305 



Besh. Lain. vol. vi. p. 208 j Haul. Des. Cat. p. 65. sup. t. 14. 

 f. 12. ^ 



_T. testa ovali-oblongu, solidiuscula, valde iiisequilaterali, magis 

 minusve convexa, subnitida, albida, pallide lutea, aurantia aut 

 albido-rosea, striis antice conceutricis et medio obliquis confertim 

 ornata ; margine ventrali subrecto aut paululuui couvexo ; dorsali 

 antice subrecto et paululum declivi, postice satis declivi ; extremi- 

 tate lateris autici producti obtuse rotundata ; extremitate postica 

 magis minusve obtuse cuneiformi ; ligamento prominente ; flexura 

 vix perspicua. 



Var. Pallide lute^, radiis angustis roseis ; striis obi quis majori- 

 bus et fortioribus. 



Oval-oblong, very inequilateral, tolerably strong, more or less 

 convex, rather glossy, vt'hitisli pink, pale yellow, or orange, with 

 very delicate striae, wluch are concentric in front but become ob- 

 lique in the middle ; ventral edge straightish, or not much con- 

 vex; anterior side produced, its extremity rounded, its dorsal 

 edge straightish and but little sloping ; posterior side rather varia- 

 ble in shape, but short, and more or less obtusely wedge-shaped ; 

 ligament prominent ; flexure not quite obsolete. 



Var. Pale yellow with narrow rosy rays, the oblique striae larger 

 and stronger. 



Isles of Zebu and Ticao, Pliilippines, (Cuming). 



163. Tellina FORMOSA (pi. Iviii. f. 83.) Eanley, Zool. Proc. 

 1844. 



T. testa obovata, solidiuscula, nitida, convexiuscula, subpellncida, 

 albida, radiis interruptis roseis striisque minutis obhquis confertis 

 undique ornata ; margine ventrali convexo ; dorsali utrinque con- 

 vexiusculo, _ antice subdecKvi, postice valde dechvi ; extremitate 

 lateris antici producti rotundata, lateris postici brevissimi obtusis- 

 sime angulatfi; natibus roseis; ligamento parvo et satis promi- 

 nente ; flexura subobsoleta. 



Obovate, moderately strong, glossy, scarcely convex, somewhat 

 pellucid, wliite, with numerous narrow rosy interrupted rays, and 

 crowded minute oblique striae; ventral margin convex; dorsal 

 moderately convex on both sides, little sloping in front but greatly 

 so behind ; anterior side produced, its extremity rounded ; poste- 

 rior side short, its extremity very obtusely angidated ; beaks rosy ; 

 ligament small, moderately prominent; flexure nearly obsolete. 



Daleguete, Zebu. 



