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  MAKSASCIROCCO 
  HAEBOTJE, 
  MALTA. 
  183 
  

  

  233. 
  Philene 
  aperta, 
  L. 
  Frequently 
  taken 
  in 
  the 
  dredge 
  from 
  weedy 
  

  

  bottoms 
  at 
  a 
  depth 
  of 
  1 
  to 
  10 
  fathoms 
  or 
  more. 
  

  

  234. 
  Philene 
  punctata, 
  Chxrke. 
  Frequently 
  taken 
  together 
  with 
  the 
  

  

  foregoing, 
  though 
  during 
  some 
  years 
  it 
  seems 
  to 
  become 
  scarce. 
  

  

  235. 
  Aplisia 
  punctata, 
  Cuv. 
  During 
  some 
  years 
  this 
  species 
  is 
  

  

  tolerably 
  common, 
  in 
  others 
  it 
  is 
  very 
  scarce 
  ; 
  it 
  is 
  often 
  

   found 
  about 
  waterline. 
  

  

  236. 
  Umbrella 
  mediterranea, 
  Lamk. 
  A 
  living 
  specimen 
  obtained 
  

  

  from 
  a 
  rocky 
  and 
  weedy 
  bottom 
  at 
  Kajenza, 
  near 
  Gala 
  San 
  

   Giorgio, 
  and 
  a 
  shell 
  found 
  with 
  the 
  shingle 
  dredged 
  from 
  a 
  

   depth 
  of 
  about 
  7 
  fathoms, 
  opposite 
  Gala 
  Fraua. 
  

  

  237. 
  Ani/sotni/on 
  gussoni, 
  Costa. 
  Dead 
  specimens 
  are 
  occasionally 
  

  

  found 
  with 
  the 
  sand 
  and 
  shingle. 
  

  

  238. 
  Gadinia 
  garnoti, 
  Payr. 
  Shells 
  are 
  also 
  met 
  with 
  amongst 
  the 
  

  

  sand 
  and 
  shingle, 
  in 
  the 
  living 
  state; 
  however, 
  the 
  species 
  is 
  

   only 
  occasionally 
  taken 
  in 
  the 
  dredge. 
  It 
  is 
  usually 
  found 
  

   adhering 
  to 
  stones 
  and 
  other 
  objects 
  obtained 
  from 
  various 
  

   depths. 
  

  

  