TELLINA. 
PTATEH OX 
Species 41. (Maus. Jeffreys.) 
TELLINA PYGMEA., el. testd parva, Donaciformi, subin- 
flatd, levigatd, rubro radiata, latere postico brevis- 
simo, oblique truncato, margine dorsali declivi, latere 
antico elongato, termine semiovali, margine ventrali 
inflato, margine dorsali declivi. 
PIGMY TELLINA. 
slightly inflated, smooth, rayed with red, posterior 
side very short, obliquely truncated, dorsal margin 
THR Shell small, wedge-shaped, 
sloping, anterior side elongated, with half-oval ter- 
mination, ventral margin inflated, dorsal margin 
sloping. 
PHILIpPr. 
Tellina pusilla ? 
Hab. British coasts, Mediterranean. 
A much smaller shell than Z. Donacina, quite smooth, 
more tumid, and more truncate. 

Species 42. (Fig. a, 0, Mus. Jeffreys.) 
TELLINA soLtpuLA. Tel. testd subrotundd, crassa, ven- 
tricosd, pallidé rosea vel fulvd, roseo vel flavido fas- 
ciatd, equivalvi, subequilaterd ; latere postico acumi- 
nata, margine dorsali arcuato, declivi, margine ven- 
trali subcontracto ; latere antico rotundo, inflato, mar- 
gine dorsali prope umbones subexcavato, umbonibus 
acuminatis. 
- Tue souip LitrLe TeLiina. Shell rather round, thick, 
ventricose, pale-rose or fulvous, with rose or fulvous 
bands, equivalve, subequilateral, posterior side acu- 
minated; dorsal margin arched, sloping, ventral 
margin slightly contracted, anterior side rounded, 
inflated, dorsal margin slightly excavated near the 
umboes, umboes acuminated. 
Potreney, Dorset Catalogue, p. 29. 
Tellina zonata, Dillwyn. 
Tellina Balthica, Philippi. 
T. rubra, Costa. 
Hab. Great Britain. 
Very rounded and full in front, pinched up and pointed 
at the back. 


Species 43. (Mus. Jeffreys.) 
Tetirna Donacina. vl. testd oblongo-ovali, subdonaci- 
Sormi, pallidd, roseo vividé subinterruptim radiatd, 
inequilaterali; latere postico brevissimo, margine dor- 
sali declivi, termine acuminato, margine ventrali sur- 
sum acclivi, subcontracto ; latere antico elongato, mar- 
gine dorsali subdeclivi, termine rolundo, margine cen- 
trali inflato. 
THE WEDGE-sHAPED TeLLINA. Shell oblong-oval, rather 
wedge-shaped, pale, vividly rather interruptedly rayed 
with rose, inequilateral; posterior side very short, 
dorsal margin sloping, with acuminated termination 
and yentral margin sloping upwards, slightly con- 
tracted; anterior side long, dorsal margin rather 
sloping, end round, ventral margin inflated. 
Linn xus, Systema Nature. 
Tellina variegata, Poli. 
Tellina Llantryi, Payr. 
Hab. Great Britain. Europe generally. 
Distinguished by its Donav-like form. 

Species 44. (Hig. a, 6, c, Mus. Jeffreys.) 
TELLINA TENUIS. Tel. ¢testd compressa, subovali, roseo 
concentrice fasciatd, vel aurantid, vel medio roseo suf- 
fusd, equivalvi, subequilaterd ; latere postico brevius- 
culo, subangulato, margine dorsali valde declivi, ter- 
mino acuminato, margine ventrali leviter acclivi; latere 
antico majusculo, margine dorsali valde declivi, mar- 
gine ventrali inflato. 
Turn rHin Tettina. Shell compressed, subovate, con- 
centrically banded with rose or orange, or suffused 
with rose in the middle, equivalve, subequilateral, 
posterior side rather short, slightly angular, with 
dorsal margin very sloping, the end acuminated, and 
ventral margin gently sloping upwards, anterior side 
rather larger, with dorsal margin very sloping, and 
ventral margin inflated. 
Costa, British Conchology, p. 210. 
Tellina balaustina, Dillwyn. 
Tellina exigua, Poli. 
Tellina hyalina, Desh. 
Hab. Great Britain. Europe generally. 
A very flat and remarkably variable shell. 

August, 1866. 
