Cardiidae. — Clianiidae. 115 



Distiil). : Atlanticum ad Noi'vegiam borealem. — Fossilis in stratis tertiariis. 



Habit.: — oO org. prof. ; litora Hispaniae: Gibraltar, Cartagena iMi- 

 Andrkw) , Mataro , Barcelona (Hidalgu) : ins. balear. : Conejera (Mc Andrkw) : 

 Alger (Wkinkauff) , Benzert , Bona , Easel Auuish (Jkffrkys) ; litora (ialliae 

 (Pktit) ; Marseille : le Pharo , Roucas-Blanc , Montredon (Marion) , PorqueroUes 

 (Locard) , Cannes (Dautzknbkrg) ; Mentone (Locard) ; Corsica (RfiQUiKx) ; Sar- 

 dinia (Mc Andrkw) ; Napoli (Poli, Scacchi); Sicilia (pHiiiiPi'!), Palernio, Messina, 

 Catania (Aradas et Bkxoit) ; Malta (McAndkkw): Tunis (McAndrkw); Adria: 

 Zara (Sandri), Lissa, Lesina, Lagosta, Curzohi (Hkller), Rovigno, rariss. (Stos- 

 sich) ; Morea (Dkshayks, Forbks) ; mare Aegeum: Sumboli, Lj^^cia (Forbks). 



»1 16. C. oblongum Chkmn. (C flavum Born, C. sulcatum Lam.). Testa 

 «blonga, inaequihitera, postice longior, obliqua, turgida, solidula, epidermide flavo- 

 virente induta , sulcis fere 20 paullo profundis sed quam in praecedente specie 

 multo distinctioribus, antice evanescentibus sculpta, postice plana, laevis. — Diam. 

 48 nim, alt. 56 mm. 



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

 ins. balear. : Ciudadehi , Mahon (Hidalgo) ; Alger (Weinkauff) ; litora Galliae 

 (Pktit, Dubrkuil), Marseille : fort St. Jean, Carr^', Ratonneau, cap Cavaux, les 

 Ooudes, Riou (Makion), Toulon (Pktit, Doublier, Ctay), la SejMie, Porquerolles 

 (Locard) ; Nizza (Risso, Vi^RANv) ; Corsica (Paykaudeau, RSquien) ; Sardinia : 

 Bonifacio (Rolle); Livorno, Marciana, Elba (Appelius) ; Napoli (Scacchi); Ustica 

 (Calcara) ; Sicilia (Philippi, Aradas et Benoit) ; Taranto (Salis) ; Adria : Por- 

 tore, Cigale (Grubk), Lesina, Curzola, Lagosta (Hellkr), Unie, Lussin, Cherso 

 (Brusina, Stossich), Zara (Sandri) ; Morea (Deshayes). 



8. Subordo. Chamacea (Stol.) Fisoher. 



Pallium margine interno coniiato , externo libero , oriticiis tribus ; siphones 

 breves, sejuncti , timbriati ; pes parvus plus minusve rudimentaris ; par branchia- 

 rum internum minus ; testa valde inaequivalvis, valva una aftixa ; margo cardinalis 

 crassus, cardo dentibus 2 primariis (interdum 1 in una valva), hiteralibus nullis: 

 ligamentum externum, internum aut nullum; sinus pallialis nulhis; adductores duo. 



16. Fam. CHAMIDAE Sws. Pes brevis cylindricus, plerumque geniciUatus: 

 lamina branchialis externa postice cum ea alterius lateris connata; siphones breves; 

 testa crassa, solida, umbones spirales, strato externo calcareo retifoi-mi strato 

 prismatico imposito. 



Chama (L.) Brug. {Psiloims et Psilodcrma Poli). Tcsfa itrer/ularis, iiiaeqiii- 

 lalvis, crassa, Jixa ; umhoncs subspiralcs, prosogyri; valra lihera modo dextra moito 

 sinistra, opercuUformis , modice convexa, valva affixa magis concava , major; cardo 

 (lente unico crasso ohliqno fnhercHlafo ,• ligamcnfum exfernum, dcpresmm. 



m 1. Ch. gryphoides L. {Cti. aspcrdla Lam., CIi. aculcaf<i. ratrniosa, La- 

 sarm Risso, var. : Cli. unicornis Phil. , nec Lam.). Testa vahle variabilis, im- 

 bricata, lamellis brevibus appressis, plicatis, fornicatis subaspera, plerumque alba, 

 interdum squamis rufescentibus ; umbo valvae inferae dextrorsus. — Diam. 25 mm. 

 — Var. ex colore: ridclla, morga De Greg., ex spongiis : spongilla De Grkg. 



Habit.: Litora Hispaniae : Malaga (McAndkkw), Valencia (Hidalgo), Carta- 

 gena, Cabo de Gata (Jeffrkys); ins. balear. : Pahna (Hidalgo), Mahon (Watkl, 

 McAndrkw, Lacazk-Duthikks), Menorca (Wkinkauff) ; Alger (Weinkauff), 

 Rasel Amush (Jkffreys); litora Galliae (Pktit, Dubreuil), Roussillon, la Nou- 

 velle (Locard), Palavas (Dollfus), Aigues-Mortes (Cli^^ment), Fos, les Martigues 

 (Petit), Marseille (Ancky), TEstaque, Roucas-Bhuic, Morgillet (Marion), Toulon, 



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