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Citation: Waller, E. 1857 On the discovery in Ireland of a new British shell. Journal of the Royal Society Dublin 1: 386-388


Number of Pages: 3

Volume Part: 6

Keywords: Antrim, Benthos, Britain, Ecology, Fauna, Marine, Mollusca, Northern Ireland

Abstract: The paper notes the first occurrence in Irish/British waters of Buccinum holbolli, along with some other gastropod shells dredged off the Co. Antrim coast. It is suggested that Irish waters are likely to have high species richness.