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Proc. U. S. N. M., 23, p. 295, 1901. 



tiimida and obhisa Sowerby, Mon. Tellina, in Reeve's Conch. 

 Icon., 17, 1S67-1868. 

 Distribution. — Florida to the Antilles. Gulf coast. — Tampa. 

 (Angulus) magna Spengler, Skrifter Natnr. Selskabet, 4, 1798; 

 Hanley, Mon. Genus Tellina in Sow., Thes., p. 274, No. 

 96, pi. 65, f. 239, and pi. 63, f. 201 ; Dall, Bull. 37, U. S. 

 Nat. Mus., p. 60, 1889 ; Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus. 23, p. 295, 

 1901 ; Vanatta, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phila., 55, p. 757, 

 1903. 



acuta 'Wood, General Conch., 181 5. 



elliptica Lamarck, An. s. Vert., 18 18. 

 Distribution. — Hatteras to the Virgin Isl's. Gulf coast. — 

 Crooked Isl., Fla. 

 (Angulus) tenera Say, Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phila., 2, p. 303, 

 1822 ; Hilgard, Rept. Chief Eng. to Sec. of War, p. 358 

 '70 ; House of Rep. Ex. Doc, 1, pt. 2, p. 887, '78 ; Dall, 

 Bull. 37, U. S. N. M., p. 60, pi. 55, f. I, pi. 56, f. 13, '89; 

 Proc. U. S. N. M., 23, p. 295, 1901 ; Vanatta, Proc. 

 Acad. Nat. Sci. Phila., 55, p, 757, 1903. Not the figure 

 of tenera Sowerby, in Conch. Icon., pi. 34, f. 195, 1867. 



f elucens Mighels, Proc. Bost. Soc. Nat. Hist., i, 1844. 



a^z7z.y Stimpson, Shells of New Eng., 1857 ; Dall, Proc. U. 

 S. N. M., 6, p. 338, 1883. 



omoia Ravenel, 1875. 

 Distribution. — Prince Edward's Id. to Barbados, 0-80 fms. Plio- 

 cene to Recent. Gulf coast. — Indian Pass (Calhoun Co.), 

 Cedar Keys, (variety); dredged west of Florida in 30 fms. 

 Pleistocene : Lake Borgne borings ; New Orleans well of 

 1856, at 235 and 570 feet ; Knapp's No. 3 well, Terre- 

 bonne Parish, surface to 700 feet, 570-700, 790-830, 1400- 

 1440, 1443-1470 feet. Clo.sely allied to polita and iris. 

 Note. — Tellijia tenella Verrill (Rept. Inv. An. Vineyard 

 Sound, U. S. Fish Com., 1872) was listed by Dr. Dall from 

 Tampa (Bull. 37, U. S. N. M., p. 60, 1889), but on fur- 

 ther examination he decided the Tampa shell was not this 



