TELLINA, Panama Shells. 281 



part, very fine concentric striae, which are much coarser poste- 

 riorly ; with excessively minute unequal radiating striaa : beaks 

 not very prominent : ligament short, conspicuous : lateral teeth 

 obsolete. 



Length 1.6 inch ; height 1.02 inch ; breadth .47 inch. 



Station. Unkno wn. 



Habitat. Panama ; C. B. A. ! 

 3 fine specimens were obtained. 



462. Tellina crystallina. 



Synonymy. 



Tellina crystallina (Chem. XL 210. f. 1947-8 ; teste Hanley) 



( Wood. Ind. Test. pi. 3. f. 10 ; teste Hanley)* 



Wood. Gen. Conch, p. 149. 1835. 



Hanley Descr. Catal. p. 66. 1845 f 



Hanley in Sowb. Thes. Conch. I. 270. 



pi. 57. f. 43. 1846. 



Station. Unknown. 



Habitat. St. Elena; Hanley. 

 Panama ; C. B. A. ! 

 We obtained only 1 valve. 



463. Tellina Cumingii. 



Synonymy. 



Tellina Cnmingii Hanley in Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. p. 59. Apr. 1844. 

 - Hanley in Sowb. Tbes. Conch, p. 223. 



No. 3. pi. 58. f. 72. 1846. 



Station. In coral sand ; Cuming ! Hanley, 



Habitat. Guacomayo ; Cuming ! Hanley. 



Panama ; C. B. A. ! 

 We found only 1 entire shell and 1 single valve. 



* We haye not had an opportunity of consulting Chemnitz and Wood's Index 

 since this species was determined. 



JULY, 1852. 19 Anif. LTC. N*T. HIST. 



