Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences, Volume III, 1863-1867Various
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Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences, Volume III, 1863-1867
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The appearance of this northern genus among the Mopaliæ and
Ischnochitons is very remarkable; as is the character of the
mantle-margin.
Genus NACELLA, Schumacher.
_Nacella (? palleacea, var.) triangularis_, Cpr. State Coll.
No. 416_c_.
N. t. “_N. palleacea_” simili, sed multo minus elongatâ; apice
elato, marginibus rectangulatim divergentibus; albidâ, maculis
fuscis perpaucis ornatâ; striulis subobsoletis.
Long. 0·28, lat. 0·12, alt. 0·18, div. 90°.
_Hab._ Monterey, 4 dredged dead, _Cooper_.
Probably a distinct species. The solitary shell sent by Dr.
Cooper is shaped like a right-angled triangle, with five large
brown spots near the base.
_? Nacella subspiralis_, Cpr.? n. s. State Collection, 416b.
? N. t. parvâ, carneâ, lævi, tenuissimâ; vertice “_Emarginulæ_”
simulante, subspirali, sed apice patelloideo, adunco; t.
adultâ valde elevatâ; margine laterali antico subrecto, apice
projiciente, valde remoto; postico maxime fornicato; aperturæ
margine antice et postice prolongato.
Long. 0·26, lat. 0·19, alt. 0·20, div. 80°.
_Hab._ Catalina Island, 10-20 fm., 4 dead, _Cooper_.
This may be the young of the long-lost _Patella calyptra_,
Mart. It may be a _Scutellina_. Even the genus cannot be
predicated from the shell alone.
Genus ACMÆA, Eschholtz.
_Acmæa (? pileolus, var.) rosacea_, Cpr.
A. t. parvâ, conicâ, tenui, lævi; t. jun. pallide rosaceâ,
elegantissime maculis albis et fuscis subradiatim sparsis; t.
adulta strigis fusco-rosaceis et albidis pictâ; apice elevato,
parum antico; intus rosaceo.
Long. 0·20, lat. 0·16, alt. 0·08, div. 100°.
_Hab._ San Diego, 1 sp. jun. (_Palmer_): Monterey, 1 dead sp.
_Cooper_.
The absence of striæ, very thin texture, and regularly conical
growth, distinguish this shell from _A. patina_, a rare
variety of which has a pinkish tinge. Specimens in Mus. Cuming
are marked “_pileolus_, Midd.,” but do not accord with the
diagnosis. It is almost exactly like Herm[19] specimens of _A.
virginea_. Col. Jewett’s similar shells, marked “Panama,” were
perhaps West Indian.
Genus SCURRIA (?), Gray.
_Scurria (?) funiculata_, Cpr. (?) n. s. State Collection, No.
466_d_.
? Sc. t. parvâ, albidâ, regulariter conicâ, apice acuto,
elevato, parum antrorsum sito; liris validis, rotundatis,
interdum vix nodulosis, irregulariter, huc et illuc duplo
vel tripliciter dispositis; margine à costis extus undato;
cicatrice haud conspicuo.
Long. 0·50, lat. 0·38, alt. 0·26, div. 80°.
_Hab._ Monterey, 6 dredged dead, _Cooper_.
So different from the most strongly marked young specimens of
_Sc. mitra_ that I presume it to be distinct. The genus depends
on the animal, which has not yet been seen.
Genus PUNCTURELLA, Lowe.
_Puncturella Cooperi_, Cpr. n. s. State Collection No. 1029.
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