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clathrata]). Testa transverse ovata, subrhoniltoidea , antice breviter rotundata, 

 augustata, postice subdilatata, truncata, subangulata, striis concentricis radian- 

 tibusque decussata, plerumque fuscescens aut rufescens. intensius maculata et punc- 

 tata, interdum obscure radiata; cardo dentibns plei-umque bitidis in utraque valva. 

 — Long. .")") — 80 mm. (Edulis). 



Distrib. : Atlanticum. 



Habit. : Litora Hispaniae: Algesiras (HiDAL(iu), Gibraltar, Alicante, Ma- 

 laga, Cartagena (McAxdrew), Valencia, S. Carlos de la RApita, Mataro, Barce- 

 lona (HiDALGo); ins. balear. : Iviza, Palma, Andraitx, Ciudadela, Fornells, Adaya 

 (HiDALGo), Mahou (Lacaze-Duthiers, Hidalgo, Weinkauff) ; Alger, liona (Weix- 

 kauff) ; litora Galliae (Petit, Dubreuil), Roussillon, la Nouvelle (Locard), Cette 

 (DuBREUiL, Graxger), Palavas (Dollfus), Aigues-Mortes (Dubreuil, CLfiaiENT), 

 Fos, les Martigues (Locakd), Marseille (Ancey), fort St. Jean, la Joliette, les 

 Catalans, Pomegue (Mariox), Toulon, St. Tropez (Doublier, Gay, Locabd), St. 

 Nazaire, Porquerolles, Hyeres, Cannes (Locard) ; Mentone (Locard) , Nizza (Vfi- 

 KAXY, Locard) ; litora pedemontana (Jeffreys) ; Corsica (Payraudeau, RfiQUiEx); 

 Sardinia (Reixhard , ex Weixkauff) , Bonifacio (Rolle) ; Spezia (Tapparone- 

 Caxefri) ; litus Etruriae (Appelius) ; Napoli (Scacchi) ; Sicilia (Philippi, Aradas 

 et Bexoit) , Messina (Moxterosato) ; Taranto , Bari (Costa) ; Adria : Venezia 

 (G. V. Martexs, Weixkauff), Trieste (Sars, Grube), Pirano (v. Martens), 

 Cherso, Ossero (Stossich), Zara (Saxdri), Lissa, Lesina, Lagosta, Curzola (Hel- 

 ler), Rovigno, 1 — 28 m (Wijimer) , Corfu (v. Martexs); Morea (Deshayes); 

 mare Aegeum, litoral., frequ. (Fobbes), Smyrna, Syria (Ehrenberg). 



Nom. vulg. : Cartagena: Almeja, Barcelona: Petchina (Hidalgo) ; Mahon: 

 Escupifia lliza (Hidalgo); piscatoribus Massiliensibus : Clovisse (Marion); Livorno: 

 Asella nera (Appelius) ; Napoli : Yongola, Taranto : Camadia (0. G. Costa) ; Bari : 

 Congola (0. G. Costa), Venezia: Capazzolo dal Scorzo grosso (G. v. Martens). 



2. T. texturatus Hid. {Vcmts fexfm-afa La:m., V. Jiorida var. aut., V. pic- 

 furuta Rf;Q.) Testa subaequilatera , elongato-ovata , utrinque rotundata, sat con- 

 vexa ; umbones prominuli, recurvi ; concentrice subtilissime striatula, striis radian- 

 tibus paucis tantum subobsoletis ; alba, fusca, rufa aut violacea, plerumque lineis 

 angulosis intensioribus ornata; cardo dentibus 3 subtilibus. — Long. 40 — 43, 

 alt. 28—30 mm. 



Distrib. : Atlanticum lusitauicum et gallicum. 



H a b 1 1. : Valencia, Barcelona, Mahon (Hidalgo) ; litora Galliae : Roussillon 

 (Locard), Cette (Granger), Grau-du-Roi, Aigues-Mortes (CLfijiEXT), Marseille, 

 St. Nazaire, Toulon, Porquerolles (Locard). 



Nom. vulg. : Barcelona : Petchinas, Mahon: Escupina de llets (Hidalgo). 



m 3. T. Rochebruni Loc. Testa subelongata, subrectangula, sat intiata, 

 antice bene rotundata, leviter corapressa, postice supra subangulosa, infra rotun- 

 data. marginibus supero et infero subparallelis, subtiliter concentrice striata, striis 

 radiantibus paucis subobsoletis ; pallide grisea aut rufa, pallide maculata, inter- 

 dum bicolor. — Long. 28, alt. 19 mm. 



Habit. : Etang de Thau (Locard). 



m 4. T. petalinus Loc. {Venus pefalimJjxyi., T. laettisWKFv. [YAr. peta- 

 Jina Lam. et Bcuckutti Payr.]). Testa regularitei' ovata, sat convexa, antice rotun- 

 data, postice supra subangulosa, marginibus supero et infero convexiusculis, con- 

 centrice subtiliteretregularitercostuhita, striisradiantibuspaucis, subobsoletis; colore 

 pervariabili, saepe radiata, natibus violaceis. — Long. 29 — 31, alt. 20 — 21 mm. 



Habit. : Gibraltar, Malaga (McAndrew), Barcelona (Hidalgo); litora 



