﻿DESPOTX 
  : 
  MOLLUSCA 
  OF 
  MARSASCIUOCCO 
  HAUiJOUK, 
  MALTA. 
  181 
  

  

  194. 
  Pisania 
  d^orhignyi, 
  Pavr. 
  Live 
  specimens 
  are 
  somewhat 
  scarce 
  ; 
  

  

  dead 
  ones, 
  however, 
  which 
  are 
  nearly 
  always 
  inliabited 
  by 
  

   a 
  hermit 
  crab, 
  are 
  very 
  frequent 
  all 
  along 
  the 
  rocky 
  coast. 
  

   The 
  species 
  inhabits 
  various 
  sorts 
  of 
  bottoms 
  at 
  various 
  depths. 
  

  

  195. 
  Euthria 
  cornea, 
  L. 
  Kelatively 
  scarce 
  in 
  this 
  harbour, 
  though 
  

  

  dead 
  specimens 
  are 
  frequently 
  taken 
  in 
  the 
  dredge. 
  

  

  196. 
  Cyclope 
  neritea, 
  L. 
  A 
  few 
  dead 
  specimens 
  found 
  with 
  the 
  

  

  sliingle 
  and 
  one 
  specimen 
  alive 
  obtained 
  from 
  the 
  muddy 
  

   bottom 
  of 
  Marsascirocco 
  Creek. 
  

  

  197. 
  Nassa 
  miitahilis, 
  L. 
  Live 
  specimens 
  are 
  very 
  sparingly 
  

  

  obtained, 
  but 
  dead 
  ones, 
  which 
  are 
  mostly 
  in 
  a 
  very 
  good 
  

   state, 
  are 
  usually 
  very 
  common, 
  especially 
  over 
  the 
  sandy 
  

   bottom 
  of 
  Birzebbugia. 
  Tiiese 
  are 
  mostly 
  inhabited 
  by 
  

   a 
  peculiar 
  hermit 
  crab. 
  

  

  198. 
  JYassa 
  coslulata, 
  Ren. 
  Common, 
  especially 
  in 
  the 
  muddy 
  bottom 
  

  

  of 
  Marsascirocco 
  Creek. 
  

  

  199. 
  Nassa 
  corniculiiin, 
  Olive. 
  Not 
  very 
  common, 
  especially 
  in 
  the 
  

  

  living 
  state, 
  but 
  seems 
  to 
  be 
  widely 
  spread. 
  It 
  prefers 
  weedy 
  

   bottoms 
  at 
  various 
  depths. 
  

  

  200. 
  Nassa 
  nicrassata, 
  Strom. 
  Alive 
  this 
  species 
  is 
  occasionally 
  

  

  dredged 
  on 
  weedy 
  and 
  shingly 
  bottoms; 
  its 
  shell 
  is, 
  however, 
  

   frequently 
  met 
  with 
  along 
  the 
  beach. 
  

  

  201. 
  Columhella 
  coluinhellaria, 
  Scacc. 
  Only 
  a 
  few 
  dead 
  specimens 
  

  

  obtained. 
  

  

  202. 
  Columhella 
  rustica, 
  L. 
  Most 
  abundantl)^ 
  dredged 
  on 
  weedy 
  

  

  bottoms 
  at 
  a 
  depth 
  of 
  1 
  to 
  12 
  fathoms 
  or 
  more. 
  

  

  203. 
  Mitrella 
  scripta, 
  L. 
  Alive 
  this 
  species 
  is 
  somewhat 
  scarce 
  ; 
  its 
  

  

  shells, 
  however, 
  are 
  very 
  common 
  along 
  the 
  coast 
  and 
  also 
  

   dredged 
  from 
  various 
  depths. 
  

  

  204. 
  Defrancia 
  concinna, 
  Scacc. 
  Only 
  very 
  few 
  dead 
  and 
  mostly 
  

  

  very 
  imperfect 
  specimens 
  found 
  amongst 
  the 
  shingle. 
  

  

  205. 
  Defrancia 
  leufroiji, 
  Mich. 
  Occasionally 
  found 
  with 
  the 
  shingle, 
  

  

  or 
  taken 
  dead 
  in 
  the 
  dredge. 
  

  

  206. 
  Defrancia 
  linearis, 
  Mont. 
  Not 
  frequent; 
  shells 
  are 
  found 
  with 
  

  

  the 
  sand 
  and 
  shingle. 
  

  

  207. 
  Defrancia 
  reticulata, 
  Ren. 
  Frequent, 
  but 
  generally 
  dead 
  ; 
  taken 
  

  

  in 
  the 
  dredge 
  from 
  various 
  depths 
  and 
  collected 
  also 
  amongst 
  

   the 
  shingle 
  on 
  the 
  beach. 
  

  

  208. 
  Defrancia 
  philberti, 
  Mich. 
  This 
  species 
  is 
  also 
  frequent, 
  though, 
  

  

  like 
  the 
  foregoing, 
  it 
  is 
  generally 
  dead 
  ; 
  dredged 
  mostly 
  on 
  

   weedy 
  bottoms 
  at 
  various 
  depths. 
  

  

  209. 
  Raphitoma 
  hrachiostomum, 
  L. 
  Found 
  a 
  few 
  dead 
  specimens 
  

  

  amongst 
  the 
  sand 
  and 
  shingle 
  at 
  Birzebbngia 
  and 
  Gala 
  Fi'ana. 
  

  

  210. 
  Raphitoma 
  germanianum, 
  Scacc. 
  Shells 
  of 
  this 
  species 
  are 
  not 
  

  

  very 
  rare, 
  both 
  on 
  the 
  beach 
  and 
  dredged. 
  Not 
  a 
  single 
  live 
  

   specimen 
  has 
  as 
  yet 
  been 
  obtained. 
  

  

  211. 
  Raphitoma 
  Icevigattmi, 
  Phil. 
  Two 
  or 
  three 
  dead 
  specimens 
  

  

  found 
  witli 
  the 
  shingle 
  in 
  Birzebbugia 
  and 
  Gzira. 
  

  

  212. 
  Mangelia 
  multilineolata, 
  Desh. 
  Dead 
  specimens 
  are 
  frequently 
  

  

  found 
  with 
  the 
  sand 
  and 
  shingle. 
  

  

  