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of the North of Ireland. 
Bsfrancia teres, Forbes. 
Fragments of this shell were dredged by Hyndman on the Turbot Bank. 
Befraneia Iieufroyi, Michaud. 
Dead, but very fresh, in Turbot Bank sand, and a single broken example 
in 40 fathoms off the Copelands— Hyndman ( Mangelia Leufroyi). 
Befrancia linearis, Montagu. 
“ Generally distributed ” — Thompson (Fleur otoma linearis). Frequent on 
the Turbot Bank — Hyndman ; rare in Strangford Lough and the channel 
adjoining— Dickie ; in all instances dead {sub Mangelia linearis). 
Befrancia reticulata, Fenier. 
“ A single dead specimen of this rare and beautiful shell was found by Mr. 
Jeffreys in dredging from the deep water north of the Maidens. Hew to the 
Insh list. It is a southern form ’’—Hyndman, 1859 Beport {sub Mangelia 
reticulata). As Mangelia scabra , it is recorded in Hyndman’s 1858 Beport 
as found by Mr. Jeffreys in Turbot Bank sand. 
Befrancia purpurea, Montagu. 
“ Of general occurrence ’’—Thompson ( Vleurotoma purpurea). “ Bare, in 
shell sand”— Hyndman {Mangelia purpurea). Very rare, in 12-25 fathoms 
off the entrance to Strangford Lough— Dickie. Bangor— Belf. Mus. Coll. 
Shell sand on beach at Cultra — B.L1.P. 
Pleurotoma striolata, {Scacchi) Fhilippi. 
Turbot Bank sand— Hyndman {Mangelia striolata). 
Pleurotoma attenuata, Montagu. 
“General, but not abundant ’’—Thompson. “Dead, Turbot Bank sand, 
Mr. Waller ’’—Hyndman {Mangelia attenuata). Very rare, dead, in 18-20 
fathoms 4 to 5 miles from Strangford Bar— Dickie. Bundoran— Belf. Mus 
Coll. 
Pleurotoma costata, Donovan . 
Dead, rare, in 10 fathoms, and not unfrequent on the Turbot Bank— 
Hyndman {Mangelia costata). Dickie dredged dead shells off the entrance to 
Strangford Lough, 12-15 fathoms. The variety coarctata, mentioned by 
Hyndman as obtained near the Turbot Bank, is merely the northern and 
larger form of the species, 
Pleurotoiaa brachystoma, Fhilippi. 
“ Co. Antrim (Waller) ” — Jeffreys ; this is all the information we possess 
about the occurrence of this shell in the district. 
Pleurotoma aetoula, Montagu. 
Dead, rare, in shell sand dredged on the Turbot Bank— Hyndman {Mangelia 
nebula) . 
Pleurotoma septangularis, Montagu. 
“Generally distributed”— Thompson. Living, rare, in 10 fathoms in 
Belfast Lough, and dead on the Turbot Bank— Hyndman ; and Dickie found 
a few living examples in Castle Ward Bay, Strangford Lough, 7-20 fathoms 
(both sub Mangelia septangularis). Bangor — Belf. Mus. Coll. 
