TAPES. 



Plate II. 



Species 3. (Mus. Ciiiiiing.) 



Tai'ks textrix. Tap. ti'dd ohloiiiju-cvatii, postici subal- 

 tdiiiatd, pallidi fuhd, lii/cis uiidiitis viuluceo-grlseis 

 iDidique reliculatd, glaberrimd. 



The weaver Tapes. Shell obloiig-ovate, posteriori}' 

 somewhat attenuated, pale fulvous, everywhore reticu- 

 lated with waved violet-grey lines, very smooth. 



Venus textrix, Chemnitz, Conch. Cab. vol. vii. p. 48. pi. 

 42. f. 442. 



Venus textile, Gmelin. 

 Venus nndiilata, Dilhvyn. 

 Pwllastra vitlgarls, Sowerby. 

 Tapes textile, Sowerby. 

 Tapes textrix, Deshayes. 



Hab. Indian Ocean ; New Holland. 



This well-known species may always be recognized by 

 its posteriorly-attenuated oblong form, and textile paint- 



Species 4. (Fig. '/, I), Mus. Cuming.) 



Tapes Deshayesii. Tap. testa subciuadrato-oblongd, mo- 

 dice convexd, valde iuaquilaterali, fulvescente-lucted, 

 castaneo-brunneo vel griseo varie. oblique reticulata, con- 

 cenirice obtuse liratd, liris ad lalus posticum plicatis. 



Deshayes' Tapes. Shell somewhat squarely oblong, 

 moderately convex, very inequilateral, fulvous cream- 

 colour, variously obliquely reticulated with chestnut- 

 brown or grey, concentrically obtusely ridged, ridges 

 plicated on the posterior side. 



Venus DesJiayesii, ilanley, Wood, Ind. Test. App. pi. 16. 

 f. 3.5. 



Venus radiata, Anton (not of Chenmitz or Brocchi). 

 Tapes Deshayesii, Sowerby. 



Hab. Philippine Islands ; Cuming. 



Of a pecvdiar oblong-square form, strongly plicately 

 ridged on the posterior angle. 



Species 5. (Fig. a, b, Mus. Cuming.) 



Tapes aspeesa. Taj), testa oblongo-ovntd, valde iuo'qui- 

 laterali, stibdepresse convexd, latere poslicu ubtiqne 



rJwniboideo, rufesceute-lucled, viucidis caslaneis ivter- 

 rupte t.riradiatd, deinde punctis caslaneis uspersu, in- 

 terdum liueis violaceo-griseis obscure reticulata, con- 

 centricii obtuse liratd, liris srcpe confluentibus. 



The sprinkled Tapes. Shell oblong-ovate, very in- 

 equilateral, rather depressly convex, posterior side 

 obliquely rhomboid, reddish cream-colour, interrupt- 

 edly three-rayed with chestnut spots, then sprinkled 

 with chestnut dots, sometimes obscurely reticulated 

 with violet-grey lines, concentrically obtusely ridged, 

 ridges often flowing together. 



Venus aspersa, Ciiemnitz, Conch. Cab. vol. vii. p. 44. pi. 

 42. f. 438. 



Venus literata, var., Gmelin. 

 Tapes aspersa, Sowerby. 



Hab. Australia and Philippine Islands. 



The rays of chestnut blotclu-s are generally very irre- 

 gular in this species, whilst tiie sprinkling of dots is rather 

 conspicuous. In most specimens there are traces of a 

 textile pattern of violet-grey. 



Species 6. (Mus. Cuming.) 



Tapes aUADUIRADI.'i.TA. Tap. testa suboblongu-ovald, 

 subveutricosd, fulvescente-lucted, maculis nigricautibus 

 quadriradiatd, liueis griseis undique reticulata, concen- 

 trice dense obtuse liratd, margine ventrali tumidiu.s- 

 culo. 



The four-rayed Tapes. Shell rather oblong-ovate, 

 slightly ventricose, fulvous cream-colour, four-rayed 

 with blackish spots, everywhere reticulated with grey 

 lines, concentrically densely obtusely ridged, ventral 

 margin rather tumid. 



Deshayes, Pro. Zool. Soc. 1853. p. 9. pi. 19. f 6. 



Ilab. Philippine Islands ; Cuming. 



Of a distinct, subventricose form, rather tumidly arched 

 at the ventral margin. 



Species 7. (^lus. Cuming.) 



Tapes R0TUN'Dat.\. T'ap. tesld snbgraciti-oi-ald, utrinque 

 rotuudatd, rufescenle-sjiailiced, maculis caslaneis qua- 



January, 18G4. 



