L U CI N A . 



Plate X. 



Species 35. (Miis. Cumiug.) 



Li ciNA lit'LLULA. Lvc. testd ffloboso-ovaid, lentii, in- 

 Jlatii, InferihiiK stihalatd, cniicenfrict' sit/iti/is.iiiiii s/ri- 

 ntd, hniuld fix iiiiUd. rardim- nh-ntiih, : iiicanialo- 

 albd. 



The LITTIJ-. juiniiLF, LrclNA. Shcllglobosely ovate, thin, 

 inflated, slightly winged at the sides, concentrically 

 very finely >triate(l, scarcely any lunule, hinge tooth- 

 less ; tlesii-tinged white. 



Ihh. ? 



A very slight species partaking of the form aiul general 



character of Ci/renoides. 



Species 37. (Mus. Cumiug.) 



Li'ctNA Antillauum. Liic. testd subcordato-ovatd, cras- 

 siitxciild, rndlat'im suhohsoleQ liratd, liris planis, sub- 

 distiiiildjiia, striis elemtis cuncentricis concinne cla- 

 thrntd, liinuld parvd, conhld ; alhidd, luteo tinctd. 



TiiK Wi.sT India Lucina. Sliell somewhat cordately 

 ovate, rather thick, radiati'ly rather obsoletely ridged, 

 ridges llattiiii d, rathrr distant, neatly latticed with 

 coucentric raised stria', lunule small, cordate ; whitish, 

 tinged with yellow. 



llab. Island of St. Jolui's, West Indies ; Hartvig. 



Of an unusually gibbi 

 red throuu-hout. 



ate form, veiT neatly lat- 



Species 38. (Mus. Cuming.) 



INA I'ECTF.N. Luc. /i'.\/ii .suhdl-liiriilari, ob/ii/ld' J/ro- 

 dnctii, Cii/dt inrrqiiiliilfrii, en 



ijirrs.,;, lu-ls Kllblill/ili.s rn- 



diuntibns d coiimilricis denm'lallirald, liinuhl lanceo- 

 lato-oblonyd ,■ luiescente-albd. 



The comb Lucina. Shell nearly orbicidar, produced ob- 

 liquely, very inequilateral, compressed, closely lat- 

 ticed with fine radiating and concentric ridges, 

 lunule lauceolately oblong ; yellowisli-wliite. 



Lamarciv, Anim. sans vert. (Deshayes' edit.) vol. vi. 

 p. 230. 



Hab. Mediterranean. 



This, and not the shell described and figm-ed at Sp. 31, 

 appears to be the true Z. /;«'/*'« iniiabiting the Mediterra- 

 ueau and coast of Senegal. For the former species from 



August. 



the West Indies and the Pacific, I propose 

 the name Loccidfiitntis. 



Fig. 41 h. (Mus. Cimiing.) 



The shell here figured represents a larger and finer 

 state than that niven at PI. VIII. of L.kncoma, Sp. -11. 



Species 5S. (Mus. Cuming.) 



Lucina ovulum. Luc. testd globosd, injlald, locvigatd, 

 attt, sub lenti', radlatim tenuissime striatd, lumdd oh- 

 lonyo-cordatd, swpi'rficiarid, cardine edentulo ; alhidd, 

 intus Idc illic palUde croced. 



The little egg Lucina. Shell globose, inflated, 

 smooth, or, beneath the lens, radiatcly very finely 

 striated, Inmdc oblong-cordate, superficial, liingc 

 toothless; whitish, tinged here and there with light 

 saiTron-colour. 



LLab. Mauritius. 



A light toothless shell similar to L. bullida, but more 



gibbous and truly globose. 



I'ig. 3(5 b. (Mus. Cuming.) 

 A small variety of the British L. roiimdala. 



Species 59. (Mus. Cuming.) 



Lucina lbucoph.eota. Luc. testa suborbicidari, crassi- 

 iisculd, concentric^: rugoso-driatd, lunula planatd, vix 

 nulld, cardine deiililms dimhn^ divaricatis, quorum uno 

 dnplicato, in utniqiic niird . sordide alba, gwasi erosd, 

 epidermide olivaccd parluu indutd. 



The russet-clad Lucina. Shell nearly orbicular, 

 rather thick, concentrically roughly striated, lunule 

 flattened, scarcely any, hinge composed of two di- 

 varicate teeth in each valve, one of which is dupU- 

 cate ; dead white, as if eroded, partiaUy covered witii 

 an olive epidermis. 



Hub. ? 



This is rather a doubtful Lucina, of stout growth, 



and covered with an epidermis, which is not usual in the 



genus. 



1850. 



