SYSTEMATIC LIST OF THE FAUNA. 



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Essbare Herzmuschel. 



Cardium commestibile (It.). 



Vulg., Capa tonda (Veil.). 



Croat., Kunjka, cancica; Srcavka (Spalato). 

 Habit. General and common, on muddy and 

 sandy beds in shallow water, imbedded in the 

 mud or sand ; is the best of the genus, and 

 forms the object of profitable fishing, espe- 

 cially in the lagoons of Venice; it is best in the 

 winter. 



6 3 . CARDIUM CLODLENSE, Renier. 

 Cardio di Chioggia (//.). 



Vulg., Capa tonda di valle. 

 Habit. Lagoons of Venice. 



64. CARDIUM RUSTIC UM, L. 



Runzelige Herzmuschel. 



Vulg., Capa tonda rigata, Cocciola. 



Croat., Kapica, Solinarka. 

 Habit. One of the most common of the genus 

 at Trieste ; found in shallow water on muddy 

 beds at Zaole, Capo d'Istria, Pirano, etc. 



65. CARDIUM TUBERCULATUM, L. 



Hockerige Herzmuschel. 

 Vulg., Capa tonda di mar (//.). 

 Croat., Kapica obla, Morska srcavka (Spa- 

 la to). 

 Habit. Rather rare ; Venice, Sestiane, Capo 

 d'Istria, Pirano, Quarnero, Zara, Curzola, 

 Lesina. 



66. CARDIUM CILIARE. 



Habit. Common at Trieste, Zaole, Capo d'Istria, 

 Pirano, Portore, Cherso, Veglia, Zara, etc. 



Note. Other sp., such as C. aculeatum (L.), 

 C echinatum (L.), C. papillosum (Poli), C 

 parvum (Phil.), are more or less rare. 



Gen. II. Isocardia, Lam. 



67. ISOCARDIA COR, Lam. 



Heart-shell. 



Vulg., Bibaron de mar. 



Croat., canca. 



Habit. Common at Zara and Spalato ; a single 

 sp. from Promontore in Istria ; Quarnero. 



Fam. VIII. VeneriDjE, Leach. 

 Gen. I. Venus, L. 



68. VENUS GALLINA, L. 

 Strahlige Gienmuschel. 

 Venere gallina (//.). 

 Vulg., Bibarazza, Pevarazza. 



Habit. Very common on sand-banks and along 

 the shore of the gulfs of Venice, and Trieste, 

 and in Dalmatia ; less common in the Quar- 

 nero ; it is found imbedded in the sand, and 

 is caught by hand or the voleghetta, and in 

 deep water by the cassa ; is good eating, but 

 is only eaten by the poorer classes. 



69. VENUS VERRUCOSA, L. 

 Wartzige Gienmuschel. 



Vulg., Bibarazza di mar, Caparozzolo. 

 Croat., Prnjavica, Ladinka. 

 Habit. Common all along the coast on sandy- 

 beds. 



Gen. II. Cytherea, Lam. 



70. CYTHEREA CHI ONE, L. 



Spielmuschel. 



Citerea chione (//.). 



Vulg., Issolon, Issolone. 



Croat., Klapun, Klapunica. 

 Habit. The most common sp. of the genus' in the 

 lagoons of Venice and on the sand-banks of 

 Grado ; rare on the deeper sand-banks off the 

 coast of Istria (Pirano, Rovigno), and in the 

 Quarnero ; Unie, Zara, Lesina ; not inferior 

 eating to the other sp. ; shells are large, and 

 are exported for miniature painting. 



Gen. III. Tapes, Miihlf. 



71. TAPES ED ULLS, Chemn. 

 Jungfern Gienmuschel. 

 Venere commestibile (//.). 

 Vulg., Caparon, Longon. 

 Croat., Lisanka (Fiume). 



