j6 Praeger—The Marine Shells 
II. “ The Natural History of Ireland,” by "William Thompson : vol. IY., 
1856 In this work 350 species and varieties of Marine Shells are recorded as 
Irish, under the names which were in use prior to the publication of Forbes and 
Hanley’s treatise, of which some 240 are noted from localities ra_ Plater 1 the 
maiority of these notes are given verbatim in the following pages. Mr. Ihomp- 
son’s earlier list of Irish Shells, which appears in his “ Report on the Fauna , o 
Ireland: Division Invertebrate in the British Association Report for 1843, 
contains many species not to be found in the “ Natural History of Ireland ; 
but it may be safely assumed that such were intentionally excluded from the 
latter work, for many Shells had been recorded as native on very insufficient 
grounds ; and the writer has, therefore, thought it best to be guided by the 
‘‘Natural History” alone, as it contains all the notes wmch Mr. Thompson 
considered thoroughly reliable. n 
III. The “ Reports of the Belfast Dredging Committee, by George 
Hyndman, in the Reports of the British Association for 1857, ’58, and 59. The 
* ii T) nArifoin 
Station. 
Depth 
in 
Fathoms. 
Species. 
1857 Report. 1. Belfast Bay and Neighbourhood 
0-100 
205 
2. Turbot Bank . . 
25-30 
192 
3 . Off Maiden Rocks 
70-100 
42 
1858 Report. 1. 2 Miles off Ballygalley Head 
15-25 
52 
2. Cod Bank, 3m. N. of Muck I. 
20 
73 
3. Lame Lough, l-2|m. from entrance..., 
4-5 
26 
4. Brown’s Bay, Island Magee 
1-4 
21 
5 . S. of Maiden Rocks 
20 
45 
6. E. and S.E. of Maiden Rocks 
70-90 
95 
7. Turbot Bank .. . 
25-30 
129 
8. Turbot Bank ... 
, 25-30 
18 
9. 2 Miles S.S.E. of Black Head 
25 
118 
10. “ TheRiggs” Bank, S.E. of Donaghade< 
i 20 
63 
11. 4 Miles S.S.E. of Black Head 
15 
79 
12. The Sound, Copeland Islands 
12 
40 
