Catalogue of Marine Shells of Victoria. 1 1 1 



Obs. — This may be distinguished from the succeeding species, 

 M. nitida, by its more abrupt posterior truncation and more 

 marked anterior attenuation. The type of this species is in the 

 British Museum. 



Mesodesma nitida, Deshayes. 



1854. Mesodesma nitida, Deshayes. P.Z.S. Lond., p. 



338, No. 96. 

 1854. Mesodesma nitida. Reeve. Oonch. Icon., vol. viii., 

 pi. 1, f. 6. 

 Hab. — Very common in Port Phillip. 



Mesodesma glabrella, Lamarck. 



1819. Amphidesma glabrella, Lamarck. Anim. S. Vert. 



(ed. Desh.), vol. vi., p. 133. 

 1839. Amphidesma glabrella, Lamarck. Id. (3rd ed., 



Deshayes and Edwards), vol. ii., p. 545, No. 13. 

 1842. Mesodesma glabella, Hanley. Cat. Rec. Biv. 



Shells, p. 39. 

 1854. Mesodesma praecisa, Deshayes. P.Z.S. Lond., p. 



338, No. 97. 

 1854. Mesodesma praecisa. Reeve. Conch. Icon., vol. 



viii., pi. 4, f. 31. 

 1854. Mesodesma mitis, Reeve. Id., f. 29. 

 1856. Mesodesma glabellura, Hanley. Cat. Rec. Biv. 



Shells, p. 341, pi. 11, f. 6. 



1864. Mesodesma obtusa, Crosse and Fischer. Jour, de 



Conch., vol. xii., p. 350. 



1865. Mesodesma obtusa, Crosse and Fischer. Id., p. 



428, pi. 11, f. 4. 

 1865. Mesodesma praecisum, Angas. P.Z.S. Lond., j). 



647. 

 1897. Mesodesma glabrella, Tate. T.R.S. S.A., vol. xxi., 



pt. 1, p. 46. 

 1901. Me.sodesma glabrella, Tate and May. P.L.S. 



N.S.W., vol. xxvi., pt. 3, p. 424. 

 Hab. — San Remo, Balnarring, Western Port. 



