B. Bullen Neivton — Shells from Raised Beaches, Bed Sea. 511 



Family MITEID^. 



Mitra Bovei, Kiener. 



Mitra Bovei, Kiener : Species Geueral Icou. Cocj. Yivautes, monograph llitra, 

 p. 9, pi. ii, fig. 5. 



Distribution. — Red Sea (Issel, Tryon) ; beach deposits of the 

 Red Sea (Issel). Coll. Geol. Surv. Egypt : raised beach 20 feet 

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



Mitra (Chrysame) rubiginea, A. Adams. 



Mitra rubiginea, A. Adams : Proc. Zool. Sec. London, 1854, p. 134. 

 Distribution. — Mauritius and New Caledonia (Tryon). Coll. 

 Geol. Surv. Egypt : Recent beach between Jebel Mellaha and 

 Jebel Zeit (Nos. 2,162-2,167, Box No. 2iy). 



Mitra (Chrysame) Ruppelli, Reeve. 



Mitra Ruppelli, Reeve : Concliologia Icouica, vol. ii (1844), pi. xxiii, fig. 179. 



Distribution. — Beach deposits of the] Red Sea (Issel) ; Gulf of 

 Akaba (Issel) ; Red Sea (Tryon). Coll. Geol. Surv. Egypt : raised 

 beach 20 feet above sea, Gharib^ lighthouse (Nos. 2,058-2,098, Box 



No. isy). 



' Family BUCCINIDiE. 



Pisania ignea, Gmelin. 



Buccinum igneiim, Gmelin: Systema .Naturae, 13th ed. (1790), vol. i, pt. 6, 

 p. 3,494. 



Distribution. — Red Sea to Philippines (Tryon). Coll. Geol. 

 Surv. Egypt : raised beach 20 feet above sea, Gharib lighthouse 

 (Nos. 2,058-2,098, Box No. 18^). 



Columbella fasciata, G. B. Sowerby. 

 Columbclla fasciata, G. B. Sowerby: Cat. Shells Coll. Tankerville, Appendix, 

 1829, p. 25. 



Distribution. — Java (Tryon). Coll. Geol. Surv. Egypt : 50 foot 

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

 20 feet above sea at Gharib lighthouse (Nos. 2,058-2,098, Box 

 No. 18y). 



Nassa pulla, Linnjeus. 

 Buccimvn pullus, Linnaeus: Systema Naturic, 10th ed. (1758), p. 737. 



Distribution. — Red Sea (Issel) ; Red Sea to Philippines (Tryon) ; 

 Aden, Red Sea, Java, Philippines (E. A. Smith). Coll. Geol. Surv. 

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

 beach, Camp 6, Wadi Gueh (No. 1,587, Box No. 49&). 



Nassa (Alectryon) glans, Linnjeus. 



Bucciinun ffla>is, Linnccus : Systema Xatunc, 10th ed. (1758), p. 737. 

 Distribution. — Japan, Philippines, Australia (Tryon). Coll. Geol. 

 Surv. Egypt: Ras Gharib (Barron). 



Family MURICID^E. 



Murex ternispina, Lamarck. 



MuroK ternispina, Lamarck : Hist. Nat. Anini. sans Vert., vol. vii (1822), p. 158. 



Distribution. — Red Sea to Philippines (Issel, Tryon) ; Red 



Sea, Indian Ocean, China, Philippines, Japan (E. A. Smith). Coll. 



