TAPES.— Plate XIII. 



Species 71. (Mus. Cuming.) 



Tapes geogeapiiica. Tap. testa, ohloiigii, compressd, pos- 

 lici rliomboided, truncatd, fulvescente-lactm, cadaneo 

 aperti Uneari-reticulatd, undique subtilissime deciasald, 

 ad aream poHticam ruyosd. 



The GEOGiiAPHic Tapes. Shell oblong, compressed, pos- 

 teriorly rhomboid, truncated, fulvous cream-colour, 

 openly linearly reticulated with chestnut, very finely 

 decussated throughout, rough on the posterior area. 



Venus geo(jrapIiica, Chemnitz, Conch. Cab. vol. vii. p. 4.5. 

 pi. 42. f. 440. 



Venus Uterata, Poll (not of Linnaeus). 

 Tapes geograpJiica, Sovverby. 



Hub. Mediterranean. 



A pretty delicately-sculptured species, distinguished by 

 the open character of its reticulated painting. 



Species 72. (Mus. Cuming.) 



Tapes corrugata. Tap. testa oblungo-ovatd, ad latera 

 rotundatd, crassd, calcareo-albd, intus postice violaced, 

 coticentrice rude eorrvgald, riigis postice irregnlariter 

 pllcatls. 



The wrinkled Tapes. Shell oblong-ovate, rounded at 

 the sides, thick, chalk-white, posteriorly violet within, 

 concentrically rudely wrinkled, wrinkles posterioi'ly 

 irregularly plaited. 



Venus corrugata, Deshayes, Anini. sans vert. vol. vi. p. 351. 

 Tapes corrugata, Deshayes. 



Hah. ? 



A solid opake chalk-white shell, more or less roughly 

 concentricallv wrinkled. 



Species 73. (Mus. Cuming.) 



T.^PES Brvguieei. Tap. testa suboUongo-ovatd, tenui, 

 alhd, rufescente-fulvo latiradiatd, obscure punctatd, ra- 

 diathiL plano-liratd, Jiris lateralibus decussating cre- 

 natis. 



Brugviere's Tapes. Shell rather oblong-ovate, thin, 

 white, broadly raved with reddish-fulvous, obscurclv 



dotted, radiately flatly ridged, lateral ridges decus- 

 sately crenated. 



Venus Bruguieri, Hanley, Pro. Zool. Soc. 1845, p. 21. 

 Tapes Bruguieri, Sowerby. 



Hab. Ceylon. 



A very delicate neatly-sculptured species. 



Species 74. (Mus. Cuming.) 



Tapes Florida. Tap. testa suhtrigono-ovatd, ventricosd, 

 fuhio-spadiced, fuscescente obscure lineari-reticulald , 



prfPsertini ad latus posticum, nnihonibus rosaceis, con- 



centrice tenue lirato-striatd, slriis hie iltic conjiueu- 



tibus. 

 The florid Tapes. Shell somewhat triangularly ovate, 



ventricose, fulvous-drab, obscurely linearly reticulated 



with brown, especially on the posterior side, innboes 



tinged with rose, concentrically finely ridge-striated, 



strise here and there confluent. 

 Venus florida, Lamarck, Anim. sans vert. vol. vi. p. 364. 



Venus lata. Poll (not of Linnseus). 



Venus virginea, var., Philippi. 



Tapes florida, Sovverby. 

 Hab. Mediterranean. 



A comparatively smooth shell, fiiintly coloured, but 

 tinired with flesh-rose about the uniboes. 



Species 75. (Mus. Cuming.) 



Tapes Cumingii. Tap. testa suhelongatd, compressiusculd, 

 postice declivi-attenuatd, calcareo-albd, violaceo inter- 

 rvpte radiatd, undiqne wdnute divaricato-corriigatd. 



Coming's Tapes. Shell rather elongated, rather com- 

 pressed, posteriorly slopingiy attenuated, chalk-white, 

 interruptedly rayed with violet, eveiywhere minutely 

 divaricately wrinkled. 



SoWEUBY, Thes. Conch, vol. i. p. 690. pi. 150. f. 128. 



Hab. Philippine Islands ; Cuming. 



An extremely pretty species, minutely divaricately 

 wrinkled and delicatelv raved with violet. 



