VENUS.— Plate XXII. 



what ti-iangular on either side the umboes, fulvous- 

 white, sometimes tinged with rust-rose, interruptedly 

 tliree-rayeil with fawu-brown, closely 'imbricately 

 lattieed tiiroughout, luuule and ligamcntary area 

 rather narrow. 



SowERBY, Pro. Zool. Soc. 18.35. p. 22. 



Ilab. Australia. 



Exquisitely sculptured throughout, and almost iuva- 

 riablv characterized by three interrapted rays of colour. 



Species 108. (Mus. Cuming.) 



Venus fasciaxa. Fen. testa cordato-orbiculari, com- 

 jjres-sd, crassd, futvescenfe-carned vet aurantid, rufo 

 irregidariler radiatim fasciatd, radiatim corrugato- 

 costatu, costis versus marginem calloso-incrassaiis et 



oUusis, lunula paruni impressd, area Ugamenti siih- 

 profuude excavatd. 



The banded Venus. Shell cordately orbicular, com- 

 pressed, thick, fulvous flesh-colour, or orange, irre- 

 gularly radiately banded with red, radiately wrinkle- 

 ribbed, ribs callously thickened and obtuse towards 

 the margin, lunule but little impressed, ligaraentary 

 area rather deeply excavated. 



Pectunculus fasciatus, Da Costa, Brit. Conch, p. 188. 

 pi. 13. f. 3. 



Venus fascia ta, Donovan. 

 Venus Brongniarti, Payraudeau. 



Hab. European seas, from the Mediterranean to the 

 shores of Norway (at depths of Irom ten to lifty 

 fathoms). 



The colour of this well-known species varies from 

 bright orange-i'ed to deep purple-red, and sometimes the 

 pattern is not only rayed but reticulately flamed. 



