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stitiisque eleganter dense concentrice striatis; ferrugineo-rufa aut rufo-fusca aut 

 fusco-pnrpurea aut unicolor aut purpureo-castaneo maculata; valva dextra con- 

 vexa, costis distincte quadratis et liratis, minute squamatis, interstitiis obsolete 

 striatis, alba, prope umbonem purpurea, interdum albo maculata; byssus in adultis 

 nullus. — Long. ad 125 mm. — Fossilis in stratis pliocenis et quaternariis. 



Habit. : Litora Hispaniae: Barcelona, Mataro (Hidalgo); ins. balear. : 

 Conejera (MacAndrew), Menorca (Ramis), Palma, Ciudadela, Isla del Aire (Hi- 

 DALGo) , Mahon (Lacaze-Duthiers , Weinkauff) ; Alger (Weixkauff) ; litora 

 Galliae (Petit, Dubreuil), Roussillon (Locard) , La Nouvelle (Locabd), La 

 Franqui, Aude (PSpratx), Cette (Granger), Palavas (Dollfus), Aigues-Mortes 

 (Cl^ment), Fos, Les Martigues (Locard), Marseille (Ancey, Marion), Toulon, 

 St. Tropez, St. Raphael (Doublier, Gay); Porquerolles, ins. Hyeres (Locard); 

 Nizza (Risso, V^rany); litora pedemontana (Jeffreys); Corsica, frequ. (Pay- 

 raudeau, Requien); Sardinia (MacAndeew), Bonifacio (Rolle); Spezia (Tappa- 

 rone-Canefri); Livorno, ins. Elba (Appelius); Napoli (Scacchi); Sicilia (Phi- 

 Lippi, Aradas et Benoit); Ustica (Calcara); Malta, Tunis (MacAnduew); Ta- 

 ranto (Salis); Adria: Venezia (G. v. Martens), Trieste, Lussin piccolo e grande, 

 Neresine (Grube), litora Dalmatiae (Brusina), Lissa, Lesina, Curzola (Hellek), 

 Zara (Sandri). 



Nom. vulg. : Mahon: Xel (Hidalgo); Teramo: Coppa-santa (0. G. Costa); 

 Venezia: Capa Santa (G. v. Martens). 



Subgen. Felipes Loc. Forma testae subtrigono-ovata, valvae quasi aequa- 

 les. compressae, costis paucis magnis, sinu byssali magno sed pauUum profundo, 

 auriculis valde inaequalibus. 



3. P. pes-felis Lam. {Ostrea pes-felis L., P. elongata Born, 0. coraUina 

 PoLi, P. Bornii Payr.). Testa altior quam longior, tenuiscula, subopaca, vix 

 aequilatera, fulva aut aurantio-rufa, maculis strigisque albis, sanguineis et viola- 

 ceis ornata; valva sinistra costis 7 — 1) , dextra 9, rotundatis, valde elevatis, 

 striatis aut liratis, liris scabrosis, interstitiis regulariter tenuissime reticulatis; 

 auriculis oblique radiatis verrucoso-tuberculatis ; intus alba aut violacea, margine 

 crenulato-striato. — Alt. ad 60 — G5 mm. — (Var. aliims De Greg., Sicilia.) 



Distrib.: Mare lusitanicum; Madeira, ins. Canariae. — Fossilis in stratis 

 pliocenis. 



Habit. : Litora Hispaniae (Ma(^ Andrew), Barcelona, Rosas (Cardona); 

 ins. balear. : Menorca (Ramis), Mahon (Hidalgo); Alger (W^einkauff) ; litora 

 Galliae (Petit, Dubreuil), Aigues-Mortes (CufiMENT), Marseille (Ancey), La 

 Joliette, Cap Cavaux (Marion), Toulon, St. Tropez (Doublier, Gay), Porque- 

 rolles, ins. Hyeres (Locard), Cannes (Dubreuil); Nizza (Risso, V^rany); Corsica: 

 Figari, Favona, rar. (Payraudeau); ?isola Gorgona (Appelius); Napoli (Poli, 

 ScAccHi); Sicilia (Philippi); prom. S. Vito (Monterosato), Alla Barra (De Gre- 

 gobio) , Messina (Seguenza) ; Adria : Lesina (Heller) , Zara (Sandbi) ; mare 

 Aegeum, prom. Crio, Asia min. (Forbes). 



Nom. vulg. : Mahon: Vitigal (Hidalgo). 



Subgen. Chlamys Bolten (incl. PsnKtaninssiiun Klein, AeqHiperten Fischer, 

 PaUiolum Monter.). Palpi facie interna striati, labia foliacea, branchiae aequales; 

 pes linguiformis; testa quasi aequivalvis, suborbicularis aut trigona, altior quam 

 latior , superticie radiata aut striata , auriculis inaequalibus , sinu byssali plus 

 minusve profundo, sub eo in valva dextra serie denticnloium munita. 



4. P. varius Lam. ((Mrea raria L., 0. pHnctafa. niHricata, acHleata, stib- 

 rufa, ochroleHca, mHstelina, Jiammea, incarnata, vcrsicolor Gm., P. monotis da Costa). 



