296 PBOCEEDLXnS OF THE NATTONAL ^fUSEUM. vol.xxih. 



TELLINA (ANGULUS) POLITA Say, 1822. 



North Carolina southward to Progreso, Mexico. 



The internal anterior ray in this species is quite heavy. l)ut not as 

 distinctly dllferentiated as in OudardUi. 



TELLINA (ANGULUS) PAUPERATA Orbigny, 1846. 



Tampa Bay, Florida, south to Martini(iue. 



Polished and apparently- snK)oth, l)ut showing fine concentric 

 sculpture when magnified. 



TELLINA (ANGULUS) TAMPAENSIS Conrad, 1866. 



Gulf coasts of the Southeastern United States, from Florida to Texas. 



The sinus is wholly coalescent below and the internal radii are o])so- 

 lete. The lateral tooth separates it from the rather similar Macoma 

 cerina. 



TELLINA (ANGULUS) MERA Say, 1834. 



South Carolina, southward to the Bahamas. 



This has been wrongl}^ referred by Tryon to the genus Strigilla. 

 It is smooth or slightly concentricall}' striated. 



TELLINA (ANGULUS) PROMERA Dall, 1900. 



West Florida, from Tampa Bay south to Cura^'ao. Bermuda. 



Larger than mei^a^ with fine, sharp distant concentric lamellai (easily 

 worn ofl) and the sinus approaching the anterior adductor scar more 

 closely. 



TELLINA (ANGULUS) SIMPLEX Orbigny, 1846. 



Gulf of Mexico, southward through the Antilles. 

 - Dredged in 00 fathoms between the Mississippi Delta and Cedar 

 Keys, Florida. 



TELLINA (ANGULUS) FLAGELLUM Dall, 1900. 



Florida? (Petit). Coast of Brazil near Cape San Roque. Dredged 

 by the U. S. Fish Commission, in 20 fathoms. 



This closel}^ resembles externally Tell'ma unifasciata Sowerby, of 

 Port Jackson, Australia, which, however, is a thinner shell without 

 the strong approximate lateral tooth, according to Sowerby. 



TELLINA (SCISSULA) SIMILIS Sowerby, 1806. 



Bermuda, Florida, and south to Venezuela. 



This beautiful shell is better known to American authors by the 

 name of T. decora Say (1827), but, unfortunately, there seems to be 

 no doubt that Sowerby's species was founded on a white specimen of 



