to species formerly described; the localities visited by Mr. Hodge be- 
long chiefly to the medial tertiary deposits; the other formations “are 
the cretaceous and lower tertiary. One of the tertiary localities I no- 
ticed in Volume xxxrx, p. 387, and described some of the shells which | 
occur there, from specimens in the collection of my friend D, B. Smith. 
The following list of species is made out from his collection. The fos- 
sils are imbedded in quartzose sand, with a large admixture of commi- 
nuted shells : 
“'Natica c canrena, Conus nalye rail: Mitra Carolinensis, rie exca- 
vatus, F. contrarius, F. maximus, Cyprea Carolinensis, Crepidula forni- 
cata, Turritella Mitchelli, Cerithium Carolinensis, Buccinum multiruga- 
tum, Pasciolaria rhomboidea, Lucina Jamaicensis, Arca transversa, 
Mactra -erassidens, Pectunculus quinquerugatus, 
ia and. descriptions of new species. 
1 ER Cae Oxtva. ; - 
” Ohen ab: ta. Plate IL, fig. 1. 
ee aa Bet ap st in fae’ 
Conus ednctentbh Plate Il, PAP For description, see Vol. 3 XXXIX, 
p.. 888. Ms lod, bee a see ely. 200 hors 
estan of. vacate or ; 
- Cskrratum. © 
Corsthini:settinasiet Plate II, fig. -7 = igh sete Yeh 
tions with each a spiral impressed line above the sarin ncver il 
tween this'line and suture with oblique pliew. © = 
“C. Carolinensis. Subulate ; whirls with ingreniil spiral lines aie 
humerous acute longitudinal ribs which are dislocated by a sulcus be- 
low the suture. Length, 2} inches. Resembles C. dislocatum, but is 
iid ced has mek more Peaeee te mee ie ribs. 
