Bulletin - United States National Museum - Smithsonian Institution

SOUTH AFRICAN MAEINE MOLLUSKS. 207
Family PSAMMOBIIDAE.
Genus GASTRANA Schumacher.
GASTRANA ABILDGAARDIANA Spengler.
There are three lots of this species in the collection of the United
States National Museum, all from Port Alfred, as follows: Cat. No.
186947, one specimen (Coll. No. 317); Cat. No. 186958, a very young
valve (Coll. No. 328) ; Cat. No. 249872, four young valves (Coll. No.
1144).
Genus PSAMMOBIA (Lamarck) Bowdieh.
PSAMMOBIA BURNUPI Sowerby.
Cat. No. 187169, U.S.N.M., three valves from Port Alfred (Coll.
No. 716).
PSAMMOBIA, species?
Cat. No. 187169a, U.S.N.M., contains a valve of a Psammobia
which I am unable to reconcile with any of the known species from
South Africa, but which is too poor to be identified, (Coll. No. 716).
It comes form Port Alfred.
Genus PSAMMOTELLINA Fischer.
PSAMMOTELLINA CAPENSIS Sowerby.
Cat. No. 127046, U.S.N.M., three specimens from Port Elizabeth.
In addition to these, there are six lots in the collection of the United
States National Museum, all from Port Alfred, as follows: Cat. No.
186953, one specimen and four valves (Coll. No. 323); Cat. No.
249864, seven specimens (Coll. No. 1136); Cat. No. 249865, one
specimen (Coll. No. 1137); Cat. No. 249866, one specimen (Coll. No.
1138); Cat. No. 249867, one valve (Coll. No. 1139); Cat. No. 251055,
one valve (Coll. No. 1572).
Family DONACIDAE.
Genus DONAX Linnaeus.
DONAX SERRA Chemnitz.
Cat. No. 84, U.S.N.M., three specimens collected by William Stimpson
on the North Pacific Exploring Expedition at the Cape of Good
Hope. Cat. No. 76087, U.S.N.M., two valves from the Cape of Good
Hope. Cat. No. 97998, U.S.N.M., two specimens from Albany.
Cat. No. 98234, U.S.N.M., one specimen from Port Elizabeth. Cat.
No. 1S6956, U.S.N.M., one specimen from Port Alfred (Coll. No.
326).
DONAX BERTINI Pilsbry.
Cat. No. 160860, U.S.N.M., one specimen from South Africa.
Cat. No. 251035, U.S.N.M., contains two valves from Port Alfred
(Coll. No. 1552).