63 
many valves, h. 40. — South Island: 29, 1 valve, h. 35. — Stew- 
art Island: 32, 1 sp., h. 35. 
Chlamys (Pecten) zelandiae Gray. 
North Island: 1, 1 fragment. — 2, 2 sps., h. 11 (var. gem- 
mulatus Suter, non Reeve)*). — 4, 2 sps., h. 16.5 (var.). — 
1 la, 4 sps., h. 27. — Ild, I sp., h. 25. — 16, 3 sps., h. 17. — 
South Island: 29, 1 sp., h. 40 (var. gemmulatus). — Stewart Is¬ 
land: 32, 3 sps., h. 71 {var. gemmulatus. The last mentioned spec- 
imens much exceed the size stated by Suter for the species). 
Chlamys (Pecten) convexus Quoy & Gaimard. 
North Island: 1, 2 sps., 1. 15. — 10, 2 sps., 1. 52. — 16, 1 
+ 3/2 sps., 1. 27. 
Fam. Limidae. 
Lima bullata (Born). 
North Island: 10, 1 sp., h. 10. — South Island: 29, 1 valve, 
h. 19.5. 
Lima suter i Dall. 
North Island: 16, 2 valves, h. 5. — 18, 1 valve, h. 7. 
Fam. Ostreidae. 
Ostrea angasi Sowerby. 
North Island: 22, 1 sp., h. 57. — South Island: 29, 3 coherent 
sps., 1. 58. — Stewart Island: 31, 1 sp., h. 40. 
Ostrea hyotis (L i n n é). 
North Island: 15, 1 sp., h. 61. — 27, some sps., 1. 50. 
Fam. Gaiinardiidae. 
LModiolarcidae.) 
The characteristics of this family are in the first line the foot 
which has a creeping disk, and the triforic mantie with a small 
pedal, a ventral branchial, and a posterior anal opening. The gilis 
9 Iredale (1915) points out the distinctness of Suter’s variety from 
P. gemmulatus of Reeve. 
