276 Panama Shells. TELLENID.E. 



angle, which defines the area of the corselet: with an indis- 

 tinct intermediate angle : lunule broad and deep, but not well 

 defined : ligament large : margins thin : with all the cardinal 

 and lateral teeth well developed, but not thick. 



The dimensions of two specimens are as follows : 

 Length 2 inches ; height 1.75 inches ; breadth 1.5 inches. 

 " 2.7 " " 2.25 " " 1.95 " 



Station. In impalpable mud, under bushes, at high water 

 mark, where a small stream emptied. 



Some of the dead shells, which had not been moved from 

 their station, had Balani growing in them. 



Habitat. Panama ; 0. B. A. ! 



2 5 miles east of Panama 9 specimens were collected. 



Family TELLENIDJE. 

 452. 1,114 iaiM tellinoides. 



Synonymy. 

 Lucina tellinoides Reeve Concli. Icon. pi. 9. f. 56. June 1850. 



Station. In sandy mud, at a depth of about 11 fathoms ; 

 Cuming ! Eeeve. 



Habitat. I. of Muerte ; Cuming ! Keeve. 



Taboga ; C. B. A. ! 

 30 specimens were collected. 



453. Capsa altior. 



Synonymy. 



Capsa altior Sowb. in Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. p. 196. Dec. 1832. 



- Mull. Syn. Test. Viv. p. 225. May 1836. 



- Hanley Supp. Wood Ind. Test. pi. 14. f. 34. 1845 ? 



- Hanley Descr. Catal. p. 86. 1845 ? 



Station. Coarse gravel, in 12 fathoms water ; and a variety, 



