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Forbes : * — " The testaceous Mollusks of the shores 

 of Lycia are numerous, but are more remarkable 

 for variety than for their dimensions. On the rocks 

 near the water's edge, Patella scutellata and Bon- 

 nardi are common ; also the Haliotis lamellosus 

 and Fissurella. Under stones near the water-mark 

 Chiton siculus is abundant ; more rarely, C. fascicu- 

 laris and Cajetanus. Littorina petrcea is found at 

 the very edge of the water, not differing from spe- 

 cimens from the west coast of Britain. Species of 

 Vermetus indicate the zoological character of the 

 province ; also numerous forms of Trochus, of which 

 the T. Lyciacus has not been observed elsewhere. 

 Murex trunculus, Pollia maculosa, Columbella rus- 

 tica, Fasciolaria Tarentina, Fusus lignarius, and 

 Conus Mediterraneus, all shells of handsome aspect 

 and sub-tropical forms, are abundant in similar 

 situations. Under the large stones in the little 

 creeks is found one of the larger European forms 

 of Cowrie (Cyprasa spurca). Many curious Bivalves 

 live attached to the rocks along the coast-line, or 

 in their crevices, such as Cardita calyculata, Area 

 barhata, Spondylus gadceropus, Lima squamosa, and 

 the Date-shell (Lithodomus lithophagus). 



" Where the coasts are of sand we have a different 

 set of Mollusks. Immediately along the water's 

 edge, at a depth of an inch or so beneath the sand, 

 are buried myriads of a little Bivalve — Mesodesma 

 donacilla. Solecurtus strigillatus is found farther 

 * Travels in Lycia, vol. ii. p. 102. 



