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Praeger — The Marine Shells 
tut is probably to be found ’’-Hyndman. Like Tapes decmsatm, tbk species 
appears to stop short on the borders of our province, as it byes in Carlingford 
Lough (R.Ll.P.), and abounds further southward, while it has never been taken 
alive further north. Like T. decmsatm, too, it occurs in profusion in our 
Estuarine Clays, whence are probably derived the odd valves which are found 
in Belfast Lough and elsewhere. 
Solecurtus candidus, Renter. . . 1K 
Dead ; dredged by Hyndman on the Turbot Bank, and by Dickie in 12-15 
fathoms outside Strangford Lough. Yery rare. 
Solecurtus antiquatus, Rulteney. 
“Bed Bay and Lame Lough, Co. Antrim- Strangford Lough, 8-10 
fathoms, soft sand, W.T.”-Thompson (sub Solen antiquatus). Hyndman 
dredged it several times, in a dead state, off Black Head, m 15 to 30 fathoms. 
In Strangford Lough, Dickie obtained it in almost every haul of the dredge, 
hut never alive. (By Hyndman and Dickie sub S. coarctatus). 
Ceratisolen legumen, Lime. 
The following from Thompson ( sub Solen legumen ) : — “ ‘Plentiful on the 
East coast from Cork to Belfast’, Brown’s Illust. p. 113, 2nd edit. This re- 
mark gives quite too extensive an idea of its distribution. Specimens from 
the extensive sandy coasts of Dublin and Louth only have come under my 
notice ; if the species be found so far North as Down, it must be only on the 
more southern part of it”. Newcastle, Co. Down— Belf. Mus. Coll. ; and 
Mr. Swanston has a fresh and complete specimen, and also a fresh sing e 
valve, which he found thrown up by the tide at this place. 
Solen pellucidus, Pennant. 
A rather common species, living in all our bays and in the deeper waters, 
on sand and mud, in depths varying from 3 to 25 fathoms. Thompson men- 
tions that plaice caught on the northeast coast have sometimes their stomachs 
filled with remains of this shell. 
Solen ensis, Linnd. 
Common in sandy bays throughout the province. 
Solen siliqua, Linne. 
“ Most common of the genus on our coast generally ’’—Thompson. Dead 
valves have been dredged in up to 90 fathoms, but the habitat of the species 
is in sandy bays between tide-marks, where it is abundant. As noted by 
Hyndman, very fine specimens are to be found at Ballyholme Bay, Co. Down. 
Solen vagina, Linne. (< 
< < A specimen has been given me as from Lame Lough ’ ’ Thompson. ' n 
the Irish coast it is local, inhabiting very extensive sandy beaches, as tiiose of 
Magilligan, and of the counties of Dublin and Cork (Thompson), xn eig * 
fathoms, Bangor, County Down, dead (Patterson)”— Forbes and Hanley. 
“ Dead, off Bangor, Co. Down” is Hyndman’ s only note of it (sub S. margt- 
natus), and Dickie’ s dredgings never yielded it. This species, which is so rare 
