THE 
TELLINA.—Puate XXXII. 
scure prope marginenn angulato, ante angulum radia- 
tim plicato, area postangulart angustd, depressd, mar- 
gine dorsali subconvexo, declivi, termino acuto ; latere 
antico brevi, prope marginen impressione radianti 
diviso, ared marginali semilunari, im ra emarginata, 
ligamento infosso, dentibus lateralibus nullis. 
Wutre TeLLINA. Shell cuneate, elevated, flattened, 
white, smooth; posterior side cuneate, narrowed, 
obseurely angular near the margin, with a radiating 
fold in front of the angle, postangular area narrow, 
depressed, with dorsal margin subconvex, sloping, 
acute at the end; anterior side short, divided by a 
radiating impression near the margin, marginal area 
semilunar, notehed below, ligament imbedded, no 
lateral teeth. 
Qvoy and Garmarp, Voy. Astrolabe, Zool. vol. 1. t. 81. 
Tab. 
He dhe 5 Bir 
Australia and New Zealand. 
The impressed area and marginal notch in front of this 
shell distinguish it from Zedlina acuminata. 
TRLLINA GUBERNACULUM. 
Species 181. (Mus. Taylor.) 
Tel. testd alba, oblique ro- 
tundo-subocatd, levigatd, subinflatd ; latere postico 
brevissimo, obscurissime angulato, margine dorsali 
declivi, deflexo, prope wnbones excavato, margine ter- 
minali truncato, margine ventrali surswn acclivi ; 
latere antico obliquo, margine dorsali convexo-declivt, 
prope umbones excavato, margine ventrali producto, 
convexo, umbonibus altis, ligamento infosso. 
RUDDER TELLINA. Shell white, obliquely rounded- 
subovate, smooth, subinflated ; posterior side very 
short, very obscurely angular, dorsal margin sloping, 
bent down, excavated near the umboes, terminal 
wargin truncated, ventral margin sloping upwards ; 
anterior side oblique, dorsal margin convexly slop- 
ing, excavated near the umboes, ventral margin 
produced, convex, umboes elevated, ligament im- 
bedded. 
Han ey, Pro. Zool. Soc. 1844. 
| Hub. Real Lejos, Central America. 
The shell most nearly resembling this is Lel/ina trun- 
cata, which, however, is much more oval and less oblique. 
