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and St. Helena. (Jn.,W.) Funchal to Puuta de Sao Lourengo 

 and Porto Santo. — Hanley (Ips. Lin. Conch, p. 315), whose 

 opinion I forsake with extreme reluctance, so uniformly is 

 he wise and right, regards Linne's 8. liybridum as the "New 

 Holland " species, which, though like, is quite distinct ; but 

 when Linne says expressly for 8. liybridum, "habitat in mare 

 Mediterraneo," the other identification, even though it were 

 by Liune himself, must be dropped. 

 323. Solarium mediterraneum, 1872, Monterosato, Notiz. Foss. 

 Mte. Pellegrino &c. p. 31, but without description, which 

 followed iu 1873, in Solar. Med. p. 6, figs. 8, 9. Sab. 

 Mediterranean. (L., Jn., W.) Magdalena from 100 fms., 

 living; Funchal ; Labra. Bare. — This is the S. simplex of 

 Tiberi, but not of Brown, which is a Pliocene fossil not found 

 living in the Mediterranean. It is the S. pseudoperspectivum 

 of Philippi but not of Brocchi, which also is a Pliocene 

 fossil not now alive in theMediterranean. It is the 8. sul- 

 catum of Costa but not of Lamarck, which (teste Defrance) 

 is a Grrignon fossil=#. patulum, Lam. It is the S. pul- 

 chellum of Tiberi but not of Michelotti (see Trans. Boyal 

 Soc. Edin. xv. pt. 1, p. 215), a Miocene fossil. When one so 

 endowed as Homes (Foss. Moll. Wien, I. 461), corroborated 

 by the opinion of one possessing the opportunities and 

 abilities of Monterosato, and followed by so capable a judge 

 as Sacco (Moll. terz. Piemonte &c. pt. 12, p. 48), pronounces 

 a definite judgment on this Solarium as being distinct 

 from S. pseudoperspectivum of Brocchi, it would be an 

 impertinence for an ordinary observer to set up an opposite 

 opinion ; but the two species have very much in common. 



324. Solecurtus antiquatus, 1799, Pulteney (as Solen), Cat. Dors, 

 p. 28, iv. 5 : Gwyn Jeffreys, B. C. in. 6, i. 1; & v. 190, xlvi. 

 2. Hab. From Great Britain to the Mediterranean and 

 Canaries. (M.,L., Jn., W.) Everywhere ; abundant. John- 

 son's specimens got at Funchal came from 30 fms. 



325. Solecurtus candidus, 1804, Benieri (as Solen), Tav. Alf. 

 Conch. Adr. p. 1 : Gwyn Jeffreys, B. C. in. 3 ; & v. 190, 

 xlvi. 1. Hab. From Shetland to the Mediterranean and 

 Canaries. (M., L., Jn., W.) Not abundant, but found 

 everywhere. 



326. Solemya togata, 1793, Poli (as Tellina), Test. Sicil. n. 42, 

 xv. 20 ; Philippi, Enumeratio, i. 15, i. 17 ; & II. 12 (as 



