VENERUPIS. 



Species 13. (5IUS. Brit.) 



VKNF.RUris OBKSA. Veil, testd injlata, hrevi, suhqumJ- 

 ratA, jial/ii/ii postid; iiitits et ad mnbones vwlaceii, 

 radiittim atriatd; latere autico brerissimo; latere 

 postico an'julato, margine ventrali conre.vo. 



The obese Vknerupi.s. Shell inlhiteil, short, subquad- 

 rate, pale posteriorly, inside and at the imiboes 

 violet, r.'uliately striated ; anterior side very short ; 

 posterior side angular, ventral margin conve.x. 



DEsn.iYES. Proc. Zool. Soc., 1853. 



Hah. ? 



Described from a specimen in the Cumingi. 



col- 



Species 14. (Fig. a, h, Mils. Hanley.) 



VENERun.s TUMinA. Vcii. testa pallida., flaridA, ven- 

 tricosd, conceiitrice tcnuitcr costatd, inter castas 

 tenuissiine striata, antica Irevissimd, angustatd, 

 medio injlato, postice expanse, angulato, margine 

 doisali angidatim elevaio. 



The tumid Veserupis. Shell pale yellowish, ventri- 

 cose, concentrically finely ribbed, between the ribs 

 very finely striated, anteriorly very short, narrow, 

 inflated in the middle, posteriorly expanded, 

 angular, dorsal margin angularly elevated. 



Sowerbv. Thesaurus Conchyliorum. Vcnerupis, Sp. 27. 



Hab. ? 



A pretty little species described from IMr 

 shell. 



Ilanley' 



Species 15. (Mus. Brit.) 



Venerupis PULCHEr.RiMA. Veit. testa elongata, subcy- 

 lindricd, postice quadrald, laminis crassiusculis. 



November, 1874. 



l.rri/n,,, 

 lain-,' ,< 

 italilni:^ , 

 cdis. 



'i/u,,: pnslirr augulatis exfoliatd : 

 rrrissiiiin ,• inidKiitilms ferc termi- 

 poslici) chiuijato, margiiiibus rectius- 



Tin; VEKV r.EAUTiFUL VENERuris. Shell elongated, 

 sulirjliiiilrieal, posteriorly quadrate, exfoliated 

 with rather thick, smooth, outstanding posteriorly 

 .angular laminEe ; anterior side very short ; umboes 

 nearly terminal ; posterior side elongated, margins 

 rather straight. 



Desiiates. Proc. Zool. Soc. 



Hab. Isl. Samar, Philippines. 



Species 16. (Mus. Brit.) 



Venei'.upis Ciiinensis. Ve?i. testd oblongo-sitbquad- 

 rata, depressa, subinwqiiivatvi, albd, Icevigatd, 

 laminis erectis ci'assiusculis postice angulatis, pro- 

 ductioribus exfuliatatd ; latere antico brevisdmo ; 

 latere poslico subattenuato ; margine dorsali declivi. 



The Chinese Venerupis. Shell oblong, subquadrate, 

 depressed, rather irregular, white, smooth, ex- 

 foliated with erect, rather thick laminae, posteriorly 

 angular and more produced ; anterior side very 

 short; posterior side rather attenuated; dorsal 

 margin sloped. 



Deshayes. Proc. Zool. Soc. 



Hah. Flo-Flo, Ish Panay, Philippines. 



Collected by the late Mr. Cuming 

 water. 



rocks at Ic 



Species 17. (Mus. Sowerby.) 



Venerdpis Diemenensis. Ven. testd oblongo-subquadratd ; 

 ventricosd, crassd, radiatim costatd, intiis violaced, 



