VENUS. Panama Shells. 271 



Station. In coarse sand, between one quarter and one half 

 tide level. 



Habitat Guaymas ; Lt. Green ! Mus. Essex Inst. 



Panama ; C. B. A. ! 



172 specimens were collected under a marine grove, on the 

 reef, &c. 



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440. Venus subrugosa. 



Synonymy. 



Venus subrugosa Sowb. Gen. pi. . f. 2. pi. . f. 5. 1824 ! 



Wood Ind. Test. Supp. pi. 2. f. 6. 1828. 



Reeve Conch. Syst. pi. 67. f. 2. Sept. 1841. 



- Phil. Abbild. I. pi. 3. f. 6, 7. Nov. 1844. 



Hanley Descr. Catal. p. 116. 1845 ? 



Orb. Voy. Amer. Merid. Moll. p. 561. 1846. 



Cytherea subsulcata Menke must resemble this species. 



Station. We found this mollusk partly buried in coarse sand 

 among stones, or under trees, near half tide level 



Habitat. Panama ; Wood : also Hanley : also Jay. 

 Peru; Philippi! Orbigny. 

 Mazatlan ; Lt. Green ! Gould MSS. : also Mus. 



Essex Inst 

 Panama ; C. B. A. ! 



We collected 33 specimens on the reef, and in a marine grove 

 west of Panama. 



441. VenilS . Sp. indet. a. 



12 odd valves were found at Taboga and Panama. 



442. Venus - . Sp. indet, b. 

 Station. In coarse sand, near half tide level. 



Habitat. Panama ; C. B. A. ! 

 We collected 14 specimens. 



