48 Mr. J. C. Melvill and Mr. Abercrombie on 



ASAPHIS (Modeer) = CAPSA (Brug.). 



A. defiorata {l^\nn.) = Sangiiinolaria vel Capsa rugosa 

 (Lam.) 



P. atrata is the only purple bivalve in Bombay, and is 

 fairly common. 



A. defiorata. Dead specimens only found of this large 

 and handsome shell. 



Fam. SOLENID^. 



SOLENOCURTUS (Blainv.). 



/S. exaratiis (Phil). Rare. 



SiLlQUA (Megerle). 

 <S, albida (Danker). 



• SOLEN (Linn.). 



6". truncatus (Sowb.). 



5. brevis (Hanley). 



The Siltqua is not common, but both forms of SoleJi are, 

 and when young the shells are so closely allied that it is 

 difficult to differentiate them. 



Fam. Mactrid^. 



Mactra (Linn.). 



M. plicataria (Linn.). Rare. 



M. cornea (Desh.) Rare. 



M. Lttzonica (Desh.). 



Luzonica is not uncommon, and it seems generally dis- 

 tributed over the whole Indian peninsula, as we have seen 

 specimens from Madras and Calcutta. 



Raeta (Gray). 

 R. Abcrcro7ndiez (MqWiW) sp. nov. Only found after rough 

 weather. 



Harvella (Gray). 



H. {Standella, Gray) capillacea (Desh.). 



