EAST COAST MARINE SHELLS 



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oblong, solid, not polished, surface with 

 strong concentric lines; color wnite with 

 crowded narrow zigzag streaks of brown or 

 purple; interior tinged with yellow. Length 

 3 inches. 



A peculiar narrow form, with piar- 

 plish spots, lives at Pass au Grille and 

 elsewhere on the Florida west coast. 



PI. 22, Fig. 5 



North Carolina to Brazil. 



TELLINA LAEVIGATA Linne. Shell solid, 

 glossy, nearly smooth; anterior end slight- 

 ly longer, rounded and swollen; posterior 

 end less angulated; umbones prominent; lig- 

 ament sunken; lateral teeth strong. 



There are two color varieties: 



a. White or flesh colored with orange rays. 



b. White with bright orange-red on mar- 

 gins, umbones and interior touched with 

 yellow. 



The lombones are often worn where 

 they meet. Length of shell 35 mm. 

 PI. 23, Fig. 2 

 Florida and West Indies; Bermuda 



TELLINA LINEATA Turton. Lined Tellin. 

 Height two-thirds of length; umbones high 

 find sharp; ridge at posterior end with a 

 short sharp ridge above. Color buff, white 

 or pink; umbonal region generally deeper 

 colored. Surface with close concentric 

 ridges; valves flexed to the right; right 

 valve with two cardinal teeth, the posteri- 

 or one widely bifid, two strongly developed 

 lateral teeth. Length 30 mm. or less. 



PI. 9, Fig. 8 



Florida; West Indies; Brazil. 



TELLINA RADIATA Linn6 (Rising Sun Shell). 

 Shell solid; surface white, smooth, pol- 

 ished, with zones of pale yellow color and 

 broad rosy rays; ligament short; interior 

 yellowish. Length 2-4 inches. 



PI. 23, Fig. 3 



South Carolina to West Indies and 



Texas 



TELLINA RADIATA UNIMACULATA Lamarck. Shell 

 the same as the preceding but without the 

 pink rays, usually of a uniform yellow. 



PI. 23, Fig. 16 



South Carolina to West Indies 



SUBGENUS ACROPAGIA Leach 1827 



SECTION CYCLOTELLINA Cossmann 1886 



TELLINA FAUSTA Donovan. Favored Tellin. 

 Shell solid, diill whitish, vertical deep 

 interrupted lines; fold fairly distinct; 

 ligament large, projecting; interior glos- 

 sy, white or tinged with yellow. Length 

 2-3 inches. 



It appears to be plentiful in the 

 vicinity of Key West, Florida. 



PI. 22, Fig. 9 



Off North Carolina to West Indies 



SECTION MERISCA Dall 1900 



TELLINA AEQUISTRIATA Say. Shell ovate- 

 orbicular with an elevated ridge or fold 

 upon anterior margin; surface with fine 

 raised and numerous concentric striae, 

 grooved between; cardinal teeth deeply 

 grooved; two lateral teeth. Length 22 mm., 

 usually less. 



PI. 13, Fig. 8 



North Carolina to Brazil 



TELLINA CRYSTALLINA Wood. Crystal Tellin. 

 Shell white, exterior dull, interior glossy; 

 right valve flat, the left convex and larg- 

 er; posterior eni ridged and forming a pro- 

 jection beyond margin; teeth inconspicuous. 

 Length 2i mm. 



PI. 19, Fig. 8 



South Carolina to West Indies; 



Pacific coast of North America 



TELLINA LINTEA Conrad. Linen Tellin. 

 Length 22 mm. 



PI. 23, Fig. 7 



North Carolina to Gulf of Mexico 



SECTION EURYTELLINA Fischer 1887 



TELLINA ALTERNATA Say, Shell rather solid, 

 compressed, glossy opaque white or yellow- 

 ish white; ligament conspicuous; sculptured 

 with rather wide concentric ridges; umbones 

 slightly behind center; left valve with two 

 cardinal teeth (one bifid) and two faint 

 lateral teeth; right valve with a strong 

 bifid cardinal tooth and a narrow anterior 

 one, also a remote posterior lateral tooth. 

 Length 2 inches. 



Sometimes the shell assumes a deep 

 pink color. Single valves are rather fre- 

 quent upon the beaches. 



PI. 22, Fig. 4 



North Carolina to Gulf of Mexico 



