TELLINA. 
Puate XXXI. 
Species 170. (Mus. Taylor.) 
TELLINA POLITA. 
vel fulvd, nitidissimd, compressa ; latere postico brevi, 
obtuse angulato, viv flecuoso, margine dorsali declivi, 
termino basali subacuminato ; latere antico producto, 
Tel. testé oblongo-ovatd, solidd, alba 
termino rotundatim acuminato, margine ventrali con- 
vevo, margine dorsali subconvexo, declivi, ligamento 
parvo, prominenti. 
THE poLtisHED TELLINA. Shell oblong-ovate, solid, 
white or fulvous, very polished, compressed ; poste- 
rior side short, obtusely angular, very slightly flexu- 
ous, dorsal margin sloping, rather acuminated at the 
base; anterior side produced, the end roundly acu- 
minated, ventral margin convex, dorsal margin 
slightly convex, sloping, ligament small, prominent. 
Say, Journ. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philad. p. 303. 
Hab. North America. 
A pretty little polished species. 

Species 171. (Fig. a, Mus. Cuming; 6, Mus. Taylor.) 
TELLINA VIRGULATA. 
neatd, compressa, levigatd, purpured vel albd, utringue 
Tel. testdé oblique oblonga, subcu- 
rubro late fasciatd ; latere postico brevi, subtrigono, 
termino basali truncato ; latere antico obliqué pro- 
ducto, termino rotundo, umbonibus obtusis, ligamento 
parvo. 
THE stRIPED TELLINA. Shell obliquely oblong, subecu- 
neate, compressed, smooth, purple or white, broadly 
striped on both sides with red; posterior side short, 
subtrigonal, basal end truncated; anterior side ob- 
liquely produced, end rounded, umboes obtuse, liga- 
ment small. 
Han.ey, Pro. Zool. Soc. 1844. 
Hab. p 
The specimen (Fig. a) with the broad rays is in Myr. 
Cuming’s cabinet ; and, on examining the figure, I have 
no doubt that Mr. Taylor’s specimen (Fig. 4) belongs to 
the same species. They are narrower and more wedge- 
shaped than Zedlina donacina. 


Species 172. (Mus. Taylor.) 
TELLINA PiINGuIs. Tel. testd rotundato-ovatd, tenui, 
a@qualiter convexd, subequilaterali, alba, subpellucida ; 
latere postico breviusculo, subacuminato, radiatim ob- 

scuré angulato, ante angulum subdepresso, margine 
ventrali convexo, umbonibus subrotundis, ligamento 
parvo ; latere antico subobliquo, inflato, margine dor- 
sali convexo, declivi. 
Tue Fat Teiuina. Shell rounded-oval, thin, equally 
convex, subequilateral, white, slightly pellucid ; pos- 
terior side rather short, subacuminated, radiately 
obscurely angular, with a slight depression in front 
of the angle, ventral margin convex, umboes rather 
rounded, ligament small; anterior side suboblique, 
inflated, dorsal margin convex, sloping. 
Hantey, Pro. Zool. Soc. 1844. 
Hab. Nicholas, Isl. Zebu, Philippines. 

Species 173. (Fig. a, 6, Mus. Taylor.) 
TELLINA DISTORTA. 
Navidad roseo radiatd, vel rosed flavido radiata, con- 
Tel. testa tenui, compressa, oblonga, 
centric? minutissime striatd ; latere postico flecuoso, 
acuminato, brevi, margine dorsali declivi, terimino 
truncato, infra acuminato, margine ventrali sursuin 
gradatim acclivi; latere antico producto, margine 
dorsali subdeclivi. 
THe pisrorTED TELLINA. Shell thin, compressed, ob- 
long, yellow rayed with pink, or pink rayed with 
yellow, concentrically very minutely striated ; poste- 
rior side flexuous, acuminated, short, with sloping 
dorsal margin, truncated at the end, acuminated at 
the base, ventral margin gradually sloping upwards ; 
anterior side produced, dorsal margin sloping. 
Pom, West: sic. t. 5. £1: 
Hab. Mediterranean. 
These little shells may possibly be varieties of Te/dina 
pulchella in a young stage of growth; at the same time, 
their sculpture is infinitely more delicate. 

Species 174, (Mus. Taylor.) 
TELLINA LILIUM. 
convent, levigatd ; latere postico brevi, validé angu- 
Tel. testd cuneiformi, oblonga, alba, 
lato, margine dorsali declivi, subtruncato, terimino 
basali acuminato, flecurd arcuatd, margine ventrali 
gradatim sursum acclivi; latere antico oblique pro- 
ducto, margine dorsali declivi, ventrali convexo. 
Tue Lity TELLINA. Shell cuneiform, oblong, white, 
June, 1867. 
