Mest_h-ei!.-.1V,, Species of M„ll„„„. ,35 



more delicately sculptured" TlXTi^MjiiftTT''^''''}'''^^ 

 canal, ,s also allied to this species ' (""'^''O-t which has a longer 



direLd ;;:;"atutio\°"trit!' *^h„;:;:,: fi,a^.e 'a°"r-( i -'"^''''^"•^' -^° 



&«tt »'«;..-, p;,, / pa!e83 liU ^r? " "''^ *", '^r'"' -f «■«"« "/ *.» 

 Ws advice it is so treated he're ' '* "" " *"" «""'^ ' *'"> '* '» <>" 



Family PECTINIDAE. 

 Pecten aff. transenna Suter. (Plate VIII fig 11 ) 



;;""88i ^rik vr thSe e^-ts 'tV^H"-- "^^^^^^ 



Bollons off the North Cane I fo,n,d » I ?^ a dredging taken by Captai" 

 any I had so far seen. Xne W a o 'ttt*: Mr^S^f f *"^"^" ""'"^'= 

 and his note on it is ■ " Pecten «ff I o •^'^*'''' ^°^ ^^^« opinion, 



the Snares.are evidently nftld^lt 'o^ 34^ ^ ^P^^-^r ^^^^" 



lour specimen, a left valve, is perfect anTl «n. t ^""r '""f^ ^^'"• 



It as representing my species " He llfn / ''!''^^ '"'^'^^^^ *^ take 



of it. It IS on Dr; J^A Tiiom^ontrr^^"''*^ Py^blishmg a photograph 

 description of my specimen ^^;rKsLrSrthe'*"" *'^' '-'^ ^^"^^^^ 



i^ey^ m/.e small,^oundly o^2^ttC£l'^t ^ 

 equal ears. Co?o«r light-cream ona oTe F 7^ f' "™ ^"^ ''"^^^ sub- 

 twelve primary radiaf nC i^w\l nos t:%r "t^^^^ ^°""^"' "^^^^ 

 secondary riblets to twenty four ^1\T ■ f '"''^° ' increased by 



more rudimentarv S these *^ ,"^"^8"i, with traces of two or three 



concentric threads, wS fonn sniaT rouu?'? .''i '^^^* ''^^^^*>' ^-«*^d 

 Beak slightly anterior a 1 ttle r^ sed i *''^'''^'' "^^^ ^^^ ^"^dials. 



distinctly marked off ro„i the 6^^ 't^Z""} iT'*^' ^^^ •^"^^"' "^^ 

 Anterior end a little shorter convex ^ 1 ^ ''f '""^^^^ *^ *^« d^^^- 

 below the ear: ^.o.^.mr fj'neaX .'t '! \w^' 'f^^f' '^^^^^^ ^^^^^ted 

 ear; thence rapidly descend in ann. ^t^^' *° ,^^' ^^^^*^ "blet on the 



mnge-line straight" S a mute 7" T ^f "^^ ^^^^'■^^■'''' ^^^^^ly convex, 

 creamy, shming,^gr;ov d by he adil >l ^.r^'^' *^^ ""^^«- ^-^^'•^-'- 

 visib^. ^.,1; ?Hghtly l^:.^^;^ :JL^--"*™ ^^--d« clearly 



a r^tt tTodraTtht^"^^^^^^^ f - - a well .^^d groove (possibly 



plane, the las' three or Tu^ concentr rthrd"!"' "^ ' "^^^ "^'^'^ 

 the rest of the shell so tW ^^^f . i V^"^' ''""'^ ^<^ ^ «ligl^t angle to 

 its front edge. ' ^'* '* ^^^"^^ ^^^^^'^ ^« ^f ^t had a tmy frill along 



Measurements. ~b mm. by 4 mm. 



* Mem. Austral. Mus. No A r> -^qj « n.- 



v.o««o«, ^ol. 12, pts. iv_v, 1513. 189-90, 1917. 



