TAPES. 



Plate X. 



Species iT. (Mus. Cuming.) 



Tapes livida. Tap. itfsta suboblongo-ovald, tenui, com- 

 pressii, Uiido-fuhii, radiatim temdViruta, extremi- 

 tate posticd laviyatd, subangulaln. 



TiiE LIVID Tapes. Shell rather oblong-ovate, thin, com- 

 pressed, livid fulvous, radiately thinly ridged, pos- 

 terior end smooth, slightly angled. 



Ilab. ? 



A small, rather fragile shell, ridged in a direction radia- 

 ting from the uudjoes. 



Species 4S. (Mus. Cuming.) 



Tapes verkicosa. Tap. testa elougato-ovatd, crassd, 

 com/jresm,fiilvesce)ife-lacted, atiraidio-riifo hntir/inosd, 

 maculis castaneis uiterniptia qnadriradiatd, lav'ujatd, 

 nllcnie, ad iiiarijinem podiciim plicato-siilcatd. 



The taunished Tapes. Shell elongately ovate, thick, 

 compressed, fulvous cream-colour, freckled with 

 orange-red, and four-rayed with interrupted chestnut 

 blotches, smooth, shining, plioately grooved at the 

 posterior margin. 



Hab. ? 



This species, with a smooth porcellanous sm'face, is 

 characterized by a style of painting which l)elongs com- 

 monly to ridged species. 



Species 49. (Mus. Cuming.) 



Tapes polita. Tap. testd subdoyigato-ovatd, ventricosd, 

 rvbescente-fultd, pallide yrkeo aperti linuari-nndutd, 

 nmbonihus sani/iiiueis, hcvirjatd, nilente, versus mar- 

 ginem obscure pUcato-lirntd. 



The polished Tapes. Shell somewhat elongately ovate, 

 ventrieose, reddish-fulvous, openly linearly waved 

 with pale-grey, umboes blood. red, suiootii, shining, 

 obscurely plieately ridged towards the margin. 



SowEKBY, Thes. Conch, vol. i. p. GS2. pi. 1-1-5. f 15, Ifi. 



Ilab. Sydney, New Holland. 



At first sight this species has very much the appearance 

 of a young T. te.rtriv. 



Species 50. (Mus. Cuming.) 



Tapes Amphidesmoides. Tap. testd snborbiculari-ova- 

 /«', medio t/irgido-co>we.vd, fidco-ferrugined, cinereo- 

 fusco jmnctato-lentighwsd, iimbombns cariieo-roseis, 

 circa timboiies dense striata, deinde corrugaiu-liratd, 

 liris planatis et obliqm decUvi-conJliientibas, sub leiite 

 radiatim widique minutissime siriatd. 



Th;; Amphidesma-like Tapes. Shell somewhat or- 

 bicularly ovate, turgidly convex in the middle, ful- 

 vous-rust, dot-freckled with ash-brown, umboes 

 Hesh-pink, around the umboes densely striated, 

 then corrugatety ridged, ridges flattened, and ob- 

 liquely slopingly confluent, beneath the lens radiately 

 very minutely striated throughout. 



Hub. Red Sea. 



It will be seen by an observance of the above characters, 

 that this is a species of quite a distinct type. 



Species 51. (Mus. Cuming.) 



Tapes feeruginea. Tap. tesld otato-iMongd, coai- 

 pressiiisciild, laded, ferntgineo promiscne nndaio-ne- 

 bidatd, coiiceiitrice lirald, liris pUcato-planatis, valde 

 irregnlaribiis, hie illic bifiircnlis et coiijlaentibus. 



The iiusT-STAiNED Tapes. Shell ovately oblong, rather 

 compressed, cream-colour, jn-omiscuously wave- 

 clouded with rust, concentrically ridged, ridges 

 plieately flattened, very irregular, here and there bi- 

 furcate and confluent. 



Hab. Philippine Islands ; Cuming. 



Ajjproxiinating in character to the Bombay T. orientalis, 

 but certainly distinct. 



Species 52. (!Mus. Cuming.) 



Tapes Arctica. Tap. testd siibcuiieifoniii-ovatd, coiti- 

 pressd, anlici abriipti declivi, postici uttenuato-pro- 

 dactd, calcareu-albd, epidennide corned cinered livvi- 

 gatd nitente indiitd, ad iiinbones erosd, deinde irregn- 

 lariter siibplicafd. 



The Arctic Tapes. Shell somewhat cuneiformly ovate, 



February, 1864. 



