CONCHYLIA— D/THYJ?^. 19. 57 



Shell somewhat globular, equivalve, closed. Hinge with two 

 approximate teeth and a remote lateral tooth in one valve, and 

 a concave tooth and remote lateral one in the other. Ligament 

 internal. 



The genus is denominated from our worthy and scientific fellow- 

 student in this department of scienee J. M. O'Kelly, Esq^., of 

 Dublin. 



Kellia testa suiorbiculari eequilaterali alba. laiis! " 



Shell somewhat orbicular equilateral and white. '• 



Tab. nost. 11, fig. 5 and 6. 

 Mya suborbicularis. Montagu, p. 39, 564, tab. 26, fig. 6. 



Linn Trans, viii. p. 41. 



Turton, British Fauna, p. 167. 



Pennant, Br. Zool. iv. p. 166. 



Wood, Conch, p. 111. 



Dillwyn, Descript. Catal. p. 55. 

 Tellina suborbicularis. Turton, Conch. Diet. p. 179. 

 Mus. nost. In limestone and old bivalves. 



Shell nearly half an inch long, and a little broader, very con- 

 vex, yellowish-white, very slightly striate transversely, the front 

 margin running nearly straight : beaks central, prominent, obtuse : 

 hinge with a single recurved concave tooth in one valve and two 

 small teeth in the other, and a lateral tooth in each valve in the 

 opposite side of the primary ones. 



Kellia testa ovatd inaquilaterali rubra. ^^bj.^ 



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