R. Bullen Newton — Shells from Raised Beaches, Red Sea. 555 



(Nos. 2,021-2,030, Box No. 57j) ; raised beach 80 feet above sea, 

 Camp 6, Wadi Gueh (No. 1,610, Box No. 21]c). 



Circe (Crista) pectinata, Linnaeus. (PI. XXI, Fig. 3.) 



Venus pectinata, Linmijus: Systema NatursB, 10th ed. (1758), p. 689 {=Cytherea 

 Savigniji, Jonas). 



Distribution. — Suez and Red Sea beach deposits (Issel) ; Eed 

 Sea, Indian Ocean, Aden, Moluccas, etc. (E. A. Smith). Coll. Geol. 

 Surv. Egypt : plain between Eas Gemsah and Jebel Zeit (No. 2,224, 

 Box No. 12y) ; beach east of Gharib (Nos. 2,227-2,254, Box No. 

 11 j) ; Recent beach between Jebel Mellaha and Jebel Zeit (Nos. 

 2,162-2,167, Box No. 2iy) ; Recent beach south of Gharib light- 

 house (Nos. 2,198-2,216, Box No. 53/) ; beach against old island 

 west of Camp 51, south of Gharib lighthouse (Nos. 2,021-2,030, 

 Box No. 57y) ; raised beach east of Jebel Esh (Nos. 2,172-2,190, 

 Box No. 64y). 



Tapes virgineus, Linnaeus. 

 Venus virginea, Liunteus : Systema Natura3, 12th ed. (1767), vol. i, pt. 2, p. 1,136. 



Distribution. — Aden, New Holland, China Sea (E. A. Smith). 

 Coll. Geol. Surv. Egypt : Recent beach south of Gharib lighthouse 

 (Nos. 2,198-2,216, Box No. 53y). 



Sunetta eflfossus, Hanley. 



Ci/thcrea effossa, Ilauley : Proc. Zool. Sou. Loudon, 1842, p. 123. 

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

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

 2,098, Box No. ISj). 



Dosinia laminata, Reeve. 

 Artemis laiuinata, Reeve : Couehologia Iconica, vol. vi (1850), pi. vii, fig. 41. 

 Distribution. — Philippines (B.M.). ColL Geol. Surv. Egypt: 

 50 foot beach at Gemsah (Nos. 2,031-2,057, Box No. 587) ; raised 

 beach east of Jebel Esh (Nos. 2,172-2,194, Box No. 64/). 



Dosinia radiata, Reeve. (PL XXI, Fig. 5.) 



Artemis radiata, Reeve: Conchologia Iconica, vol. vi (1850), pi. vii, fig. 37. 



Distribution. — Bay of Suez (Issel). Coll. Geol. Surv. Egypt : 

 plain between Ras Gemsah and Jebel Zeit (No. 2,222, Box No. 8/); 

 Recent beach south of Gharib lighthouse (Nos. 2,198-2,216, Box No. 

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

 647) ; raised beach 300 feet above sea. Camp 5, Wadi Hamrawen 

 (No. 1,553, Box No. 18A;) ; beach No. 2, north-west of Camp 40, 

 plain east of Jebel Mellaha, east of Red Sea Hills (No. 2,257, Box 

 No. 2dh). 



Family CARDIID^. 

 Cardium leucostoma, Born. 



Cardium leucostoma, Boru : Testacea Mus. Cuosarei Vindohonensis, 1780, pi. iii, 

 figs. 0, 7. 

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

 Recent beach south of Gharib lighthouse (No. 2,198-2,216, Box 

 No. 53/) ; a cast allied to this species from beach No. 2, north-west 

 of Camp 40, plain east of Jebel Mellaha, east of Red Sea Hills 



