Cypraeidae. ;-J71 



Fortuito concliylia emortua siiie aniniali speciernm sequentium in mefliterraneo 



reperta sunt: species non prius (luani aninuxlia viva reperientur i)ro mediterraneis 



haberi possunt: C. vioiieta L., ('. aiiiiuhis L., C. picta Gkay (connnun. in litore 



Algeriano prope Oran, Wkixkaukk), C. ero.sa L., C. helvola L., C. ethnographica 



iiK RocHKiiK., C. argus L., C. zehra L., C. fragilis L., C. miis L. 



Subg. Trivia G-ray. Lobi pallii fere in dorso se invicem tangentes; pedun- 



culi oculorum breves; testa parva, transversim costata, in dorso longitudinaliter 



impressa. 



5. C. europaea Mtg. (C. pedicttlus L. p., C. coccinella Lam. , C. umhHi- 

 ■cafa CosTA , Triria Junsseaumi Loc; juv. C. umhilicaris 0. G. Costa). Testa 

 ovata, supra convexa, infra planiuscula, latere dextro marginata, extremitatibus 

 vix productis, solida, carnea, dorso fusco-trimaculata , costis transversis elevatis 

 continuis 27 — oo scitlpta; apertura leviter arcuata, intus albida, denticitlis 18 — 22 

 in labro, 14 — 18 in labio instructo. — Long. 12, lat. 1) mm. 



Distrib. : Atlanticum niedium usque ad Magnam Britanniam. — Fossilis 

 tertiaria. 



Habit. : Litora Hispaniae: Algesiras (Hidalgo), * Gibraltar, Malaga (Mr 

 Andeew), Cabo de Palos, Taragona, Mataro, Rosas (Hidalgo); ins. balear.: 

 Conejera (McAxdeew), Menorca, Alcudia de Mallorca, Cabrera (Hidalgo); Alger, 

 cap Matifou (Weinkaufp); litora Galliae: Roussillon (Bucquoy, Dtzbg. , Dfs.), 

 •Cette (Geangeej, inde ad Aigues-Mortes (Dubeeuil), „rocher des Moles" (Cle- 

 mkxt), Marseille (Ancey), Roucas-Blanc, Slonrepiano, Ratonneau, cap Pinede (Ma- 

 kion), Toulon, St. Tropez, St. Raphael (Doubliee), Cannes (Dautzenbeeg) ; litora 

 pedemontana (Jeffeeys); Nizza (Risso, VfiEANY), Genova (VfiRANY); Corsica 

 (RSquien); Spezia, Palmaria (Capellini, Tapparone-Canefri); Livorno, Casti- 

 glioncello (Appelius); Civitavecchia (Monteeosato) ; Napoli (Costa, Scacchi); 

 Tstica (Calcaea); Sicilia (Philippi, Aradas et Benoit); litora Tunetana (Mon- 

 terosato), sin. Gabes (Dautzenberg); Adria: Venezia (v. Maetens), Crivizza, 

 €igale, Lussin grande (Grube), Lesina, Curzola, Lagosta (Heller), Pirano, rariss,, 

 €herso, Ossero, Lissa (Stossich), Rovigno, 28 ra (Wimmer), Zara (Reusina); 

 Morea (Deshayes) ; mare Aegeum (Forbes). 



Nora. vulg. : Mahon: Purcellaneta (Hidalgo); Galicia: Margaritas (id.). 



6. C. pulex Gray (C. lathi/rns Blv. , Trivia pulex Wkff.). Testa ovata, 

 saepe ventricosa, infra planiuscula, dextra inarginata, utrinque vix producta, solida, 

 rubido-fusca, basi et margine dextro albis, costis 22 — 30 transversis, linea im- 

 pressa interruptis sculpta; apertura arcuata, intus concolor, labro aute et post 

 prominulo, intus longitudinaliter subexcavato, denticulato. — Long. 10, lat. 

 6,5 ram. 



Distrib.: Atlanticum lusitanicum. — Fossilis tertiaria. 



Habit.: Litora Hispaniae: Algesiras, Cabo de Palas, Valencia, Badalona, 

 Rosas (HiDALGo); ins. balear.: Iviza (Hidalgo), Malion (McAndrew, Hidalgo); 

 Alger, cap Matifou (Weinkaukf); litora Galliae (Petit), Ronssillon (BucyuoY, 

 Dtzbg., Dfs.), Cette (Geangee), indc ad Aigues-Mortes (Dubreuil), Marseille: 

 Poinegue, Ratonneau, Roucas-BIanc, Montredon, chateau d"If (Mariun), St. Man- 

 drier, la Seyne, St. Nazaire, St. Tropez, Cannes (Locard); Nizza (V^rany); 

 Corsica (Payraudeau, RftyuiEN); Sardinia: Bonifacio (Rolle); Spezia (Tapparoxe- 

 €anefri); Napoli (Scacchi); Sicilia (Philippi, Aradas et Benoit), Adria: Ro- 

 vigno, Levrera (Stossich), Zara (Sandei), Curzola (Hkm.ee); Aegyptus: Ramleh 

 (Schneidee). 



7. C. candidula Gaskoin {Trivia candidula McAnde.). Testa ovata, supra 

 ventricosa, infia planiuscula, latere dextro marginato, extremitatibus paullo pro- 



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