TAPES. 



Plate V. 



Spi^eies 18. (Mus. Cunnng'.) 



Tapes simuosa. Tap. tedd suhtriyono-ovnta, -vibaquila- 

 teraU,fidvd, pnrpureo radiaiim. strigatd et vuricgatd, 

 coiicentrice nndlqne covfertlm lamMato-liratd, latarc 

 podico simiose contorto. 



The sinuous Tapes. Shell somewhat triangularly ovate, 

 nearly equilateral, fulvous, radiately streaked and va- 

 riegated with purple, concentrically closely lamel- 

 lately ridged throughout, posterior side sinuously 

 contorted. 



Venus sinuosa, Lamarck, Anim. sans vert. vol. vi. p. 360. 

 Tapes sinuosa, Sowerby. 



IlaL ? 



The general aspect of this species is singularly like 

 that of a Tel/iita. 



Species 19. (Mus. Cuming.) 



Tapes Meroefoumis. 2hp. testa trigono-oljloiiyd, sub- 

 cequilaterali, compressiuscidd, laded, circa uml/ones 

 roseo-spadiceo reticulato-nebulatd, concentrici plicato- 

 liratd, liris ohtusis, interdmii conjluentibus, area li(ja- 

 menli suhexcavatd, latere posiico Iruncalo. 



The Meroe-shaped Tapes. Shell triangularly-oblong, 

 nearly equilateral, rather compressed, cream-colour, 

 reticulately clouded about the umboes with rose-fawn, 

 concentrically plicately ridged, ridges obtuse, some- 

 times flowing together, ligamentaiy area slightly ex- 

 cavated, posterior side truncated. 



ScwEKBY, Thes. Conch, vol. i. p. TiS. pi. 163. f. IGO. 



Ilab. Australia. 



Another abnormal and beautiful species, partaking iu 

 some degree of the characters of Meroe. 



Species 20. (ilus. Cuming.) 



Tapes ltrata. Tap. testd svhelonijato-ovatd, solidd, ru- 

 fescenle-spadiced, maculis caslaueis quadriradiatd, 

 livido-griseo in inler-ilitiis undatd, concenlrice lirald, 

 liris prominenlibus, confertis. 



The ridged Tapes. Shell rather elongately-ovate, so- 

 lid, redtlfsh-fawn, four-rayed with chestnut blotches. 



waved in the interstices witli livid-grey, conceutii- 



caUy ridged, ridges prominent, close-set. 

 Venus liratn, Philippi, Abbild. und Besch. Conch, p. 24. 



pi. 7. f. 5- 



Tapes lira/a, Sowerby. 

 llai. Philippine Islands ; Cuming. 



The ridges are of an obtusely callous character, promi- 

 nent and close-set. 



Species 21. (Mus. Cuming.) 



Tapes amabilis. Tap. testd ovatu-oblontjd, roseu-spadiced 

 vel earned, lineis griseis obscure reticulalo-undatd, 

 concentrice liratd, liris latiuscuUs, oblusis. 



The lovely Tapes. Shell oviitely-oblong, rose fawn- 

 colour, or flesh-colo\ir, obscurely reticulately waved 

 with grey lines, concentrically ridged, ridges rather 

 broad, obtuse. 



J'enus amabilis, Philippi, Zeitschr. fiir Malac. 1817, p UO. 

 Tapes amabilis, Sowerby. 



Hub. ? 



The concentric ridges are in this species very con- 

 spicuously defined, and the colouring is peculiar. 



Species 22. (!Mus. Cuming.) 



Tapes sulcosa. Tap. testd subcordalo-oblongd, postici 

 sablruncaUi, carneo-lucted, macitlis parviuscnlis cas- 

 ianeis qiiadriradiatd, lineis pallide griseis in interstitiis 

 reticulatd, concentrice dense corriigato-liratd. 



The grooved Tapes. Shell somewhat cordately oblong, 

 posteriorly slightly truncated, tlesh-tiuted cream- 

 colour, four-rayed with rather small chestnut spots, 

 very faintly reticulated in the interstices with grey 

 lines, concentrically densely wrinkle-ridged. 



Venus sulcosa, Philippi, Zeitschr. fur jMalae. 1817, p. 89. 

 Tapes sulcosa, Sowerby. 



Ilab. Australia. 



The truncated posterior end of this species is peculiar ; 



the ridges very conspicuous and plicately coutluent. 



January, 1861. 



