at Goosnargh. Occurs at 

 Simonstone and near Burnley (F.C.L.). Haslingden, and 

 Whalley district, common (H. Stephenson). Stream, Love 

 Clough, near Rawtenstall (J. A. Hargreaves). 



' In stream running into Hough-end-Clough, and in river 

 Mersey at Didsbury. Bolton Canal, etc' (Hardy's List, 1865). 



' Brook running through Hough-end-Clough, and almost any- 

 where on the banks of the Leeds and Liverpool Canal — very 

 fine' (Dyson's List, 1850). 



Extremely fine in a brook at Rivington, where no other shell 

 occurred (R.D.D.). 

 Ancylus lacustris L. Very plentiful in a small pond at Elston, on 

 dead stems of rushes and ' toadpipes ' {Equisehwi). The shells 

 were so numerous as to give the rushes the appearance of very 

 prickly briars. In a pond at Haslingden (H. Stephenson). 



Pits at Clayton, South Manchester (T.R.). 



'Adhering to the stems of Typha ^.wd other water plants in 

 most of the deeper pits' (Hardy's List, 1865). 



' These are somewhat abundant in the ponds about Freckleton 

 and Lytham, and are attached to aquatic plants ' (Dyson's List, 

 1850). 



Common and fine in pits, Moss Lane, on leaves of flags and 

 on dead sticks (R.D.D.). 

 var. albida Jeff. Two specimens obtained from the Elston 

 pond. 



Siiccinea putris L. Not uncommon in two localities at Goosnargh ; 

 a few occur at Newsham, Tarleton, and near Burnley (F.C.L.). 

 Plentiful at Ashton-on-Ribble. Haslingden, and Whalley district 

 (H. Stephenson). 



Canal bank, Droylesden (T.R.), 



' Wet places on margins of drains, Hough-end-Clough, Barlow 

 Wood, and other places. Common ' (Hardy's List, 1865). 



' Hough-end-Clough, in the damp parts. There are several 

 old pits grown over with weeds in the same locaHty, where it 

 abounds. Several varieties are found on the banks of the Mersey, 

 at Jackson's Boat, one of which is S. gracilis Alder. In a wood, 

 nearly a mile from Eccles, is found a variety nearly as clear as 

 glass' (Dyson's List, 1850). 



Not a common shell, though found in several places (R.D.D.). 



Naturalist, 



