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Section of deposit 9 (post-glacial) at (opposite Inishlyon) Inishbofin, West Galway AWS [[strikethrough]] 28 [[/strikethrough]] 27.7.11. [[image - pen drawn diagram of profile of cliff noting levels and thickness of soil strata]] [[image labels]] Sward x 1: 6" E. x - 3" D. x 12" C. x .................. 1'-3" Band of [[underlined]] P. muscorum [[/underlined]] B. x ..................- 1: 6" A. x ------------- Blown sand [[4 parallel drawn lines downward from left to right]] [[underlined]] Boulder Clay [[/underlined]] [[/image labels]] [[end page]] [[start page]] 35 [[underline]] Stratum A. [[/underline]] | Contained no shells. Fine blown sand. [[underline]] Stratum B. [[/underline]] | Contained: - [[underline]] Hel. itala [[/underline]] (scattered), [[underline]] Coch. lubrica [[/underline]] (scattered) & [[underline]] P. muscorum [[/underline]] (in distinct band) [[underline]] Stratum C. [[/underline]] | Contained Hy. allaria, nitidula, pura. Helix hispida, pulchella, costata, rotundata, pygmaea, nemoralis, and aculeata. Coch. lubrica, Carychium minimum, Pupa anglica, cylindracea, muscorum, Clausilia bidentata and Vertigo substriata. [[vertical wavy line]] [[underline]] Stratum D. [[/underline]] | Was noted only in places. It contained purely marine shells. Mainly Littorina; [[underline]] Stratum E. [[/underline]] | Contained: - [[underline]] H. itala [[/underline]] (common), [[underline]] H. barbara [[/underline]] (frequent) [[underline]] H. nemoralis [[/underline]] (rare), [[underline]] H. hispida [[/underline]] (rare), [[underline]] H. pulchella [[/underline]] (common), Hy. nitidula (frequent), C. lubrica (frequent) and Clausilia bidentata (V. rare)