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dredged at station 17, full grown at station 11. This scallop is 
very good eating, and is much sought after by the natives. A. S. 
Packard (’67) in the Invertebrate fauna of Labrador, also mentions 
the edible quality of this species. 
Pecten (Chlamys) islandicus (Muller). 
Pecten islandicus, Gould, ’70, p. 198. 
Not found alive as yet by us, but abundant valves dredged at sta¬ 
tions 10, 11, 17, 22,— 25 to 45 fathoms, hard bottom. 
Mytilus edulis Linne. 
Found most abundantly in colonies on rocks in many places about 
the Bay, covering large areas, as at Calf Island, the Narrows, etc. 
The natives report finding pearls in this species and also in Modiolus 
modiolus Linne. The so called variety pellucidus Pennant, is also 
found everywhere with the edulis though it is not so numerous. 
Modiolus modiolus (Linne). 
Modiola modiolus , Gould, ’70, p. 186. 
Modiolus modiolus , Dali, '98, p. 790. 
Found abundantly on hard bottom at all depths, also in tide pools 
firmly wedged in crevices. Used by fishermen as bait; grows to 
large size in deep water and is often brought up on trawls. 
Modiolaria nigra (Gray). 
Not common, dredged at station 9 — muddy bottom — though a 
few were dredged at station 23 on rather hard bottom. The young 
specimens are a chestnut brown color, becoming black in the adult. 
Modiolaria corrugata Gould. 
Not common, dredged at stations 6 and 12, hard bottom. A 
few found in haddock, June 7, 1903. 
Modiolaria discors (Linne). 
Common, usually found imbedded in branches of seaweed or 
around roots of Laminaria. Stations 17 and 23, hard bottom. 
Crenella glandula (Totten). 
Abundant on muddy bottoms, 10 to 20 fathoms, stations 1, 2, 7, 
9, 13. 
