SMITH : MARINE SHELLS FROM PORT ALFRED. 4 1 



Lepton fortidentatus, n.sp. 

 PL iii, fig. 20. 

 Testa parva, triangulariter ovata, aequilateralis, mediocriter convexa, alba, 

 undique conspicue punctata, lineisque incrementi hie illic striata ; margo 

 dorsi utrinque declivis, vix curvatus, ventralis late arcuatus; lateia acute 

 rotundata ; dens lateralis crassus prope umhonem in utraque valva, posticus 

 gracilior. 



Longit. 5.5 millim., alt. 4, diam. 2.5. 



Remarkal)le on account of the pitted surface, very like that of a finely 

 punctate thimble. 



Tellimya similis, n.sp. 

 PI. iii, fig. 21. 



Testa parva, leviter compressa, oblonga, utrinque rotundata, inferne rectius- 

 cula vel in medio incurva, leviter inaequilateralis, nitida, lineis incrementi 

 striata ; margo dorsi utrinque declivis ; latus anticum rotundatum, posticum 

 paulo angustius ; dentes duo divergentes valvae sinistrae sul)validi et margo 

 utrinque umbonem valvae dextrae prominens; pagina interna laevis, nitida. 



Longit. 6.5 millim., alt. 4.5, diam. 2.5. 



Allied to 'TeJIimija prrxJurta, Smith, from St. Helena, but less convex, 

 longer in proportion to the height, and with longer, stouter, and more diver- 

 gent teeth in the left valve. 



Capdita (?) minima, n.sp. 

 PI. iii, fig. 22. 



Testa oblique subpiriformis, minima, mediocriter compressa, laevis, incre 

 menti lineis tenuibus striata, pellucido-alba, vel pallide rosea, lineis opacis, 

 albis, plerumque intermptis et guttatis, radiatim picta, radiis duobus, 

 rufescentibus aliquando ornata ; umbones acuminati, antice curvati; margo 

 dorsi posticus elongatus, curvatus, anticus brevior, concavus; lunula excavata, 

 margine distincto circumdata ; cardo validus, dente unico in valva sinistra, 

 duobus in valva dextra, postico valde prominente, margine postico valvae 

 sinistrae et antico valvae dexrae sulco instructo ; pagina interna albida, vel 

 rosacea, radiata, margine ventrali leviter dentato. 



Longit. 3 millim., alt. 3. diam. 2. 



Provisionally placed in the genus Cardifa until more specimens are 

 available, so that the hinge-characters can be more thoroughly examined. 

 Allied to Gardita elaia, Sowerby, but not costate like that species, and diffei- 

 ent in colour and form. 



Carditella latieosta, n.sp. 



PI. iii, fig. 23. 



Testa parva, oblonga, compressa, valde inaequilateralis, all 'a, interdnm nifo 



maculatJ, costis radiantibus latis CLirvatis i 2 instructa, lineisque incrementi 



striata; margo dorsi anticus brevis, valde declivis, posticus longior, vix 



