Auoiniidae. — Liinidae. 67 



HiDALGo), Valencia, Peniscola (Hidalgo); ins. balear. : Mahon (MacAxdrew, 

 Lacaze-Duthiers, Cakdona), Cabrera, Mallorca, Iviza, Formentera (Hidalgo), 

 Palmaria (Broxn); Alger (Weinkauff); litora Galliae (Petit, Dlhrelil), Ai}:jues- 

 Mortes (Cle.ment), ^larseille (Ancey), Toulon , 8t. Nazaire (Douulier, Gay); 

 litora pedemontana (Jeffreys); Nizza (Risso, VfiRANv); Corsica (Payraudeau, 

 Eequien); Spezia (Tapparone-Canefri) ; Livorno (Appelius); Napoli (Scacchi); 

 Sicilia (Philippi) ; Ustica (Calcara) ; Taranto (Salis) ; Adria : Venezia , rar. 

 {Gr. V. Martens), Lesina, Lissa, Ragusa (Heller), Zara (Sandri); Morea (Des- 

 HAYEs); Euboea (v. Martens); mare Aegeum (Forbes); Smyrna (v. Martens); 

 Aegyptus: Ramleh (Schneider). 



Nom. vulg. : Mahon: Ostia vermeya (Hidalgo). 



2. Sp. Gussonii 0. G Costa. Testa minuta, ovata, obliqua, vix aurita, 

 radiatim dense sulcato-striata, striis elevatis, asperis, sed minime spinosis, striis- 

 que incrementi valde conspicuis inaequalibus sculpta; alba, margine intus dense 

 crenulato. — Long. 13 ram, lat. 11 mm. 



Distrib. : Sinus biscayensis; Sahara. 



Habit. : 40 — 100 p. prof., Cabo de Gata (Jeffreys); litora Galliae (Petit), 

 Marseille (Marion); Nizza (VfiRANv); Corsica (Requien); Livorno (Appelius); 

 Napoli (ScAccHi); Sicilia (Philippi); Ustica (Calcara); mare Palermitanum, rar. 

 (Aradas et Benoit), Messina (Seguenza); mare Aegeum (Jeffreys), ad saxuin 

 ^Ananas", 105 org. prof. (Forbes). 



4. Fam. LIMIDAE Kob. {RaMidae Ad.). Pallium omnino apertum, mar- 

 ginibus incrassatis, seriebus pluribus filorum tentacularium , ocellis inconspicuis 

 aut nullis; pes perparvus , angustus, digitiformis , sulco basali munitus; testa 

 aequivalvis, auriculata, libei'a, plerumque hians; cardo edentulus aut denticulis in 

 utroque latere foveae mediae ligamentaris. 



Lima Brug. {Radula [Klein] Ad., incl. Lhnea Bronn). Animal oblongum 

 linguifonne, lahio processibus raniosis munifa; testa ohliqua, ohlongo-ovata , aequi- 

 ralvis, auriculata, auriculis innequalibus, plus minusve antc, interdum ctiam post 

 hians, alba, umbo)tibus distantibus, cardine edentulo, tigamenfo externo. 



Subgen. Radula (Klein) Fischer. Testa oblique ovata, solida, costis squa- 

 inosis; byssus bene formatus. 



1. L. squamosa Lam. {Ostrea Lima L., L. vulgaris Scacchi). Testa ovato- 

 oblonga, postice angulata et quasi abscissa, solida, alba, costis 23 — 28 sqna- 

 mosis, asperrimis, quam interstitiis vix angustioribus, postice obsolete sculptis; 

 auricula anterior costis 5 sculpta, postica laevis; cardo obliquus, margine plicato. 

 — Long. 60 mm. 



Distrib. : Atlanticum; Madeira, insuhie Canariae; mare rubrum. 



Habit. : Litora Hispaniae (v, Martens); ins. balear. : Conejera (Mac 

 Andhkw), Jrahon (Lacaze-Duthiers, Cakdona), Formentera, Fornells (Hidalcjo); 

 Alger, Mustapha, Bona (Weinkauff); litora Galliae (Petit, Dubreuil), Roussillon 

 (Locakd), Cette (Gran(4kr), Palavas (Dollfus), Aigues-Mortes (CuftMENT), Fos, 

 Les Martigues (Locard), Garlaban (Marion), Toulon, St. Tropez (Doubliek, 

 Gay), La Seyne, St. Nazaire, ins. Hyeres, Porquerolles (Locard), Cannes 

 (Dautzenberg, Dubreuil); Mentone (Locakd); Nizza (Risso, Vi^ikany); litora 

 pedemontana (Jeffreys); Corsica (Paykaudeau); Spezia (Tappakone-Canefri); 

 Livorno (Appelius); Napoli (Sca('chi); Sicilia (Piiilippi) et ins. vicinae (Aradas 

 et Benoit), Trapani (Bonanni); Malta (MacAndrew, Aradas); litora Tunetana 

 (MacAndrew, Monterosato) ; Taranto (Salis); Adria: in salo ante Anconam 



