552 B. Biillen Newton — Shells from Raised Beaches, Ued Sea. 



Family AECTICIDiE ( = CYPRINID^). 

 Libitina oblonga, Linnaeus. 



Chama ohlonga, Linnseus: Systema Naturaj, 10th ed. (1758), p. 692 { = Guinaica, 

 Lamarck). 



Distribution. — Beach deposits of the Eed Sea (Issel) ; Andaman 

 Islands and Polynesia (B.M.). Coll. Geol. Surv, Egypt : raised 

 beach 20 feet above sea at Gharib lighthouse (Nos. 2,090-2,105, 

 Box No. 20y) ; raised beach 80 feet above sea, Camp 6, north of 

 Wadi Gueh, west of Kosseir (Nos. 1,646, 1,647, Box No. 76/). 



Family LUCINIDtE. 



Loripes globosa, Forskal. 



Venus globosa, Forskal: Desc. Animaliiim, 1775, No. 53, p. 122. 

 Distribution. — Beach deposits western border of Eed Sea (Gray 

 and Frembley) ; Gulfs of Akaba and Suez (Issel) ; Eed Sea (B.M.). 

 Coll. Geol. Surv. Egypt : beach east of Gharib (Nos. 2,227-2,254. 

 Box No. 17/). 



Codakia exasperata, Eeeve. (PI. XXI, Fig. 4.) 



Lucina exasperata, Reeve : Conchologia Iconica, vol. vi (1850), pi. i, %. 4. 

 Distribution. — Honduras (Reeve — this locality is doubted by 

 Mr. E. A. Smith) ; North Australia, Aden, Eed Sea, etc. (E. A. 

 Smith). Coll. Geol. Surv. Egypt : beach east, of Gharib (Nos. 

 2,227-2,254, Box No. 17/) ; raised beach 80 feet above sea, Camp 6, 

 Wadi Gueh (No. 1,645, Box No. 51h ; No. 1,584, Box No. 23/b ; No. 

 1,557, Box No. 25fc) ; raised beach. Camp 6, Wadi Gueh (No. 1,574, 

 etc.. Box No. 62^); raised beach north of Kosseir (No. 2,130, Box 

 No. 45/; No. 2,111, Box No. 46/; Nos. 2,121-2138, Box No. 50/) ; 

 raised beach 300 feet above sea, Camp 5, Wadi Hamrawen (No. 

 1,553, Box No. 18)!;). 



Codakia fibula, Eeeve. 



Lucina fihula, Reeve: Conchologia Iconica, vol. vi (1850), pi. vii, fig. 33. 

 Distribution. — Eed Sea (B.M.). Coll. Geol. Surv. Egypt: 

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

 Box No. 18/) ; raised beach 80 feet above sea, Camp 6, Wadi Gueh 

 (No. 1,557, Box No. 25ifc). 



Family TELLINID^. 



Tellina remies, Linneeus. 



Tellina remies, Linnseus : Systema Naturae, 10th ed. (1758), p. 676. 

 Distribution. — Australia (B.M.). Coll. Geol. Surv. Egypt: 

 raised beach 80 feet above sea. Camp 6, north of Wadi Gueh, west 

 of Kosseir (No. 1,645, Box No. 75/). 



Tellina rugosa, Bom. 



Tellina rugosa, Born: Testacea Mus. Csesarei Vindobonensis, 1780, pi. ii, figs. 3, 4. 

 Distribution.— Beach deposits on the western shore of Eed Sea 

 (Gray & Frembley) ; New Caledonia, etc. (B.M.). Coll. Geol. Surv. 

 Egypt : raised beach 80 feet above sea. Camp 6, north of Wadi 

 Gueh, west of Kosseir (Nos. 1,646, 1,647, Box No. 76/); raised 



