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ejusdem coloris, rnedio canaliculata, biplicataque, extre- 

 mitatibus lobulorum lateribus anticis pedis adnatis, ore 



intermedio, tentaeulis nullis ; pede crasso, subtus fusco, 

 limbo rltivescente. Orificio generationis nnitubcrculato» 

 laterali, dextro ad tertium anticum. Millim: 76 longa, 

 In Marsa. 



II. Familia PHYLLLDTACEA, Lamk. 



( ' Cyclobmnchiata. ) 



Genus Cbiton, L. 



C. siculus, Gray. Maltese name Ilanzir-el-Bahar. Attacbcd 



to rocks. Lengtb 36 mm. 

 C. polii, Phil. Attacbed to tbe sea-sbore. Lengtb 19 mm. 

 C. rissni, Peyr. Attacbed to rocks in deep water. Length 



25 mm. 

 C. cajetanus, Polii. Generally found on tbe sea-sbore under 



water. Lengtb 18 mm. 

 C. fascicularis, L. Attached to rocks in ratber deep water. 



Lengtli 52 mm. 

 C. lsevis, Penn. 



Genus Patella, L. 



P. scutellaris, Blain. Maltese name Mhara talfurhan. Not 



common. Found on rocks on tbe sborc, witbin tbe 



water-line. 

 P. cserulea ? , L. do. do 

 P. tarentina, Lamk. Rare. It bas two varieties ; one 



discoloured, and tbe otber polygonous. 

 P. lusitanica, Gm. Maltese name Mhara tas-samma, Very 



abundant. 

 P. gussonii, Costa ; syn. P. lotlia, Gray. Somcwbat rare. 



Found at depths of 8 to 20 fathoms ou stones amongat 



Nullipores. 



