686 
BULLETIN OF THE BUREAU OF FISHERIES. 
Nucula proximo — Continued. 
7781 (few shells), 7783 (1 living and many 
shells). 
Phalarope and Blue Wing stations: 1 (many 
shells and 1 living), 2 (few shells), 3 (few 
shells), 5 (1 shell), 6 (few shells), 7 (few shells), 
g (1), 11 (several), 13 (1 shell), 15 (1 living), 17 
(many living), 18 (many living), 19 (many), 
20 (1 living and shells), 26 (1 living), 28 (few), 
33 (1 shell), 40 (few shells), 43 (shells), 52 (few), 
62 (2), 70 (abundant), 71 (many living), 72 
(many living and shells), 73 (1 living), 78 
(many living, all sizes), 79 (several living), 
80 (few living), 82 (1), 84 ,86, 88 (1 small), 89, 
91, 92, 95, 96, 97, 98, 100 (1 living), 104, 107 
(few living), 108, no, 116, 117 (few living and 
shells), 118 (shells common), 119 (several 
shells), 120 (shells and living), 121 (shells), 122 
(few shells and living), 123 (shells), 125 (living 
and shells), 126 (few living), 127 (many living), 
128 (common), 129, 130 (shells), 131 (living 
and shells), 132 (living and shells common), 
133 (several living), 135 (few shells), 139 (few), 
140 (1 shell), 141 (living and shells), 144 (few), 
145 (living and shells common), 146 (several 
shells), 147 (living common), 148 (living and 
shells common), 149 (common), 150 (living), 
151 (living), 152 (few living), 153 (living), 154 
(1 living), 155 (many living), 156 (several liv- 
ing), 157 (few living), 158 (few living) 160 (2 
shells), 161 (1 shell), 163 (1 shell and fragments) 
164 (many living and shells), 165 (few shells 
and living), 167 (1 living, several shells), 
Observed breeding from June 20 into August. — 
G. A. Drew. 
Nucula proximo ovata Verrill & Bush. 
Verrill and Bush, 1898. 
One living specimen taken in Vineyard Sound, 
off Cuttyhunk, in 18 fathoms (1880). 
Nucula delphinodonta Mighels. 
Gould, 1870, p. 153 (not listed for this region); 
Verrill and Smith, 1873, p. 691, 509; Dali, 
1889, p. 42. 
“Off Gay Head, 19 fathoms, soft mud.” — Ver- 
rill. One living specimen taken by the sur- 
vey at Phalarope station 107* (off Weepecket 
Rocks, 5 yi fathoms, mud and shells). 
Family LedidzE. 
Yoldia limatula (Say). [Chart 135]. 
Gould, 1870, p. 154 (Yoldia limatula), p. 160 
(Y. myalis); Verrill and Smith, 1873, p. 689, 
432, etc.; Dali, 1889, p. 44; Sumner, 1910, 
fig- 3 . 
Yoldia limatula — Continued. 
Living specimens taken throughout Buzzards 
Bay, to which the local distribution seems to 
be chiefly restricted; one record each at Me- 
nemsha Bight, Vineyard Haven and mouth of 
Vineyard Sound; shells taken at several points 
in the Sound and at Crab Ledge. — Survey. 
Living specimens dredged in 2 to 17 fathoms, 
nearly always at depths of less than 10 fathoms, 
and almost exclusively on bottoms of clear or 
sandy mud. 
Fish Hawk stations: 7566 (several shells), 7593 
(1 shell), 7601 (several shells), 7602 (few shells), 
7609 (1 shell), 7611 (living abundant), 7612 
(several living), 7613 (several living), 7614 
(few living and shells), 7615 (1 living), 7616 
(1 living), 7617 (many shells and living), 7618 
(several living), 7619 (several living), 7620 
(few living), 7622 (few living), 7623 (many liv- 
ing and shells), 7624 (many living), 7629 (sev- 
eral living), 7632 (fragment), 7633 (1 living), 
7637 (living and many shells), 7638 (many liv- 
ing), 7640 (many living and shells), 7641 (many 
living and shells), 7642 (many living and 
shells), 7643 (many living and shells), 7644 
(many living and shells), 7645 (few living), 
7646 (many living and shells), 7647 (few living 
and shells), 7649 (few living and shells), 7650 
(living and shells), 7651 (few living), 7652 (few 
living), 7653 (few living), 7654 (shells and liv- 
ing), 7655 (few living and shells), 7656 (1), 7657 
(many living), 7658 (living), 7660 (few living), 
7661 (many living and shells), 7662 (many liv- 
ing and shells), 7663 (many shells and living), 
766S (1 living), 7669 (many shells), 7673 (many 
living and shells), 7675 (many living and 
shells), 7686 (few living and shells), 7688 (1 
shell), 7728 (1 shell and 1 living). 
Phalarope and Blue Wing stations: 19 (several 
shells), 20 (1 shell), 52 (1 shell), 53 (1 shell), 72 
(few living), 78 (many living), 79 (living com- 
mon), 83 (few, 1 living), 84 (common), 85 (1 
living), 86, 93 (several living), 94, 107 (several 
living), 113, 115 (1 shell), 119 (living and 
shells), 122 (few shells), 127 (many living), 
128 (few), 133 (1 shell), 140 (1 living), 143 (1 
shell), 153 (1 living), 159 (several living and 
shells), 160 (several living), 161 (many living 
and shells, very large and small), 162 (several 
living), 164 (few living and shells), 165 (few 
living), 166 (many living). 
Yoldia sapotilla (Gould). 
Gould, 1870, p. 159 (not listed for this region); 
Verrill and Smith, 1873, p. 689, 509; Dali, 
1889, p. 44. 
‘‘Off Gay Head, 19 fathoms, soft mud; off Buz- 
zards Bay, 25 fathoms, sand.” — Verrill. 
