100 CO^Cim L\\—DITM¥RA. 27. 



down the rounded side, sloping from the bealcs on the anterior 

 end, and marked with numerous fine transv.epse striai wJiich grow 

 stronger towards the extremities : beaUs not quite central, straight 

 and pointed : hinge witli two primary teeth and a lateral laminar 

 one on each side in one valve, one of the primary teeth cloven ; 

 in the other a single cloven tooth, without lateral ones. 



punicea. Telt.ina tesffi ovato-nl/lonr/u, stii'iH transversi.s longitudinali'- 

 busqne minimis, volvu allerti hidentatu, cum lalerali ; alterd 

 dente nnico cum lafcrdU. 

 Shell oval-oblong, with transverse stria; and minute longitudinal 

 ones, one valve two-toothed wiih a single lateral one, the other 

 with a single primary and lateral tooth. 

 Tellina punicea. Gmclin, Syst. p. 3239. 



ThHoii, Linn. Syst. iv. p, 191. 

 Pennant, Brit. Zool. iv. p. 179. 

 liinn. 'I rans. viii. p. 50. 

 norsi't Catal. p. 30, tab. 7, fig. 5. 

 Wood, Conch, p. 170, tab. 39, fig. 1. 

 JJilhfyn, Descript GataL p. 90. 

 Tnrton, Conch. Bict. p. 171 

 Tellina laeta. 31antatju, Test. Brit. p. 57. 



Ttiilon, British Fauna, p. I49i 

 Tellina ina;quistriata. Donovan, iv, tab. 123. 

 Tellina striata. Chemnilx, x. p. 349, tab. 170, fig. 1651, 16S5. 

 Mus. nost. From Guernsea. 



Shell three quarters of an inch long, and more than an inch 

 broad, rather thick and strong, deep red growing paler toward* 



