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T. testa obovata, solidiuscula, convexa, impolita, valde insequi- 

 laterali, intus extuscjue striis lamellosis confertissimis fimbriatis 

 oniata; margine veutrali antice arcuato, postice subrecto et sur- 

 sum accliiiato; dorsaK utrinque magis minusve convexo, antice 

 declivij postice maxime declivi; extremitate antica rotuiidata; 

 latere postico brevissimOj subtrmicato, angiilato ; ligamento infosso ; 

 natibus prominentibus ; costa umbonali subinconspicuaj terminali ; 

 deiitibus lateralibus subsequidistantibus. 



Obovate^ moderately tliickj convex, very insequilateral, dull 

 wliitislij with very crowded fringed lamellar strise ; ventral mar- 

 gin arcuated in front, straightish and ascending beliind ; doi'sal 

 edges moderately convex ; anterior side the longer, rounded, its 

 dorsal edge sloping; posterior side subtruncated, its extremity 

 angulated; beaks prominent; fold terminal and not prominent; 

 ligament sunken ; inside wliite, sometimes with two orange rays ; 

 lateral teeth subequidistant. 



Isle of Bohol, Philippines. 



84. Tellina pristis (pi. Ixi. f. 160.) Lam. no. 41 ; Han.. 

 Des. Cat. p. 69. sup. t. 9. f. 4. (young) ; Enc. Meth. t. 287. f. 1. 



T. testa rotundato-ovata, crassa, subina'quilaterali, convexa aut 

 subventricosii, extus intusque alba, impolita; concentrice striata, 

 striis elevatis, confertis ; interstitiis, striulis minimis radiantibus, 

 decussatis; margine ventrali magis minusve convexo; dorsali 

 antice brevi, subretuso et paulo declivi, postice subrecto et valde 

 decHvi ; latere antico paululum longiore, ad extremitatem rotun- 

 dato-obtuso ; latere postico angulato ; natibus acutis ; lunula liga- 

 mentoque infosso magnis ; flexura costaque umbonali satis conspi- 

 cuis ; dentibus laterahbus subremotis, subsequidistantibus. 



Rounded-ovate, thick, rather inequilateral, convex or subven- 

 tricose, wliite both witliin and wdthout, not glossy, \^dth concentric 

 elevated crowded striae decussated by minute interstitial radiating 

 striulse ; ventral edge more or less convex ; dorsal short subretuse 

 and but little sloping in front, nearly straight and considerably 

 sloping beliind ; anterior side very slightly the longer, obtusely 

 rounded at its termination ; posterior side angulated ; beaks acute ; 

 ligament sunken, and as weU as the lunide, large ; fold and flexure 

 tolerably strong ; lateral teeth rather and nearly equally distant. 



Australia, &c. 



85. Tellina Capsoides (pi. Ixii. f. 185.) Lam. no. 44; 

 Hanl.Des.Cat. p. 70. 



T. testa obovato-subtrigona, solida, subsequilaterali, convexius- 



