Praeger — The Marine Shells 
Black Head, broken, but with ligament fresh, so that it is probably still living ” 
— Hyndman. Dickie took it three times in Strangford Lough, but dead in 
each case. 
Thracia dictorta, Montagu. 
“In limestone near Belfast, with Saxicava , Mr. Grainger” — Thompson. 
The only other note is a repetition by Hyndman of this record. 
Cortoula gibfoa, Olivi. 
« Strangford Lough is the best locality known to me for this species, m 
some parts of which it is common on muddy ground, at a depth of about from 
4 to 10 fathoms” — Thompson {sub 0. striata). Living in 12-20 fathoms off 
Belfast Lough, and in 1-90 fathoms off Larne and the Maidens— Hyndman. 
The results of Dickie’s explorations in Strangford Lough amply confirm 
Thompson’s note, as this shell was found in abundance, alive, at every station, 
4 to 25 fathoms. Living, common, 8-10 fathoms, Belfast Bay Mr. S. A. 
Stewart. 
ftZya arenaria, Linne. 
A common littoral species, living in abundance in muddy estuaries. 1 fiave 
seen specimens of unusual size (3x5 inches) dug on the Holy wood Bank for 
bait, and at Cultra have found small distorted individuals inhabiting the for- 
saken burrows of Pholades. Locally called “ cockabrillion ” or “ cockle- 
brillion.” 
Mya truncata, Linne. 
With the last, but frequenting more the open sea. 
aUbreviata was dredged by Hyndman and Jeffreys living in 80 fathoms 
off the Antrim coast, some 10 miles from land. 
Kya Bingliami, Turton. A 
Turbot Bank, living, rare— Hyndman ( sub Sphcenia Binghami). Occa- 
sionally met with in a dead state. 
Saxicava rugosa, Linne. 
Burrowing in limestone and old shells, or free. “ Common around the coast 
on the North and East ’’-Thompson. Living commonly in from 0 to 30 
fathoms in the waters explored by Dickie and Hyndman ; the latter dredge 
living examples in 70-90 fathoms near the Maiden Bocks. 
mr. arctica. With the typical form, but not so abundant, and inhabiting 
rather deeper water (S. arctica). 
Venerupis Irus, Linne. 
In Thompson’s collection in the Belfast Museum, there are specimens ot 
this shell labelled “Bundoran, Co. Donegal” ; in the 4th volume of the 
“ Natural History of Ireland” there is no mention of its occurrence there. 
?bolas dactylus, Linne. 
Burrowing in sandstone, marl, and hard clay, between high and low water 
mark, on both sides of Belfast Lough ; Carrickfergus, Greenland, and Cultra 
may be mentioned as localities where it may be taken alive, 
