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Distril». : Atlanticum a Lusitania usque ad Norvegiam meridionalem. — 

 Fossilis in stratis tertiariis. 



Habit. : Litora Hispaniae : Algesiras (Hidalho), Giliraltar (McAndeew), 

 Cartagena, Kosas, Barcelona, Tarragona (Hid.^lgo); ins. balear. (Chemnitz), Me- 

 norca, Mallorca, Mahon, isla del Aire (Hidalgo); Alger (WEixKArpF); litora 

 Galliae (Petit, Duhbeuil), Roussillon (Locard), Cette (Grangek), Aigues-Mortes 

 (CLftMEXT), Marseille (Ancey), Maire, Ratonneau, Riou (Marion), Toulon, Cannes 

 (Gay) ; Nizza (Risso, VfiRANY); litora pedemontana (Jeffreys); Corsica (Payrau- 

 DEAU, Rec^uien) ; Spezia (Tapparone-Canefri) ; Elba, Livorno (Appelius) ; Napoli 

 (ScAccHi); Sicilia (Philippi, Aradas et Bexoit) ; Taranto (Salis); Adria, pars 

 occid. (G. V. Martens), Trieste (Stossich), Lesina (Heller), Novegradi (Bkusina). 



Nom. vulg. : Venezia : Caparon (G. v. Maktens). 



4. C. echinatum L. (juv. : C. dliare L. p.). Testa tumida , rotundato- 

 cordata, paullo inaequilatera, solidula, lutescenti-albida, saepe fusco aut ferrugineo 

 tincta, costis circ. 20 crassis elevatis, aculeatis, aculeis postice flexis fortibus 

 sculpta ; umbones tumidi , paullo ante inedium siti ; margo anterior et inferior 

 aequaliter arcuati, posterior infra oblique productus, vix liians. — Long. ad 50 mm. 



Distrib. : Atlanticum. — Fossilis in stratis tertiariis. 



Habit. : Litora Hispaniae: Gibraltar (Hidalgo) , Cartagena (McAndrew); 

 ins. balear. : Mallorca (Hidalgo), Mahon (McAndrew); Alger (McAndrew, VVein- 

 KAUFF [C. ciliare]):, litora Galliae (Petit, Dubreuil); Nizza (Risso) ; litora pede- 

 montana (Jeffreys) ; Corsica (Payraudeau, R^quien) ; Spezia (Tapparone-Canefri, 

 C. echin. et cil.) ; Livorno (Appelius) ; Napoli (Poli, Scacchi) ; Sicilia (Philippi, 

 Aradas et Benoit), Siracusa (Mc Andrew) ; Malta (]\[c Andrew) ; Taranto (Salis) ; 

 Adria: Venezia (Weinkauff), Trieste (Olivi), Portore (Grube), Pirano (v. Mar- 

 tens), Zara (Sandri), Pago, Lesina (Stossich, Brusina); taare Aegeum (Forbes), 

 Creta (Spratt, Jefkreys). 



m 5. C. mucronatum Poli {Acanthocardmm mucronatum Monter.). Testa 

 rotundata, cordata, tumida, subaequilatera, paullo obliqua, costis 19 — 20 convexis, 

 linea papilliferis exaratis, papillis subtubulosis, anticis cochleariformibus. — Siinil- 

 lima C. echinato diifert forma niinus obliqua et papillis. — Long. ad 50 mm. 



Habit. : Litora Hispaniae: Valencia, Mataro, Barcelona (Hidalgo) ; Mar- 

 seille (Ancey), Montredon, cap Pinede, Mejean, Riou (Marion), Toulon (Gay); 

 Nizza (Risso); Napoli (Poli, Scacchi). 



m 6. C. Deshayesii Payr. (C ecliinatum var. Wkff.). Testa rotundato- 

 cordata, solida, subaequilatera, flavicans, plerumque unicolor, costis 22 — 23 paullo 

 convexis, linea elevata papillifera exaratis sculpta; papillis recurvatis, basi angustis, 

 dein transverse dilatatis, versus apices reflexis, supra concavls, posticis subaequa- 

 libus, paullo brevioribus; umbones vix ante medium siti. — Long. 36 — 40 mm. 



Habit. : Mataro (Hidal(to); litora Galliae (Petit), Aigues-Mortes (Cl6ment), 

 Marseille (Locard), Toulon (Locard); Corsica (Payraudeau, RSquien) ; Napoli, 

 Palermo, Aci-Trezza (Philippi) ; Adria : Lesina (Heller), Cherso (Brusina), Zara 

 (Sandri), Cigale (Gri-be). 



7. C. paucicostatum Sow. Testa cordata , paullo tumida , vix inaequi- 

 latera, postice subtruncata, vix levissime hians, costis 15 — 20 acutangulis, linea 

 elevata subcarinatis et pajtillis minoribus antice latioribus, j^ostice acutis, armatis, 

 interstitiis planis fere aequalilius, transversim striatis; umbones submediani, mar- 

 gine dorsali posteriore valde declivi ; albida ferrugineo tincta et subfasciata. — 

 Long. ad 50 mm. 



Distrib. : Atlanticum usque ad Magnani Britanniam. 



