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Show 884.] 'LIGHTNING' AND ' PORCUPINE ' EXPEDITIONS. 145 P. 705. Cardita aculeata. Off Marocco ('Talisman' Exp.); 95 fms. P. 706. Cardium aculeatum. Drontheim (Storm). A specimen 82 m m . (more than 3 inches) in size. P. 707. Cardium papillosum. Off Canaries and Azores (' Talisman ' Exp.); 43-188 fms. P. 708. Cardiumfasciatum. Bay of Biscay ('Travailleur' Exp. 1882); 249 fms. P. 710. Lsocardia cor, fry. Off Senegal and West coast of Africa (' Talisman ' Exp.) ; 1192-1733 fms. P. 711. Astarte sulcata. Off Marocco (typical, intermediate, and variety fusca) ; 95 fms. Off Canaries (typical) ; 99-188 fms. 'Talisman' Exp. 1883. P. 713. Circe minima. Gibraltar B.; living in 3 fms. P. 714. Venus rudis. Off Marocco aud Canaries ('Talisman' Exp.) ; 65-188 fms. „ Venus effiossa. Off Marocco, Canaries, and Azores (' Talisman ' Exp.) ; 43-188 fms. P. 715. Venus multilamella. Off Marocco (' Talisman ' Exp.) ; 32| fms. ,, Venus casina. Off Canaries and Azores ('Talisman' Exp.); 43-113 fms. P. 718. Tellina balaustina. Off Marocco ('Talisman' Exp.); 65 fms. P. 720. Tellina compressa. B O D Y whitish : mantle having its fringed margin protruded beyond the edges of the valves : tubes 8-sided, as in Tellina and Psammobia ; they are bulbous at the extremities. Off C. Sagres, in 45-58 fms. „ Tellina serrata. Off Marocco (' Talisman ' Exp.) ; 32£ fms. P. 722. Psammobia ferroensis. Off Azores ('Talisman' Exp.) ; 43-76 fms. Part IV., P. Z. S. November 1881 :- P. 922. Amphidesma castaneum. Off Azores ('Talisman' Exp.) ; 43-76 fms. Off C. de Verd I. (same Exp.); 1977 fms. P. 926. Scrobicularia longicallus. Off C. Spartel, Marocco, Sahara, and Azores ('Talisman' Exp.); 337-2199 fms. It seems a pity that the worthless and nonsensical name Syndosmya should be retained by some conchologists for species of the established and consistent genus Scrobicularia. I have already endeavoured to show that Syndosmya is not founded on a single valid character and that it is long subsequent in point of date to Leach's generic name Abra, as well as to Erycina of Lamarck, which is apparently the same genus. Scrobicularia alba. Off Marocco and Azores ('Talisman' Exp.); 470-681 fms. PROC. ZOOL. Soc-1884, No. X. 10 |