FISSURELLA. 469 



F. RETICULATA, DoilOVail. 



Plate LXIII. fig. 4, 5, and (Animal) Plate B.B. fig. 7. 



Patella Grceca, Pennant, Brit. Zool. ed. 4, vol. iv. p. 144, pi. 89, f. 153. — 

 Pulteney, Hutchins, Hist. Dorset, p. 52. — Mont. Test Brit, 

 vol. ii. p. 492. — Maton and Rack. Trans. Linn. Soc. vol. viii. 

 p. 236.— Rack. Dorset Catalog, p. 59, pi. 23, f. 3.— Turt. 

 Conch. Diction, p. 141, f. 82 (badly). — Donov. in Rees' En- 

 cycl. (1811) Conch, pi. i. bis?. — Brookes, Introd. Conch, f. 

 123.— Dillw. Recent Shells, vol. ii. p. 1056 (chiefly).— 

 Wood, Index Test. pi. 38, f. 91. 

 „ larva reticulata, Da Costa, Brit. Conch, p. 14, pi. 1, f. 3. 

 „ reticulata, Donov. Brit. Shells, vol. i. pi. 21, f. 3. 



„ apertura, (Fry) Mont. Test. Brit. p. 491, pi. 13, f. 10.— Maton and 

 Rack. Trans. Linn. Soc. vol. viii. p. 236. — Turt. Conch. 

 Diction, p. 141, f. 82. — Lowe, Zool. Journ. vol. iii. p. 77. 

 Fissurella cancellata, Gray, Annals Philosoph. 1825. 



„ Grsca, Fleming, (not Lam. nor Desh. in Enc. Meth.) Brit. Anim. 

 p. 364. — Forbes, Malac. Monens. p. 34 (animal). — -Brit. 

 Mar. Conch, p. 134.— Brown, 111. Conch. G. B. p. 61, pi. 

 12, f. 10, 11.— Philippi, Moll. Sicil. vol. i. p. 116, and vol. 

 ii. p. 90. 

 „ apertura, (Fry) Fleming, Brit. Anim. p. 364. 

 „ Europcca, Sovverby, Conch. Illust. Fissurella, p. 5, f. 43. 

 „ reticulata, Recluz, Revue Zoolog. Cuvierenne, 1843, p. 110. — Hanley, 

 Brit. Mar. Conch, p. xxxii. 

 Sipho radiata, (Young) Brown, Illust. Conch. G. B. p. 61, pi. 12, f. 20. 



As the specific epithet Grceca, by which this shell has 

 usually been designated by British writers, more properly 

 belongs to an allied Mediterranean species {neglecta) figured 

 by Tournefort, we have followed M. Recluz in the adoption 

 of the name bestowed by Donovan. The Gr&ca of Lamarck 

 (not of Linnseus) is again different, and is a native of the 

 West Indian islands. 



The shape is depressed subcorneal, and the basal outline 

 is oblong or elongated elliptical, a little narrower in front, 

 but well-rounded at both extremities ; the lateral edges are 

 not contracted, but are slightly or moderately convex. 

 From a disposition to spread at the margin, the si<!<' 



