TAPES. 



Tlate XI [I. 



Species 60. (Mas. Cuming.) 



Tapes Fabagella. Tup. Icdii. ohlniujo-orata, cunipresu- 

 uscitld, vahli' iitfVqnUaterali, anlice bred, subattenuala, 

 trapezoideo-prodncld, Iruncaid, Candida, concenlrice ex- 

 iUssiiiie: atriald, slriU hie illic con/luenlibas, ad aream. 

 poslicani co7-rii(jalo-pUcutis. 



The little bean Tapes. Shell oblonn'-ovate, rather 

 compressed, very inequilateral, anteriorly short, some- 

 what attenuateil, posteriorly trapezoidly produced, 

 triuicated, white, concentrically very finely striated, 

 striae here and there couflneut, wrinkle-plaited on the 

 posterior area. 



Deshayes, Pro. Zool. Soc. 1853, p. 10. 



Hab. New Zealand. 



Of a peculiar trapezoidal form, colourless, but exqui- 

 sitely sculptured. 



Species 67. (Mus. Cuming.) 



Tapes semidecussata. Tap. testa snbqnadrato-ovatd, 

 valde iiuEqiiilaterali, posticu lati tnuicatd, fuloescente- 

 lactea, macalis maynis irregularibiis riifis postici; ma- 

 culatd, medio radiatim plano-Uratd, ad latera nodosu- 

 deciis.satd. 



The kalf-deccssated Tapes. Shell somewhat squarely 

 ovate, very inequilateral, posteriorly broadly truncated, 

 fulvous cream-colour, marbled on the posterior side 

 with large irregular red blotches, radiately Hally ridged 

 in the middle, nodosely decussated at the sides. 



Tapes Hemidecussala, Deshayes, MS. in Mus. Cuming. 



l\tpes /«j»o;((ca, Deshayes (noiFeitiis Jajjoidca, Gme\m, 

 Chiorie Japonica, Deshayes, Tapea Japuuica, nobis). 

 Pro. Zool. Soc. 18.-i3, p. 10. 



Ilah. Japan ; Dr. Siebold. 



This runs very closely into some varieties of that very 

 variable species, T. variegata. 



Species 68. (Mus. Cuming.) 



Tapes vioLASGENS. Tap. tc.dd subublongo-ovatd, antici 

 brevissimd, podice declivi-rotiiiidald, albidd, violaceo- 

 fffiseo aid fniveaceiite radiatd, circa niiiboiies purpurea, 

 undique deciiasatiiii liratd, interstitiis lomjiludiiialibus 

 snbprofnitde iiwisis. 



The violet Tapes. Shell somewhat oblong-ovate, ante- 

 riorly very short, posteriorly slopingly rounded, whit- 

 ish, rayed with violet-grey or light-brown, purple 

 about the uraboes, decussately ridged throughout, 

 longitudinal interstices rather deeply engraved. 



Deshayes, Pro. Zool. Soc. 1853, p. 10. 



Ilab. ? 



A very characteristic species, especially in respect of 

 form and colouring. 



Species 09. (Mus. Cuming.) 



Tapes dactyloides. Tap. testa oblongd, gibbosiascald, 

 valde iiuequilaterali, rufescente-ferrugineu, inlus postice 

 violuced, concenlrice irregidariter plicato-corriigatd, 

 riigis ad latus posticiim crispato-serratis. 



The finger-like Tapes. Shell oblong, rather gibbous, 

 very inequilateral, reddish rust-colour, posteriorly vio- 

 let within, concentrically irregularly plicately wrinkled, 

 wrinkles on the posterior side, crisply serrated. 



SowERBY, Thes. Conch, vol. i. p. 691. pi. 150. f. 129. 



Ilab. Senegarabia. 



The four species figured in the centre of this plate (Sp. 

 00, 09, 73, 75) are of a distinct, pecuUarly tinely wrinkled 

 type. 



Species 70. (Mus. Cuming.) 



Tapes textukata. Tap. testa snbtrigovo-ovatd, fiili-d, 

 riifo Uneari-reliculatd, concenlrice liratd, liris nbtasis, 

 Ifevibns, ad latera confertis, undnlalis. 



The woven Tapes. Shell somewhat triangidarly ovate, 

 fulvous, linearly reticulated with red, concentrically 

 ridged, ridges obtuse, smooth, crowded and a little 

 waved at the sides. 



Venus textnrata, Lamarck, Anim. sans vert. vol. vi. p. 355. 

 Tapes textnrata, Sowerby. 



Ilab. Jlediterranean. 



Closely concentrically sculptured with smooth obtuse 

 ridges, which at the sides, especially the posterior side, are 

 crowded and a little waved. 



March, lSO-1. 



