WBl] Marine Molluscan Shells of Beaufort 135 



Dall, U. S. Nat. Mus. Bull. 37, pi. 56, fig. 15. 



Abundant on outer beach, generally discolored as mentioned by Coues. If 

 the habitat of this species is the mud opposite the inlet tbe coloration 

 would be accounted for, as the valves do not look fossil and have the color 

 of the fine, blue mud just outside the inlet. 

 Chione cancellata (Linne). S C O A J 



Arnold, Sea-beach at Ebb-tide, p. 450, fig. 1. 



Abundant, inside on mud at low water. (See AJler.) 



Osborn uses Dillwyn's name C. cingenda. 

 Chione (Lirophora) latilirata (Conrad). S J 



Dall, Trans. Wagner Free Inst., vol. 3, pi. 42, fig. 3. 



One valve on outer beach. 

 Chione {Timodea) grus (Holmes). S J 



Figures 4, 5 and 6. 



Fairly common, inside. 



Called C. pygmaea by Stimpson. 

 Venus mercenaria Linne. S C O A J 



Rogers, Shell Book, p. 322, figs. 4 and 6. . 



Abundant, inside in mud near surface between tides. 

 Venus mercenaria notata Say. 



Dall, U. S. Nat. Mus. Bull. 37, pi. 57, fig. 1. 



Recorded by Coues. 

 Venus campechiensis Gmelin. S C J 



Dall, U. S. Nat. Mus. Proc, vol. 26, p. 377. 



Common inside. (See Coues.) 

 Venus campechiensis quadrata Dall. 



Dall, U. S. Nat. Mus. Proc, vol. 26, p. 377. 



One specimen, inside. 

 Gemma gemma purpurea (H. C. Lea). C J 



Dall, Trans. Wagner Free Inst., vol. 3, pi. 24, figs. 2, 4 and 4b. 



Occasional, at least inside. 

 Petricola (Petricolaria) pholadiformis Lamarck. S C A J 



Dall, U. S. Nat. Mus. Bull. 37, pi. 59, fig. 15. 



Rogers, Shell Book, p. 322, fig. 3. 



Fairly common, inside. (See AUer.) 

 Petricola (Petricolaria) dactylus Sowerby. A 



Figures 42 and 306. 



"Railroad pier at Morehead City." 

 Petricola {Rupellaria) typica (Jonas). A 



Figure 46. 



"Railroad pier at Morehead City." 

 Tellina (Merisca) lintea Conrad. 



Figure 41. 



Fairly common, inside. 

 Tellina (Eurytellina) alternata Say. S C O A J 



Figure 38. 



Fairly common, inside. (See Osborn.) 



