M. Bullen Neu-ton — Shells from Rained Beaches, Red Sea. 505 

 Cyprsea cylindrica, Born. 



Cyprcea eylindrica, Boru : Testacea JIiis. C;csarci Vindobonensis, 1780, pi. viii, 

 fig. 10. 

 Distribution. — Amboina, etc. (B.M.) ; Ceylon, Australia, New 

 Caledonia (Tryon). Coll. Geol. Snrv. Egypt : raised beach, Camp 6, 

 Wadi Gueh (Nos. 1,591 and 1,567, Box No. 2,01). 



Cypraea erosa, Linnaeus. 



Cijprcea erosa, Liuniuus : Systema jS'aturiB, 10th ed. (1758), p. 7'23. 

 Distribution. — Beach deposits of Eed Sea (Gray & Frembley, 

 Issel) ; Gulf of Akaba (Issel) ; Indian and Pacific Oceans (Tryon) ; 

 Aden (E. A. Smith). Coll. Geol. Surv. Egypt : raised beach 

 SO feet above sea, Camp 6, north of Wadi Gueh, west of Kosseir 

 (Nos. 1,649 and 1,650, Box No. 78j ; Nos. 1,591 and 1,567, Box 

 No. 30A;) ; 50 foot beach, Gemsah (No. 2,038, Box No. 62j). 



Cyprsea fimbriata, Gmelin. 



Cypraafimbriata, Gmeliu: Systema Natume, 13th ed. (1790), vol. i, pt. 6, p. 3,420. 

 Distribution. — Indian Ocean to Australia (Tryon) ; Aden 

 (E. A. Smith). Coll. Geol. Surv. Egypt : raised beach 20 feet 

 above sea at Gharib lighthouse (Nos. 2,058-2,098, Box No. 18 j). 



Cyprsea Isabella, Linngeus. 



Cyprcca isahclla, Liun;uus : Systema Natura), 10th ed. (1758), p. 722. 



Distribution. — Beach deposits and recent forms in Red Sea 

 (Issel) ; Indian and Pacific Oceans (Tryon) ; Aden (E. A. Smith). 

 Coll. Geol. Surv. Egypt : Pias Gharib (Barron) ; raised beach 20 feet 

 above sea at Gharib lighthouse (Nos. 2,058-2,098, Box No. 18j) ; 

 raised beach, Camp 6, Wadi Gueh (Nos. 1,591 and 1,567, Box 

 No. 30&). 



Cyprsea turdus, Lamarck. 



Cyprcm turdus:, Lamarck: Hist. Nat. Anim. sans Yert., vol. vii (1822), p. 392. 



Distribution. — Beach deposits on the western borders of the Eed 

 Sea (Gray & Frembley) ; Gulf of Akaba and Indian Ocean (Issel) ; 

 Aden (E. A. Smith); Persian Gulf (Tryon). Coll. Geol. Surv. 

 Egypt: beach east of Gharib (Nos. 2,227-2.254, Box No. 17j) ; 

 raised beach 20 feet above sea at Gharib lighthouse (Nos. 2,058- 

 2,098, Box No. 18;) ; 50 foot beach at Gemsah (Nos. 2,031-2,057, 

 Box No. 58y). 



Cyprsea vitellus, Linneeus. 



Cyprcca vitellus, Linna;us : Systema Naturai, 10th ed. (1758), p. 721. 

 Distribution. — Aden (E. A. Smith) ; beach deposits, western 

 shores of Red Sea (Gray & Frembley) ; Indian Ocean, Australia, 

 New Caledonia (Tryon). Coll. Geol. Surv. Egypt : raised beach, 

 Camp 6, Wadi Gueh (Nos. 1,574, etc.. Box No. 62/-;). 



Family NATICIDyE. 

 Natica (Mammilla) melanostoma, Gmelin. 



Nerita mclaiwistoma, Gmelin: Systema Nature, 13th ed. (1790), vol. i, pt. 6, 

 p. 3,674. 

 Distribution. — Beach deposits of Red Sea (Fraas, Gray & 

 Frembley) ; Eed Sea and Indian Ocean (Issel) ; Mauritius, 



