68 Pelecypoda. — Pectinacea. 



(Gr. V. Maetens), Venezia (v. Martens), Lussin piccolo (Gbube), Lissa, Lesina, 

 Curzola, Lagosta, Eagusa, 2 — 25 org. (Heller) , Rovigno, Cherso, Ossero 

 (Stossich), Pirano (Richthofen), Zara (Sandei); mare Aegeum (Forbbs); Aegyptus: 

 Alexandria (Haetmann), Ramleh (Schneider). 



Nom. vulg. : Hispanis: Mica de pa ab espinas (Hidalgo). 



Subgen. Mantellum (Bolten) Fischer. Testa obliqua, tenuis, antice 

 valde hians. 



2. Lima hians Gm. (Ostrea Mans Gm., L. tenera Turt., nec Chemn., L.fra- 

 gilis ScACCHi, L. huUata Payr., nec Turt., L. aperta Hanl., L. vitrina Brown). 

 Testa paullo convexa, oblique elliptica, aut subrhomboidea, inferne rotundato- 

 producta et oblique antice flexa, margine anteriore subrecto, posteriore aequaliter 

 arcuato, umbonibus subprominulis area dorsali lata subrhomboidea disjunctis, auri- 

 culae anteriores latiores, posteriores acuti inflexi, valvis solidiusculis, subtortuosis, 

 antice et postice valde hiantibus, radiatim costatis, costis margines versus sat 

 elevatis, subangulosis ; alba, in adultis saepe plus minusve fuscata. — Long. 

 33 mm (Sars). 



D i s t r i b. : Atlanticum usque ad Norvegiam. — Fossilis in stratis plio- 

 cenis et posttertiariis. 



Habit. : 0—38 org. prof.; Gibraltar (MacAndrew), Peniscola, Mataro, 

 Palma (Hidalgo); Mahon (Cardona, Lacaze-Duthiees); Alger (Weinkauff) ; 

 litora Galliae (Petit, Dubreuil), Roussillon (Locaed), Cette (Grangee), Palavas 

 (DoLLFUs), Aigues-Mortes (Cl^iment), Fos (Locaed), Marseille (Ancey), Pomegue,^ 

 Ratonneau etc. (Maeion), Cannes (Dautzenbeeg); Nizza (Risso); Corsica (Pay- 

 raudeau , Requien) ; Spezia (Tappaeone-Canefri) ; Livorno , rar. (Appehus) ; 

 Napoli (ScAccHi); Sicilia (Philippi, Aradas et Benoit); Malta, litora Tunetana. 

 (MacAndrew); Adria: Trieste, Lussin grande e piccolo, Crivizza, Cherso (Grube),. 

 Lesina, Lissa (Heller), Pirano (v. Maetens), Zara (Sandei); Morea (Deshayes); 

 Sumboli, Lycia (Foebes). 



3. L. inflata Lam. (Ostrea inflata CnEUJn., 0. fasciata Gm., nec L., 0. gla- 

 cialis PoLi, nec L., 0. tuberculata Olivi, i. ventricosa Sow., L. imhricata Risso), 

 Testa oblique ovata, fragilis, valde tumida, utroque latere valde hians, striis 

 radiantibus elevatis distantibus tuberculato-asperis circa 35 sculpta, hiteralibus 

 utrinque obsoletis; auriculae minimae subaequales; cardo obliquus, rectilineus,, 

 area angusta, margine subintegro. — Long. 50, lat. 40 mm. 



Distrib.: Atlanticum. — Fossilis in stratis pliocenis. 



Habit. : Litora Hispaniae (MacAndeew), Cabo de Palos, Valencia (Hi- 

 DALGo); ins. balear. : Pahna (Hidalgo), Mahon (Lacaze-Duthiees, Caedona);. 

 Alger (Weinkaupf) ; litora Galliae (Petit, Dubeeuil), Eoussillon (Locaed), La. 

 Nouvelle, Aude (Locaed), Cette (Geangee), Palavas (Dollfus), Aigues-Mortes 

 (Cl^ment), Fos, Les Martigues (Locaed), Marseille (Ancey), La Joliette (Maeion)^ 

 Toulon (DouBLiER, Gay), La Seyne, St. Nazaire, Porquerolles (Locard); Nizza. 

 (Risso, VSrany); litora pedemontana (Jeffeeys); Corsica (Requien), Spezia. 

 (Tappaeone-Canefri) ; Livorno (Appelius); Napoli (Poli, Scacchi); Sicilia (Phi- 

 LiPPi, Aradas etBENOiT); Malta (MacAndrew, Aeadas); litora Tunetana (Monte- 

 rosato) ; Taranto (Salis) ; Adria : frequ. (Stossich) , Venezia (Weinkauff),, 

 Trieste, Fiume (v. Martens), Neresine (Grube), Lissa (Hellkr), Zara (Sandri); 

 Morea (Deshayes); Aegyptus: Ramleh (Schneider). 



Nom. vulg. : Venezia, Istria: Sorbolo di mar (Pluc<\e). 



Subgen. Limatula S. Wood. Testa angusta, fere aequilatera, vix obliqua; 



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