196 MOLLUSC A. 



FROM THE MEDITERRANEAN AT JAFFA. 



Columbella rustica, Linn. In enormous quantities, from which it is 

 difficult to find other sorts on the beach at Jaffa. 



Mitra corniculata, Linn. 



,, ebenus, Lamk. 



Conns mediterraneus, Brug-. Common. 



Pollia bicolor, Cantr. Not in Weinkauff's list of European sea-shells, 

 unless a synonym. 



Pollia Orbignyi, Payrandeau. 



Nassa incrassata, M tiller. 



„ Cuvieri, Payrandeau { = N. variabilis, Philip.). 



Cerithium mediterraneum, Desh. 



„ scabrum, Olivier. 



„ levantinum, n. sp. Mr. Edgar Smith has kindly favoured 

 me with the following description : 



Testa pyramidalis, subturrita, alba, nigro-fusco transversim punctata. 

 Anfract. 8 (.'') superne concavi, ad latera convexiusculi, costis, longitudi- 

 nalibus lirisque spiralibus cancellati, striisque inter liras sculpti. Costae 

 circa 11, mediocriter crassae, paucis hie ilHc caeteris majoribus. Lirae 

 spirales nigro punctatae, circa 4 in anfr.-penult., in ult. ad 8. Anfractus 

 ultimus ad latum sinistrum varice albo marginatus, prope aperturam leviter 

 ascendans. Apertura parva, ovata, inferne brevissime et oblique canali- 

 culata, intus alba, nigro punctata. Labrum varicosum, intus liratum ; 

 columella in medio leviter arcuata, superne lira intrante munita. 



This species is pyramidal, somewhat turreted, moderately solid, white, 

 and ornamented with series of transverse blackish dots upon the spiral 

 lirae. The whorls are probably about eight in number, narrowly excavated 

 below the suture, then a little convex and sculptured with strongish longi- 

 tudinal ribs and spiral lirae, between which are still finer striae. The ribs 

 are ten or eleven in number on the penultimate whorl, one or two of 

 which (varices) are white and larger than the rest. Of lirae there are four 



