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 XVI. Familia SCALARINA, Lamk. 



Genus Vermetus, Adanson. 



V. gigas, Biv. Maltese name Farrett. Common. 



V. triqueter, Biv. 



V. semisurrectus, Biv. 



V. subcancellatus, Biv. 



V. glomeratus, Biv. * 



Genus Siliquaria, Brug. 

 S. (serpula) anguina, L. In sponges. 



Qenus Scalaria, Lamk. 



S. communis, Lamk. Common. Length 56 mm. 



S. (Turbo) pseudoscalaris, Broccbi ; syn, S. planicosta, Biv. 



Rare. Lengtb 38 mm. 

 S. tenuicosta, Micbaud ; syn. S. lamellosa, Lamk. Length 



37 mm. 

 S. pulchella, Biv. Rare. Lerjgth 15 mm. 

 S. crenata, L. Very rare. Length 29 mm. 



Tbe last four species inhabit sandy, muddy, and 

 weedy localities. 



Scalarice fossiles. 

 S. retusa, Brocehi. Found in Bed No. 2, the yellow sand. 



(T. Wright.) 

 S. duciei. Found in Bed No. 4, the calcareous sandstone. 



(T. Wright.) 

 S. cancellata, t Mamo. Found at Gozo, in Bed No. ? 



t Testa turrita, imperforata, crassa, longitudinaliter costu- 

 lata, costis crassis varicosis, marginibus revolutis, an- 

 fractibus rotundato-convexis, contiguis, transversim una 

 cum costis 4, aliis 6 aut 7 plicatis. Basi depressa, 

 apertura rotundata. Costis 9 — 10. 

 Two other fossil species, undescribed, are found in Bed 

 No. 3, the clay, and in Bed No. 4, the calcareous 

 sandstone, (E. Forbes.) 



