388 Gastropoda. — Ctenobranchia. 



Habit.: Litoralis et in aquis profundis; litora Hispaniae: Malaj^a, Cabo 

 de Gata, Cartagena, Santa Pola, Alicante, Valencia, Islas Columbretes, Barcelona, 

 Calella; ins. balear. : Iviza, Formentera, Conejera, Mahon, Fornells, Meuorca 

 (HiDALGo); Alger, Bona (Weinkauff) ; litora Galliae: Roussillon, in salo (Bicquoy, 

 Dtzbg., Dfs), Aigues-Mortes (Clkment), Marseille (Sollier, Petit), fort St. Jeau 

 (Mabion), le Var (DoLr.LiER); Nizza (Vj^iranv); Spezia (Tappakoxe-Caxefri); 

 Corsica (Payraudeau, RfttiUiEx); Sardinia (v. Martens), Bonifacio (Rolle), 

 Cagliari (Gexxaki); Napoli (Scacchi, Philippi, rariss.); Ustica (Calcara); Linosa 

 (Aradas et Benoit); Sicilia: Palermo (Philippi), Messina, Aci-Trezza (Aradas 

 et Benoit); Malta (Aradas); litora Tunetana (Joanis); mare Aegeum, rariss. 

 (Forbes); Syria (Gaillardot et Puton); Aegyptus (Hartmann), Ramleh, perrar. 



(SCHNEIDER). 



Nom. vnlg. : ^lahon: Corn et Coni de fcl (1Iidal(;o). 



oi). Fam. COLUMBELLIDAE Sws. Animal Buccinis simile: dens centralis 

 radulae brevis transversus, arcuatus, semilunaris, marginibus integris, laterales 

 transversi, flexuosi, versatiles, tricuspides, cuspidibus breviV)us, obtusis; testa parva, 

 imperforata, subovata, conica aut fusiformis, apertura plerumque angusta, canalis 

 perbrevis, labro fere semper incrassato, intus sulcato, columella simplici aut denti- 

 culata; operculum corneum, forma varia. 



Columbella Lam. Fes magnus, ante arcuahis aut trunoatns, post acuminatns; 

 caput trkuifiulmn, tentacnJa tonga, angusta; prnis mcKinus; sipho canali testac Jongior ; 

 tcsta cpidcrmidc tecta, ovata, spira hrevi ; apertura longa, angusta, recta, canali pcr- 

 hrem terminata; lahrum intiis incrassatum, pracsertim paiie media, cremdata, cohi- 

 mella medio concava, ante denticulata; opcrcidum parvum, lamellosum. 



1. C. rustica Lam. (Voluta rustica L., C. spongiarum Duclos, C. rustira, 

 (jruildfordia, punctidata Risso). Testa ovato-turbinata, solida, spira conica, acu- 

 minata, laevis, sub lente tantum subtiliter striata, albida, fusco reticulata et 

 maculata, serie macularum albarum majorum prope suturam; anfractus 7, vix 

 convexiusculi, ultimus inflatus, supra obsolete subangulatus, basin versus attenuatus 

 et striatus; apertura sinuosa, columella medio excisa, basi denticulata, labrum 

 crassum medio inflatum, denticulatum ; epidermis griseo-viridescens; operculum 

 nucleo apicali. — Long. 15 — 30 mni. — Var. turgida, aJhida, flarida ]\Itrs. 



Distrib.: Atlanticum lusitanicum; Pontus. — Fossilis tertiaria Siciliae, 

 Ttaliae et Galliae meridionalis. 



Habit. : — 16 org. ; litora Hispaniae: Gibraltar, Malaga (Mc Andrew), 

 Alicante, Cartagena, Barceloua. i^rataro (Hidalc.o); ins. balear. : Palma, Alcudia 

 de Mallorca, Jlahon, Menorca (Hidalgo); Alger (Weinkaukf); litora Galliae 

 (Petit), Roussillon: Port-\'endres (Bucc^uoy, Dtzi»;., Dks.\ la Nouvelle (Locard", 

 Cette (Grangku), inde ad Aigues-Mortes (Cli5mextj, Marseille: le Pliaro, rKstaquc, 

 Pom^gue, Roucas-Blanc (Marion), le Var (Douulieu), Toulon, la Seyne, St. Mar.- 

 drier, St. Nazaire, St, Raphael, St. Tropez (Locard), Cannes (Dautzenbekg); 

 litora pedemontana (Jkkkreys), Nizza, Genova (Vis^kany); Corsica (Paykaudeau, 

 Ri:;yu]EX); Sardinia (v. ^rARTENs, Gkxxari). Bonifacio (Rollk): mare ligustinuni 

 (v. Martkns); Livorno, Klba, Pianosa, Giglio (Appklius); Napoli (Scaichi >; 

 Ustica (Calcara); Sicilia (Philhmm, Aradas et Hexoit); Pantellaria (Aradas et 

 Benoit); Malta (McAxdrkw); litora Tunetana (McAndrew, Moxterosato), sin 

 Gabes (Dautzexberg); Tripolis (Breuel, Weinkauff); Taranto (v. Salis); Adria 

 Venezia, Trieste (v. MAiiTKNs), Cherso, Neresine (Gkuhk), Rovigno, 2S m (Wim- 

 mkk), Lissa, Lesina, Cuizohi, Lagosta, Ragusa (Hki-lkr), Dalmatia, Zara (Saxdki, 



