H. Bullen Neioton — Shells from Raised Beaches, Red Sea. 50T 



50 foot beach at Gemsah (Nos. 2,031-2,057, Box No. 58 ) ; raised 

 beach east of Jebel Esh (Nos. 2,172-2,190, Box No. 64/). 



Vertagus Kochi, Philippi. 



Cerithium Kochi, Philippi: Zeitsch. Malakozoologie, 1848, p. 21. 

 Distribution. — East coast of Africa (Tryon) ; Aden, Eed Sea, 

 Indian Ocean, Japan (E. A. Smith). Coll. Geol. Surv. Egypt : 

 Jebel Zeit (Barron) ; raised beach east of Jebel Esh (Nos. 2,172- 

 2,190, Box No. 64;-). 



Vertagus recurvus, G. B. Sowerby. 



Cerithium recitrviim, G. B. Sowerby: Tliesaurus Conchyliorum, vol. ii (1855), 

 p. 854, pi. clxxvi, figs. 16-18. 



Distribution. — Red Sea (Tryon). Coll. Geol. Surv. Egypt: 

 beach east of Gharib (Nos. 2,227-2,254, Box No. 17;) ; raised 

 beach 20 feet above sea at Gharib lighthouse (Nos. 2,058-2098, 

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

 No. 58J) ; raised beach east of Jebel Esh (Nos. 2,172-2,190, Box 

 No. 64y). 



Pirenella mammillata, Eisso. 



Cerithium mammillatum, Eisso: Hist. Nat. Europe Meridionale, vol. iv (1826), 

 p. 158. 



Tryon includes in this species conica of Blainville, cinerascentis 

 of Pallas, CailUaudi of Pot. & Mich. 



Distribution. — Mediterranean and Eed Sea (Tryon) ; Alexandria, 

 Suez, Egypt (B.M.). Coll. Geol. Surv. Egypt: Eecent beach south 

 of Gharib lighthouse (No. 2,217, Box No. 52/; Nos. 2,198-2,216, 

 Box No. 53 j) ; beach against old island west of Camp 51, south of 

 Gharib lighthouse (Nos. 2,021-2,030, Box No. 57;'). 



Family MODULID^. 



Modulus tectum, Gmelin. 



Trochus tectum, Gmelin : Systema Natunc, IStli ed. (1790), vol. i, pt. 6, p. 3,569. 

 Distribution. — Eed Sea, Mauritius, Indian Ocean, Sandwich and 

 Viti Islands (Tryon). Coll. Geol. Surv. Egypt: east of Gharib 

 (Nos. 2,227-2,254, Box No. 17/). 



Family VEEMETID^. 

 Vermetus, sp. indet. 

 Distribution. — Coll. Geol. Surv. Egypt : raised beach 20 feet 

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



Family TURRITELLID/E. 



Turritella trisulcata, Lamarck. 



TurriteUa trisulcata, Lamarck : Hist. Nat. Anim. sans Vert., vol. vii (1822), p. 58. 

 Distribution. — Gulf of Suez and in the beach deposits of the 

 Eed Sea (Issel) ; Eed Sea (Tryon). Coll. Geol. Surv. Egypt: 

 Gemsah, 50 foot beach (Nos. 2,031-2,057, Box No. 58/) ; east of 

 Jebel Esh (Nos. 2,172-2,190, Box No. 64/). 



