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T. testa T. Vestali simillima, sed fulvo-aurantia, valde com- 

 pressa, et magis insequilaterali ; extrcmitate postica emarginata ; 

 margine dorsali postico subretiiso, hand autem excavato. 



Very like Vestalis, but more compressed and inequilateral, of a 

 tawny orange, with the hinder extremity clearly notched, and the 

 posterior dorsal edge not at all excavated, but simply and sHghtly 

 retuse. 



Ho IIo, Isle of Panay, Philippines (Cuming.) 



132. Tellina vestalis (pi. Ivii. f. 67.) Eanlev. Zool. Proc. 

 1844. ^ 



T. testa oblongo-angusta, tenuissima, convexiuscida, nitida, Isevi, 

 intus extusque nivea, insequilatcrah ; margine ventrali subrecto, pau- 

 lulum convexiusculo, antice sursum acclinato ; dorsah antice minime 

 dechvi et paululmn convexiusculo, postice prope ligamentum ex- 

 cavato, deinde convexo et subdeclivi ; extremitate lateris antici 

 longioris rotundata; extremitate postica sub emarginata, subatte- 

 nuata, obtuse biangulata; flexura obsoleta; dente laterali approxi- 

 mato. 



Elongated-oblong, extremely thin, slightly convex, inequilateral, 

 smooth, glossy, snowy wliite both within and without ; ventral 

 margin but very shghtly convex, and somewhat rising in front ; 

 anterior side rather the longer, its extremity rounded, its dorsal 

 edge scarcely convex and hardly at all sloping; hinder dorsal edge 

 excavated at the ligament, afterwards convex and shghtly sloping; 

 posterior extremity rather attenuated, shghtly emarginated, and 

 obtusely biangulated ; flexure obsolete ; the lateral tooth approxi- 

 mate. 

 Isles of Negros and Luzon, PliiHppines. 



133. Tellina lanceolata (pi. Iviii. f. 86, 87.) CJmmiitz, 

 vol. vi. p. 111. f. 103; Wood, Gen. Conch, p. 167. t. 45. f. 2; 

 Hani. Des. Cat. p. 67. t. 4. f. 40; Psammotsea pellucida. Lam. 

 no. 4; Deles, t. 5. f. 10. 



T. testa oblongo-elongata, tenui, compressa, nitidiuscula, sequi- 

 laterali, rosea aut albido-rosea, concentrice et confertissune striata, 

 antice rotundata, postice lanceolata; margine ventrali subrecto; 

 dorsali utrinque convexiusculo, antice subliorizontah, postice sub- 

 decHvi; costa umbouah conspicua; hgamento satis prominente; 

 costella interna ex umbonibus postice radiante; dente lateraH 

 distincto, subapproximato. 



Elongated oblong, equilateral, thin, compressed, rather glossy. 



