V E N E R U P I S. 



Plate IV. 



S|,eci..s -22. (>ru^. Brit.) 

 VENEr.uris lurs. /";■/(. Ij'fli') ikiII,',/,'' j)i/r,i, coir.presna, 

 oMongo-t:H/i(/ii'iilriil<i. nn/inliiii luiiiii,r sulfalii, 

 concentrirr liiiiiiiiuld, liiiiiiiiis ijiiiiilil/ii<, Uuiucatis 

 jMstirit latiori/jus ; liitire antiw l/n'ri, stibtiis um- 

 bmii's ca-acato; umbonibus decumbcntibus ; media 

 Cdiupn-.tsd, manjinc riDitniU subcuntracto ; latere 

 postico oblonijo, ^itbuiii/uldto. 



The Iiius VENKurris. .Shell p^ile ("ulvous, compressed, 

 oblong-sulxjuailnite, radiati'ly Kncly grooved, coii- 

 ceutrically laminated, lamiiuc extant, fluted, 

 broader posteriorly ; anterior side short, e.xeavatod 

 under the uinboes ; mnboes decumbent ; niidiile 

 compressed, ventral margin <i little contracted ; 

 posterior side oblong, rather angular. 



LinNjEus (Donax). Systenia NaturiB. 



TelliiM cornubiensi.':, Pennant, Brit. Zool. 



Cuiicugfoliatvs, Costa. 



Ilab. Great Britain. 



Found in Limestone rocks on the more soutliern 



coasts of England, Wales, and Ireland. 



5peeies 23. (Mus. Brit.) 



Veserl'pis macroi'hylla. Vch. ti/hl obloinjt^, radiatini 

 striatd, laminis temnbns, canccllatis, productis, 

 laqueatis, postice latiorihus cimceiilrice, onuitd ; 

 latere aniico declivi ; latere pontiro elonrpito, ad 

 terminum snbroUmdo ; margiiie i-eiitrali rectius- 

 citlo, marijitu dorsali paidu arcuaio, declivi. 



The large leaf Yeneritis. Shell oblong, radiately 

 striated, concentrically ornamented with thin, 

 cancellated, produced, fluted lamina;, broader at 

 the posterior side ; anterior side sloped ; posterior 

 side elongated, rather rounded at the end ; ventral 

 margin rather straight, dorsal margin a little 

 arched, sloped. 



Dkshayes. Proc. Zool. Soc, IS.')".. 

 -IJab. Philippines. 



A more light and delicate shell than Vencrupis Iriis, 

 with the leafy lamina; fewer and more prominent. 



Species 24. (Mus. Brit.) 

 VExr.Rr-iTS MiTis. Vrii. trsta. oh!„ii.,/,;, rertaiujulari, 



mi II, It,;,- 1,,1,'rr „i,li,-o l,i; vl, drrliri .■ tat, ■ri: post i CO 

 obluiiijii, ii/i/i,jii,'' ,, 11,111 1, ii, , ; iwnyine dorsidi recto ; 



TiiE (juiicT Vi.NEUi:ris. Sliell oblong, rectangular, 

 liiilitly radiately striated, concentrically finely la- 

 minated; anterior side short, sloped; posterior 

 side oblong, obliquely angular ; dorsal margin 

 straight ; terminal margin broadly truncated. 



Deshayes. Proc. Zool. Soc, ISuo. 



Jl,d,. ■? 



The h 



,( tl. 



shell 



Species 25. (Mus. Brit.) 



Venerupis fimbkiata. Ven. testa subovatd, radialiia 

 subdistanter sulcata ; concentrice laminatA ; lamia i 

 extantibus, laqueatis, postice latioribus ; latere 

 antico bred, subrotundo, umbonibus altis ; latere 

 poHico suhanguluto ; manjine dorscdi rcclitisculo. 



The fiunged Venerupis. Shell, subovate; radiately 

 rather distantly grooved ; concentrically laminated ; 

 laminas outstanding, fluted, broader posteriorly; 

 anterior side short, rather rounded, umboes ele- 

 vated ; posterior side rather angular; dorsal 

 margin nearly straight. 



SowERBY. Thesaurus Conchyliorum, Venerupis, No. 12, 

 fig. 24. 



Hab. ? 



A shell in the Cumingian collection, locality unknown. 



November, 1874. 



