696 



T. testa oblonga, ovali, alba, radiatim ineequaliter sulcata; la- 

 tere postico elongate, oblique subangulato, truncato; margine 

 dorsali recto, angulatim depresso ; latere autico brevi, angustato ; 

 margine ventrali postice subrotundato, antice ascendente. 



White, long, obliquely rhomboidal, with unequal radiating 

 sulci : our specimen is narrow at the front, and broader behind, 

 where the ventral margin swells a little. 



New Holland. 



60. Tapes Bruguieri (pi. cl. f, 130, 131), Hanley (Venus), 

 Sp, of Shells, Appen. Suppl. pi. 16. f. 16. 



T. testa oblonga, subrhomboidea, falva, grisescente, ad um- 

 bones violacea vel fulva, albo-biradiata, maculis fuscis biradiata, 

 radiatim ad latera serratim costellata, in medio planulatim sul- 

 cata ; latere antico brevi ; latere postico oblongo, oblique suban- 

 gulato, truncato ; margine dorsali et margine ventrali rectis. 



This is like 1\ galactites, but is less obHque, and the radiating 

 sulci are flat, presenting angulated edges. 



Ceylon. Dr. Sibbald. 



61. Tapes variegata (pi. cli. f. 133-138), Hanley. 



T. testa ovali, aureo, fusco, et violaceo varie picta ; costeUis ra- 

 diantibus minutis et striis concentricis minutissimis decussata; 

 margine ventrali arcuato. 



More oval than either of the two preceding, decussated and 

 variously painted with tints of orange, violet, and brown, and 

 markings of the latter. 



Philippines. Cuming. 



Sect. 2. Ventral margin denticulated within. 



62. Tapes Dombeii (pi. cl. f. 118), Lamarck (Venus), Anim. 

 sans vert. no. 21. Venus Chilensis, Sowerhy, Pro. Zool. Soc. 

 1835, p. 41. 



T. testa ovali-subrotundata, magna, crassa, pallida, fusco varie 

 picta; costeUis radiantibus, medianis planulatis, lateralibus cre- 

 nulatis, et liris concentricis medio evanidis decussata; lunula 

 turaida ; margine ventrali crenulato. 



A large, nearly rounded shell, with flattened radiating ribs, 

 which are decussated (principally at the sides) by concentric 

 ridges ; the lunule is tumid. 



Valparaiso Bay. Cuming. 



