Fossaritlae. — Lituriniilae. 351 



3. L. punctata Desh. {Turho pH>ictaftts G.m., X. syriaca Phil.). Testa 

 oblongo-ovata , acuta, obsolete spiraliter striata, basi subangulata, pallide fusca, 

 niaculis albidis guttata, subreticulata ; anfractus — 7 paullo convexi; apertura 

 patula. ovata, spiram longe superans. fusca, limbo labri intus albo, fusco punctato, 

 fascia basali alba. columella fusca. margine albo. ■ — ■ Long. is mm. 



Distrib. : Litora Africae occidentalia. 



Habit. : Litora Hispaniae: Malaga, Valencia, Cartagena (Mc Axdre-vv), 

 Tarragona, Barcelona (Hidalgo); Alger (Weinkauff, Joly, Moxteeosato); litora 

 Galliae, Eoussillon (Michaud, Locakd), Cannes, Nizza (Locard); Syria (Ehkex- 

 BERG. Gaillaedot et Putox); Aegyptus (Lischke, Weinkauff). 



Cithna A. Ads. {Hcla Jeffk., Laciinac subgen. Fischer). Toifacula cUiafa; 

 fcsfa nmhilicafa, tmuis, turhinata, sinc cpidermidc (Jeffeeys), a^iice fruncato aiit 

 applanafo; anfracim conrcxi. lacrcs, aperfura ovalis anfc suhangtdata. marginihus non 

 confinuis, columella arcuata, lahro acuto; rima ohliqua tmhilicalis carina niarpinafa. 



1. C. tenella Jeffk. {Lacuna, tum Hcla tcncUa Jeffr.). Testa conico- 

 ovata, teiiuis, albida, spira lutescente, laevis. lineis impressis nonnullis ad basin 

 tantuni conspicuis: spira turrita, apice obtuso: anfractus 4 convexi, sensim cres- 

 centes, sutura profunda excavata; apertura ovato-circularis ^ ba»i snbexpansa. — 

 Long. 2,5 mm. 



Distrib.: Mare lusitanicum. — Fossilis pliocenica. 



Habit.: Litora Galliae.: Peyssonel, Marseille (Maeiox); inter Sardiniam, 

 Neapolin et Siciliam (_Washington'', Giglioli); variis locis (SrRATT, Nares, /. 

 Jeffreys). 



Lacuna Turt. Rostrum hrcvc, tcnfacula lo)ifia. filiformia; pcs anfc arcuatus, 

 post atfcnuafus; lobus opercuUgcr utrinquc appendicc longa pedcm supcranfc; dentc 

 centrcdi rachdac magno, scxangtdo, lateralihus cf marginaUhus ohlique dispositis; testa 

 Utoriniformis, hasi jj/zfs minusvc distincfc suJccdo-canaUcufafa ; aperfura ohfiquc qua- 

 drangida; columeda lcda, plancda, cxfra suhvdo ad umltiUcum duccnfe marginata, lahro 

 arcuato, acufo. 



Sect. Ersilia Mtrs. {Hersilia postea Mtks., nec Phil.) (non descripto). 



m 1. L. mediterranea Miks. {Ersdia med. Mtks. postea). Testa minima, 

 sed solida, imperforata , ovalis. utrinque attenuata, fusca; anfractus 4 convexi, 

 minutissime spiraliter striati, sericei, ultimus permagnus, medio lutescente fasciatus; 

 spira conica, acuta. apertura ovata, peristomate acuto, columella laevi, compressa, 

 ad basin contorta. — Long. 2, lat. l,o mm. 



Habit. : Alger (Lhotellkkie, Monterosato) ; Sicilia: Trapani, Palermo 

 (Montekosato) ; Tunis: sin. Gabes (Dautzenberg). 



Megolomphalus Brus. Testa tenuis, naficiformis auf auriformis; spira hrevis; 

 (tnfracfus rotundafi : upex rcgidaris; umhHicus permcupius. pUcaf^is; opercuJum cor- 

 neum, spirafc. 



• n; 1. M. azonus Brus. {Stomafia azonea Brus. antea, Xatica Crosseana 

 Wkff. , Fossarus Pefifictnus Tib., F. deprcssus Seg., Lacuna azonata Loc, Lctc. 

 parvula Martin, Msc/. Mtrs., ?HcUcinclla nmfahdis 0. G. Costa). ,Testa minuta, 

 perforata, ovato-conica, spira exserta. acuta, anfractibus rotundatis, transverse 

 sulcatis." Long. et alt. 3,.") mm. 



Habit.: Litora Africae coralligena (0. G. Costa), Alger (Weinkauff); 

 litora Provinciae, Porquerolles (Maktin); sin. Neapolitanus, mare Siculum (Tiberi), 

 Messina, 150 — 200 m (Seguexza, GKAN.vrA), Mondello, Ognina di Catania, Mag- 

 nisi (Aradas et Benoit), Trapani, S. Vito, Palermo, Sciacca (Montekosato, 



