1887.] NATURAL SCIENCES OF PHILADELPHIA. 397 



THE MIOCENE MOLLUSCA OF THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY. 

 BY PROF. ANGELO HEILPRIN. 



The known forms of miocene mollusca of the State of New Jersey 

 numbered up to 1884, the year when I published my "Contributions 

 to]the Tertiary Geology and Paleontology of the United States," 

 some thirty species, as follows : 



Ostrea Virginica (0. Mauricensis.) . 



Ostrea percrassa 



Pecten Humphreysii 



Plicatula densata 



Mytilus inflatus f 



Lithodomus subalveatus 



Carditamera aculeata 



Carditamera arata 



Orassatella melina 



Astarte Thomasii 



Astarte distans 



Mysia parilis 



Yoldia limatula 



Venus Ducatellii 



Venus plena 



Mercenaria cancellata 



Tellina Shilohensis 



Tellina per acuta 



Tellinella(J)capilliJera 



Thraeia myceformis 



Anatina alta 



Corbula elevata 



Saxicava parilis 



Turhinella Woodi 



Fulgur scalar if oi'mis 



Natica catenoides f 



Turritella cequistriata 



Turritella Cumber landia 



Turritella secta 



Fissurella Griscomi. 



