TELLINA. 
Prate XLIV. 
Species 256. (Fig. a, 6, c, Mus. Hanley.) 
TELLINA OBLIQUISTRIATA. el. testd rosed vel aurantid 
vel alba, ovato-subtrigond, subequilaterali, concen- 
trice leviter striata, oblique striis convexis crebris 
seulptd, post angulum posticum liratd ; latere antico 
supra declivi ; latere postico angulato, subacuminato, 
termino subtruncato ; umbonibus elevatis, obtusis. 
THE OBLIQUE-STRIATED TELLINA. Shell rose or orange 
or white, ovate-subtrigonal, subequilateral, concen- 
trically lightly striated, obliquely sculptured with 
close convex strive, ridged behind the posterior 
angle ; anterior side sloping upwards ; posterior side 
angulated, slightly acuminated, end subtruncated ; 
umboes elevated, obtuse. 
Sowprsy. 
Hab. Kingsmill sland. 
An insignificant-looking shell, of remarkable sculpture, 
the close fine ridges crossing the concentric ridges at an 
angle of forty-five degrees. 
Species 257. (Mus. Hanley.) 
TELLINA CERaASUM. eI. testd oblique oblonga, compressa, 
levigati, lnteo-rosaced, ad latera et prope margines 
tenniter concentrice liratd ; latere antico oblique pro- 
ducto, subattenuato, margine dorsali declivi; latere 
postico brevi, cuneato, margine dorsali declivi, liga- 
mento conspicuo, margine ventrali sursum acclivi. 
THe cuerry Tenirna. Shell obliquely oblong, com- 
pressed, smooth, yellowish-rose, lightly concentrically 
ridged at the sides and near the margins ; anterior side 
obliquely produced, slightly attenuated, dorsal mar- 
gin sloped ; posterior side short, cuneate, dorsal mar- 
gin sloped, ligament conspicuous, ventral margin 
sloped upwards. 
SOWERBY. 
Hab. ? 

The fine, rather distant ridges, are visible under a lens 
of low power. 
Species 258. (Fig. a, 6, Mus. Hanley.) 
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TELLINA <oPALINA. Tel. testd albd, nitidd, iridescenti, 
oblique oblonga, postice lateraliter leviter arcuaté, te- 

nuiter striata ; latere antico inflato, oblique producto, 
margine dorsali declivi medio convexo, termino ro- 
tundato, margine ventrali convexo, latere postico cu- 
neato, brevi, radiatim angulato, margine dorsali de- 
clivi, ventrali sursum acclivi; umbonibus prominenti- 
bus, acutis. 
THE OPALINE TELLINA. 
obliquely oblong, posteriorly bent a little sidewise, 
finely striated; anterior side inflated, obliquely pro- 
duced, with dorsal margin swelled, in the middle, 
end rounded, and ventral margin convex ; posterior 
side cuneate, short, with a radiating angle, dorsal 
margin sloped, ventral sloped upwards ; umboes pro- 
Shell white, smooth, iridescent, 
minent, sharp. 
Sowerby. 
Hab. iY 

Species 259. (Mus. Hanley.) 
TELLINA suBTRIGONA. el. testd luteo-subrosed, inflata, 
subtrigond, tenuiter concentricé striata, posticé latera- 
liter viv arcuatd; latere antico inflato, margine dor- 
sali depresso, declivi ; latere postico cuneato, infra acu- 
minato, radiatim angulato, margine dorsali valde de- 
clivi, ligamento conspicuo ; umbonibus subcentralibus, 
prominentibus, obtusis. 
Tue suBTRIGONAL TELLINa. Shell yellowish-rose, in- 
flated, subtrigonal, finely concentrically striated, pos- 
teriorly bent a very little sidewise; anterior side in- 
flated, dorsal margin depressed, sloped; posterior 
side cuneate, acuminated beneath, radiately angular, 
dorsal margin much sloped, ligament conspicuous : 
umboes subcentral, prominent, obtuse. 
SoweErsy. 
Hab. 
The specimens of this Psammobia-shaped species are 
? 

from the late collection of Sir Edward Belcher. 
Species 260. (Fig. a, 6, Mus. Hanley.) 
TELLINA TENUISCULPTA. Tel. testa oblongo-subcuneatd, 
compressa, liris concentricis crebris subplanulatis 
sculpt, sordidé albd, epidermide tenuissima luted in- 
duté; latere antico longiusculo, subattenuato, subacu- 
March, 1868. 
