254 Cincinnati Society of Natural History, 



tenera, Fusus cooperi^ now Clavifusus cooperi, Crepidula dumosa, 

 Murex mantelli, M. septemnarius, Terebra polygyra^ Serpula squamu- 

 losa, Cytherea nuttalU^ C. mortoni, Ostrea georgiana. and Scutella 

 lyelU^ now Mortonia lyelli; and from more recent Tertiary of the 

 Southern States, Anatina antiqua, now Periploma antiqua^ Saxicava 

 pectorosa, Pandora arenosa^ Tellina decUvis, T. egena, Cytherea oho- 

 vata, C. pandata, C. reposta^ Amphidesma subrejlexum, Astarte con- 

 centrica, A, lunulata^ A. obruta^ A. symmetrica, Balanus proteus, 

 Fasciolaria mutabilis, Turbinella demissa^ Cancellaria perspectiva, C. 

 plagiostoma, Trochus bellus^ T, labrosus, T. lapidosus, T. mitchelli, T. 

 pMlantropus, Pleurotoma biscatenaria, P. incilifera, P. pyrenoides^ 

 P. tricatenaria, P. virginiana. Turbo caper atus, Marginella eburneola, 

 M. limatula^ Solarium nuperum^ now Architect onica nupera, Delphi- 

 nula lyra, now Carinorbis lyra, A.ctoion novellus, Dentalium thallus, 

 Fissurella alticosta, F. griscomi, Infundibidum gyrinum, Capulus 

 lugubris^ TurriteUa alticostata, T. octonaria, Cancellaria alternata, 

 Pecten decemnarius, P. rogersi, Lepton mactroides^ and Tellina bipli- 

 cata. 



He also mentioned the following Pliocene fossils, which are to be 

 found living on the coast of the United States, to wit: Area transversa^ 

 Cytherea say ana, C. gigantea, Pholas costata, Ostrea virginiana^ Solen 

 ensis, Amp>hidesma inequale, Saxicava rugosa, Venus mercenaria, 

 Panopea rejlexa, Mactra tellinoides. Pandora trilineata, Cardita tri- 

 dentata, Lucina contracta, L, crenulata, L. divaricata^ Corbula con- 

 tracta, Crepidulata convexa, C. glauca, C. plana, Lutraria canalicu- 

 lata, Fusus cinereus, Nassa trivittata, IT. lunata, Natica duplicata, 

 JST. heros, Fulgur carica, F. canaliculatus, Mactra lateralis, Scalaria 

 clathrus, and Vermetus lumbricalis. This list does not include fossils 

 of the newer Pliocene. 



In 1836, Prof. Edward Hitchcock* described, from the Miocene at 

 Portland, Maine, Nucula portlandica. 



Dr. Samuel G. Mortonf described, from a Miocene or Pliocene de- 

 posit, near Marietta, Ohio, Unio petrosus, U, saxulum, U. terrenus, 

 XT. tumulatus, and Anodonta abyssina. 



In 1837, Wm. B. and Henr}^ D. EogersJ; described the Tertiar}- in the 

 counties of Elizabeth City, Warwick, York, James City, Va., and the 

 lower extremities of New Kent and Charles City, having a total length 



*Bost. Jour. Nat. Hist., vol.i., pt. 3. 

 t Am. Jour. Sci. and Arts, vol. xxix. 

 X Trans. Am. Phil. Soc, vol. v. 



