TELLINA.—Puatr XLVI. 
Species 272. (Mus. Hanley.) 
TeLutIna BeLcHert. 
pallidé fulod, equivalri, equilaterali, subcompressa ; 
Tel. tesld ovato-subtrigond, tenut, 
latere postico subacuminato, prope marginem oblique 
leviter angulato, margine dorsali convexo, declivi ; 
umbonibus acutis; latere antico subacuminato, margine 
dorsaii declivi; dentibus cardinalibus parvis, lateralibus 
nullis, 
Betcugr’s TELiina. 
pale fulvous, equivalve, equilateral, slightly com- 
pressed ; posterior side a little acuminated, slightly 
Shell ovate-subtrigonal, thin, 
obliquely angular near the margin, dorsal margin 
sloped, convex; umboes acute; anterior side subacu- 
minated, with dorsal margin sloped; cardinal teeth 
small, lateral teeth none. 
SOWERBY. 
fTab. 

? (Capt. Belcher’s Expedition). 

Species 273. (Mus. Cuming in Brit.) 
to) 
TELLINA POLYGONA. 
laterali, albidd, lineis elevatis confertis concentricé 
Tel. testa solidd, ventricosd, inequi- 
striatd ; latere postico longiusculo, cuneiformi, bian- 
gulato, flewuoso, ad terminum late truncato, margine 
dorsali declivi, medio subinflato, margine ventrali ante 
angulum recto, tum flecuoso ; latere antico breviusculo, 
rotundo, margine dorsali deelivi, wmbonibus elevatis, 
dentibus magnis. 
POLYGON TELLINA. Shell solid, ventricose, inequi- 
lateral, whitish, concentrically striated with close 
elevated lines; posterior side rather long, cuneiform, 
THE 
biangular, flexuous, widely truncated at the end, 
dorsal margin sloped, middle a little swelled, ventral 
margin in front of the angle straight, then flexuous ; 
anterior side rather short, round, dorsal margin 
sloped, umboes elevated, teeth large. 
Cuemnitz, Conch. vol. vi. pl. 91. f. 77. 
Hab. Guinea. 

Species 274. (Mus. Cuming in Brit.) 
TELLINA HILARIA. 
stusculd, nitidd, rosed, albo-radiatd ; latere postico 
Tel. testd tenui, subovatd, compres- 
brevi, subtruncato, angulato, margine dorsali post um- 
bones depresso, excavato, margine terminali truncato, 
ad angulum inferiorem acuminato ; latere antico obliquo, 
oblongo ; dente laterali parvo, approwimato. 
Tue HILARIOUS TELLINA. Shell thin, subovate, rather 
compressed, shiny, pink, with white rays; posterior 

side short, subtruncated, angular, with the dorsal 
margin depressed and excavated behind the umboes, 
terminal margin truncated, acuminated at the lower 
angle; anterior side oblique, oblong; lateral tooth 
small, approximate. 
Han ey, Proc. Zool. Soc. 1844. 
Hab. ——? 

Species 275. (Mus. Cuming in Brit.) 
TELLINA FELIX. Tel, testd donaciforii, oblonga, angustd, 
levigatd, rosed, medio purpurascenti; latere postico 
brevissimo, angulato, truncato, infra cuneato, margine 
dorsali excavato ; latere antico angusto, oblongo, sub- 
obliquo, margine ventrali ante angulum subexcavato, 
ligamento conspicuo, dente uno laterali magno, ap- 
proximato. 
THe Happy Teniina. Shell wedge-shaped, oblong, 
narrow, smooth, pink, purplish in the middle ; poste- 
rior side very short, narrow, truncated, cuneate be- 
neath, dorsal margin excavated ; anterior side narrow, 
oblong, rather oblique, ventral margin a little exca- 
vated in front of the angle, ligament conspicuous, 
one large approximate lateral tooth. 
Haney, Proc. Zool. Soc. 1844. 
Hab. Red Sea. 
Not unlike Zellina rhomboidea, buta more solid polished 
shell. 


Species 276. (Mus. ? copied.) 
TELLINA RUBICUNDA. 
e@quilaterali, concentrice striatd, rosea, concentrice et 
Tel. testa oblongd, compressa, sub- 
radiatim fasciatd ; latere postico angustato, angulato, 
ad angulum costa serrata armato, termino truncato, 
margine dorsali declivi recto, margine ventrali sursum 
acclivi ; latere antico oblongo, margine dorsali recto, 
declivi, dentibus lateralibus distinctis, subdistantibus. 
THe RuUBICUND TELLINA. Shell oblong, compressed, 
subequilateral, concentrically striated, rose-coloured, 
concentrically and radiately banded; posterior side 
narrow, angular, armed at the angle with a serrated 
rib, end truncated, dorsal margin sloped, straight, 
ventral margin sloped upwards ; anterior side oblong, 
dorsal margin straight, sloped, lateral teeth distinct, 
rather remote. 
Gou tp, Proc. Bost. Nat. Hist. Soc. 1845. 
Hab. Africa (Dr. Bates). 
Of a more lanceolate form and delicate structure than 
Tellina Guildingii. 
