410 Gastropoda. — Cteiiobrancliia. 



Impcrforata, ovaia aut ovafo-conica, nitens, fere sempcr laevis aut costis longitudi- 

 )iaIihHS ornata; spira hrevis aut anfractu ultimo occulta; apcrtura longa angusta, 

 interdum hasi emarginata, lahro j^Ius minusve extra incrassato, columella ante plicis 

 3 — i, ultima projicicntc transvcrsa. 



m 1. Marginella secalina Phil. {Volvaria triticca Payk., V. mitrclla 

 Risso, M. Calamcli Jouss., 31. cxilis [Gm.] Hid., Volvarina sccalina Mtes.). Testa 

 ovato-oblonga , basin versus angustata, spira prominula, laevis, nitens, unicolor 

 fulvo-fusca; apertura elongata, ^/.3 testae occupans, labro simplici, medium versus 

 depresso, columella recta, subquadriplicata. — Long. 9, lat. 4 mm. — Var. 

 tnajor Mtrs. 



Habit.: Litora Hispaniae: Eosas; ins. balear. : Palma, Mallorca, Menorca, 

 Formentera (Hidalgo), Conejera (McAxdeew); Sidi-Feruch, Alger (Weixkauff); 

 litora Galliae: Marseille, in salo (Locard); Nizza (Risso, VfiRANY, Jeffeeys); 

 Corsica (Payraudeau, RfiQuiEx); ins. Elba (Appklius); Civitavecchia (Montero- 

 sATo); Sicilia (Philippi, Aeadas et Bexoit), Palermo (Moxterosato); Malta, 

 Pantellaria (McAxdeew); litora Tunetana (McAxdhem-, Moxterosato), sin. Gabes 

 iDautzexbeeg); Adria: Meleda (Beusixa), Zara, Punte Bianche, Eagusa (Stossich); 

 mare Aegeum (Foebes). 



2. M. miliaria Desh. {Voluta miliaria L., Volvaria miliacca Lam., Gihhcrula 

 [Sws.] miliaiia ]\Itks., M. cpigrus Reeve, /. "Wkff.). Testa parva, obovata, sub- 

 translucida, unicolor alba, in anfractibus zona decurrente aurantio-fusca ornata, 

 nitens, laevis; spira vix prominens; apertura angusta, canali apeito apice sat 

 exciso terminata, marginibus fere parallelis, labro leviter intus reflexo, subtilissime 

 denticuUito, columella rectiuscula, subquiuqueplicata, plicis 2 inferis distiuctioribus, 

 superis deutiformibus. — Loiig. 7, lat. i mm. — Var. niajor, minor etc. , con- 

 traria, alha, Jiavicans etc. JItks. 



Distrib.: Atlanticum lusitanicum. — Fossilis tertiaria. 



Habit.: Litora Hispaniae: Gibraltar, Cartagena (McAxdeew), Matar» 

 (Hidalgo); ins. balear. : Conejera, Mahon (McAxdeew), Mahon. Menorca (Hidalgo); 

 Alger, Bona, hi Calle (Weixkauff); litora Galliae, Koussillon: Paulilles (Bucquoy, 

 Dtzb(;., Dfs.), TAude (Locaed), Cette (Geaxgek), Pahivas (Dollfus), Aigues- 

 Mortes (Cl£mext), litora Provinciae (Petit), Marseille (Axcey), la Joliette, le 

 Pharo, Roucas-Blanc, Pomegues, Ratonneau, Garlaban (Mariox), Toulon, St, Tropez 

 (Doubliee), St. Nazaire, la Sejnie, St. Raphael (Locaed), Cannes (Locaed); 

 litora pedemontana (Jeffeeys), Nizza (ViSraxy); Corsica (Payeaudeau, RfiQuiEx); 

 Sardinia (JrcAxDKKw), Bouifacio (Rolle); Spezia (Capellixi, Tappaeoxe- Caxefei); 

 Livorno, Elba, Piauosa, Ctiglio (Appelius); Civitavecchia (Moxtebosato); Napoli 

 (Scacchi); Ustica (Calcaha); Sicilia (Philippi, Aradas et Benoit), Messina (db 

 Gregorio); litora Tunetana, sin. Gabes (Dautzexberg); Adria: Pirano (v. Mar- 

 TENs), Lesina (Botteri), Lissa, Lesina (Heller), Salvore, Rovigno, Levrera, 

 Melada, Ragusa (Stossich), Zara (Saxdri); Morea (Deshayes); mare Aegeum 

 (Forbes); Aegyptiis (Savigxy). 



Nom. vulg. : Malion: Gra d'arros (Hidalgo). 



m 3. M. recondita Loc. {Gihhernla recondita Mtrs.). .Lucida, pirifoiiiiis, 

 diaphana, fasciata aiit sinc, fasciis" (Moxteeosato). 



Habit.: Algcr (Joly); litora Provinciae (Artufel); Palermo, Magnisi, 

 Lamitcdusa (Montkkosato); Malta (Fieldex, Poxsoxby) (ex Moxteuosato). 



4. M. coelata V. Crs. {Gihhernla coelata Mtrs.). Testa piriformis, solida, 

 unicolor carnea, fasciis 3 pallidis ornata; columella plicata. Long. 4 mm. 



