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Ciass SCAPHOPODA. 
FaMILy DENTALIIDZ. 
Dentalium sp.—Three specimens too worn to identify with 
certainty, but closely allied to D. politum L. 
Ciass PELECYPODA. 
ORDER TETRABRANCHIATA. 
FAMILY OSTREIDA:. 
Ostrea crista-galli Linné. — One perfect specimen and 
several valves of juvenile examples. 
FamMiILty SPONDYLID. 
Spondylus ocellatus Reeve.—Several valves. 
S. pacificus Reeve.—This last we identify with some little 
doubt, the specimens being in rather poor condition. 
FAMILY PECTINIDAZ. 
Pecten pallium Linné.—One perfect specimen and several 
valves of this beautiful species. 
P. radula Linné.—Valves only, mostly juvenile. 
FAMILY AVICULIDZ. 
Avicula (Meleagrina) margaritifera Linné. — A number 
of small-sized specimens. ; 
A. (Meleagrina) anomoides Reeve.—Two specimens, one 
perfect but very juvenile. 
Crenatula c.f flammea Iamarck.—One young example. 
Perna cf. linguzeformis Reeve.—One young specimen. 
FAMILY MYV77LIDA.. 
Mytilus sp.—Several specimens perhaps ot JZ subdistortus 
Recluz, but too young to identify with certainty. 
Septifer pilosus Recluz.—Several perfect specimens. 
Modiola tulipa Lamarck.—We cannot make out any differ- 
ence between our specimens and the Australian and West 
Indian forms of this species. 
Lithodomus gracilis Phil.— Two very fine and perfect 
examples, 
