120 Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria. 



1842. Venerupis exotica, Hanley. Cat. Rec. Biv. Shells, 



p. 54. 

 1842. Venerupis carditoides, Hanley. Id., p. 55. 

 1854. Venerupis exotica, Sovverby. Thes. Conch., vol. ii., 



p. 764, pi. 164, f. 7. 

 1854. Venerupis carditoides, Sowerby. /d., f. 4. 

 1856. Venerupis exotica. Hanley. Cat. Rec. Biv. Shells, 



p. 346, pi. 9, f. 29. 

 1874. Venerupis exotica. Reeve. Conch. Icon., vol. xix,, 



pi. 2, f. 11. 



1874. Venerupis carditoides, Reeve. Id., pi. 1, f. 5. 



1875. Venerupis exotica, Woodward. Man. Moll., p. 



476, pi. 20, f. 15. 

 1887. Venerupis exotica, Fischer. Man. de Conch., p. 

 1087, pi. 20, f. 15. 

 Hab. — Port Phillip and Western Port, commoner in the 

 latter. Portland. Puebla Coast. 



Obs. — Judging from the description in Lamarck, we think it 

 is very probable that V. distans. No. 5, is only a slight variation 

 of the above, and perhaps ought to be regarded as a synonym. 

 We do not agree with the treatment of various authors, indicat- 

 ing two distinct species for these forms. 



Venerupis crenata, Lamarck. 



1818. Venerupis crenata, Lamarck. Anim. S. Vert., 



vol. v., p. 508. 



1819. Venerupis crenata, Lamarck. Id. (ed. Desh.), vol. 



vi., p. 164, No. 6. 

 1839. Venerupis crenata, Lamarck. Id. (3rd ed. Des- 

 hayes and Edwards), vol. ii., p. 556, No. 6. 



1841. Venerupis crenata, Delessert. Recueil de Coq., 



No. 6, pi. 5, f. 2a, b, c. 



1842. Venerupis crenata, Hanley. Cat. Rec. Biv. Shells, 



p. 55. 

 1854. Venerupis crenata, Sowerby. Thes. Conch., vol. 



ii., pi. 164, f. 18, 19. 

 1856. Venerupis crenata, Hanley. Cat. Rec. Biv. 



Shells, p. 346, |.l. 12, f. 58. 



