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Show Pectunculus ( A x in ^e a ) spurcus Reeve. I. Karachi. Dredged at 3-7 fathoms, mud (F. W. T.) (./. 0. Twells). Also reported from Gulf of Manaar, Ceylon. Originally described from Central America, and is probably a species of very wide distribution. L imopsis e l a ch is t a Sturany. Limopsis elachista Sturany, Exp. ‘ Pola ' im Rothen Meer (1899) Taf. iv. figs. 1-4. P.G. &, M.C. Gulf of Oman. Lat. 25° 04' N., long. 60 20' E.; 60 fathoms. Also in abundance, lat. 24° 58' N., long. 56° 54' E .; 156 fathoms, shell-sand. Rarely off Charbar, at 40 fathoms. We are indebted to the author, Dr. R. Sturany, for the corroboration of identification. L imopsis m u l t istr ia ta Forskfd. (.Pectunculina D'Orb. 1844.) I. Lat. 18° 25' K , long. 71° 45' E. ; at 191 fathoms. A large, abyssal species, finely chased and sculptured, w7hich, originally described as Erythraean, probably will be found in intermediate stations, such as the Persian Gulf and Arabian coasts. Suborder 0. MYTILACEA. Earn. M y t il id ^e. M yt ilu s (C h lo r om y a ) pictus Born ( = afer Gmel.). M.C. Gwadur Beach, at low tide. These specimens belong to var. b. taprobanensis, a Southern form having its headquarters in Ceylon. I. Bombay, southwards to Goa (Lt.-Col. II. D. Olivier). M y t ilu s (C h lo r om y a ) sm aragdinus Chemn. P.G. Gulf of Oman. Lat. 25° 04' N., long. 60° 20' E.; 60fathoms. I. Karachi. M y t ilu s v a r ia b il is Krauss. M.C. In one or two places, but rarely. I. Karachi. Found on roaks at about high-tide mark. Originally described from South Africa. N.B.-Mytilus canaliculatus Hanley, reported by Major Baker as occurring at Karachi, is probably an erroneous record. S ept ifer b ilo c u l ar is L. P.G. Lat. 27 N., long. 52° E .; at 40 fathoms, adhering to cable. Koweit, 10 fathoms. S eptifer excisu s Wiegm. I. Karachi, not commonly. Its extension of range is great, occurring as far south as Madagascar. 1906.] MOLLUSKS FROM THE PERSIAN GULF. • |
