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T. testa T. splendidce simillima, sed striis sulcisque exilioribus 

 et magis coiilertis; utraque valvula striis arcuatis obliquis ad 

 extremitatem posticam notata; superficie interna purpurea, albo 

 postice biradiata. 



Extremely like the last, but in addition to the superior dehcacy 

 and more crowded arrangement of both sulci and strise, the pos- 

 terior end is distinguished by the possession of those curved ob- 

 lique strise wliich we perceive less distinctly in Carnaria; the 

 inner surface is adorned posteriorly with two wliite or pale rays on 

 a purplish ground. 



Senegal. 



69. Tellina carnaria (pi. Ivi. f. 37, 38.) L'm. 1119 ; Chem. 

 vol. 6. f. 126 ; Wood, Gen. Conch, t. 40. f. 4 ; List. t. 339. f. 1 76. 

 Hani. Des. Cat. p. 72. t. 4. f. 79 ; Lucina carnaria, Lam. no. 8 ; 

 Strigilla carnaria, Turt. Brit. Biv. p. 117. t. 7. f. 15. 



T. testa suborbiculari, convexa, subinsequivalvi, insequilaterali, 

 solidiuscula, nitida, albido-rosea, (intus rosea), varie et exditer stri- 

 ata, striis medio obhquis, radiantibus, ad latus posticiun spectan- 

 tibus ; antice flexuosis et cimi striis mediis angulum formantibus ; 

 postice tenuissimis, confertissimis, arcuatis (nonnunquam subob- 

 soletis, et cum striis mediis angulum acutissimmn fonnantibus) ; 

 margine ventrali subarcuato ; dorsali utrinque subrecto, dechvi, 

 antice brevi, postice elongato ; extremitate antica obtusa, superne 

 subangulata ; latere postico valde longiore, attenuato, ad extremi- 

 tatem rotundato ; flexura costaque umbonah obsoletis ; dentibus 

 lateralibus distinctis, subsequidistantibus. 



Suborbicular, convex, moderately strong, glossy, pink, rose-co- 

 loured, or wliitish more or less tinged with pink, most dehcately 

 striated in various directions; strise on the anterior area very 

 flexuous and forming an angle with those on the central area, 

 wliich obhquely radiate posteriorward ; strife on the posterior slope 

 extremely fine, curved, and meeting at a very acute angle ; ventral 

 edge arcuated ; anterior side much the shorter, its extremity obtuse, 

 and subangulated above, its dorsal edge short and moderately 

 sloping, posterior extremity rounded and narrowed, the dorsal edge 

 greatly sloping and nearly straight ; a small lunule ; ligament 

 sunken; umbonal ridge and flexure nearly obsolete; beaks in- 

 curved ; inside rosy ; lateral teeth distinct and nearly equidistant. 



W. Indies; W. Columbia. 



The shell is deeper from the umbones to the ventral margin, 

 than in SpleyuVida ; the posterior and central striae arc often divi- 

 ded by a smooth radiating space. 



