368 Zoological Society. 



Tellina inornata. Tel. testd ovate- oblongd, subtenui, suhventi'U 

 cosd, impolitd, subaequilaterali, sordide albidd, epidermide ienui et 

 cinered indutd, Icevigatd ; marginis ventralis parte medid recta aut 

 subretusd ; dorsalis parte anticd convexiusculd et paululum declivi^ 

 parte posticd subdeclivi ; ewtremitate anticd rotundatd, posticd 

 attenuato-rotundatd ;jiexurd, costdque umbonali, obsoletis ; dentibus 

 lateralibus nullis. Long. 0*82 ; lat. 1*30. 



Hab. Conception, Chili ; soft mud, six fathoms. 



A fossil-like shell, which is devoid of striking characteristics, and 

 much resembles an elongated Edentula. 



Tellina cygnus. Tel. testd ovatd aut ovato-oblongd, soUdiusculd , 

 subaquilaterali, convexd, extus nitidd, intusque candidd, concentrice 

 substriatd ; margine ventrali convexiusculo ; dorsali antice sub- 

 recto et paululum declivi, postice recto et valde declivi ; extremi- 

 tate anticd rotundato obtusd, posticd cuneiformi, subrostratd ; 

 jlexurd ventrali distinct d ; ligamento infosso ; superjicie internd 

 submargaritaced ; dentibus lateralibus nullis. Long. 0*40 ; lat. 

 0-63 poll. 



Hab. Bias, isle of Negros ; coral sand, seven fathoms. 



Closely resembling corbuloides in shape, but narrower, possessing 

 distinct concentric striae, and devoid of lateral teeth. 



Tellina Dombei. Tel. testd obovatd, incBquilaterali, solidd aut 

 soUdiusculd, convexd aut subventricosd, impolitd, Icevigatd, albidd, 

 natibus roseo tinctis ; margine ventrali subrecto ; dorsali antice 

 subdeclivi et convexo, postice subrecto satisque declivi ; extremitate 

 anticd rotundatd, posticd. brevi, si^angulatd; ligamento infosso; 

 costd umbonali et Jlexurd distinctis ; disco interne aurantio -roseo ; 

 dentibus lateralibus nullis. Long. 1'60; lat. 2 poll. 



Hab. Panama ; twelve fathoms, sandy mud. 



Allied to the umbonella of Lamarck, but -vyith the fold and flexure 

 more distinctly marked, 



Sept. 10. — William Horton Lloyd, Esq., in the Chair, 



Continuation of a paper on the new species of the genus Tellina, 

 by Sylvanus Hanley, Esq. : — 



Tellina miles. Tel. testd T. cuspidi affini, sed oblongd, rostratd, 

 et magis compressd ; margine antico dorsali vix paululum declivi ; 

 ventrali convexo ; valvuld alterd lineis elevatis concentricis undique 

 striatd. Long. 0*90 ; lat. 1-88 poll. 



Hab. ? Mus. Metcalfe. 



A beautiful shell, which reminds one slightly of the rosea of 

 Spengler, and closely resembles a produced and flattened specimen 

 of Tellina cuspis. 



Tellina Lilium. Tel. testd ovato-oblongd, tenuiusculd, subven- 

 tricosd, extus intusque albd, concentrice substriatd ; striis supra 

 costam umbonalem elevatis; margine ventrali subrecto; dorsali 

 anticd subrecto. paululilmque declivi; latere antico producto, infer ne 



