1 34 Proceedings of tJte Royal Society of Victoria. 



1898. Lucina (Codakia) ambigua, Brazier. P.7..S. 



N.S.W., vol. xxiii., pt. 2, p. 272. 

 1901. Dosinia cincinaria, Tate and May. /d., vol. xxvi., 

 pt. 3, p. 429. 

 Hab. — Rye to Portsea, Port Phillip ; Western Port, 

 Obs.- — The type of L. ambigua, Brazier, is in tlie possession of 

 Mrs. Kenyon, and has been examined, so that there is no doubt 

 a])out its inclusion with the above, it is simply a stunted form 

 with irregular lines of growth. 



Genus, Tapes, Megerle von Miihlfeldt, 1811. 



Tapes fabagella, Deshayes. 



1853. Tapes fabagella, Deshayes. P.Z.S. Lond., p. 10, 



No. 45. 

 1853. Tapes fabagella, Deshayes. B. M. Cat., pt. 1, p. 



182, No. 62. 

 1864. Tapes fabagella. Reeve. Conch. Icon., vol. xiv., 



pi. 13, f. 66. 

 1869. Tapes fabagella, Romer. Mon. Venus, p. 91, No. 



68, pi. 31, f. 2, -la, lb. 

 1876. Rupellaria reticulata, T. Woods. P.R.S. Tas., p. 



159. 

 1878. Tapes flabagella, Angas. P.Z.S. Lond., p. 870, 



No. 61. 

 1885. Tapes (Amygdala) fabagella, E. A. Smith. Chall. 



Zool., vol. xiii., Lam., p. 116. 

 1901. Tapes fabagella, Tate and May. P.L.S. N.S.AV., 

 vol. xxvi., pt, 3, p. 429. 

 Hab. — Common in Port Phillip and Western Port. Puebla 

 Coast. 



Obs. — Tate and May include in the synonomy of the above 

 Tapes victoriae, T. Woods, the type of which is in the National 

 Mu.seum, Melbourne, but from our examination we have referred 

 that shell to Chione strigosa. 



Tapes galactites, Lamarck. 



1818. Venus galactites, Lamarck. Anim. S. Vert., vol. 

 v., p. 599, No. 52. 



