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food in St. John or Prince Edward Island. The fishermen of 
the Charlotte County coast, and of parts of Nova Scotia, 
know and esteem them, and the same may be true of the 
fishermen of other parts of Acadia. The shells are used for 
some ornamental purposes. 
All testimony goes to show that it is an excellent food 
Mollusc, but its comparative scarcity and the difficulty of 
obtaining it will prevent its extensive use. 
Work of Reference. 
Fishery Industries of the U. S. Sect. V., Vol. II., pp. 
613-615. 
Fig. 20. — Solen ensis , var. Americana, Half Natural Size. 
S., SiphoDs; Sh., Shell; M., Mantle; F., Foot. 
26. Zirpliaea crispata (Linn.) Morch, 
\Zirphcea,— (?j; crispata , wrinkled.] 
Date-fish. 
Distribution, (a) General ; — Shallow water to seventy 
fathoms. Connecticut to Gulf of St. Lawrence. Iceland, 
Northern Europe to Great Britain and France. West coast 
of America, south to California. 
(5) In Acadia ; — (in N. B.) Grand Manan, very rare, 
JStimpson. Bay of Fundy, eight to seventy fathoms, in hard 
clay, Verrill. L’Etang Harbor. (In N. S.) Sable Island, large 
specimens, Jones (on authority of Willis). Prince Edward 
Island, boring in red sandstone reefs, Dawson. Probably to 
be found in suitable localities all around our coast. 
