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giore, ad extremitatem obtuse rotundato; postico truncato-cmiei- 

 ibrmi ; liganiento prominente ; costa umbonali subobsoleta ; den- 

 tibus ut in Donacind. 



Oval-oblong, solid, sliglitly inequilateral, compressed, somewhat 

 glossy, with very close concentric striae, which are subimbricated 

 in front, and raised beliind ; white or pale pink, with numerous 

 rosy somewhat interrupted rays ; ventral edge subretuse in the mid- 

 dle ; dorsal edges nearly straight, the front one scarcely, the liinder 

 one moderately sloping ; ligament prominent ; anterior side rather 

 the longer, and obtusely rounded at its tenninatiou ; posterior side 

 of a truncated wedge-shape ; umbonal ridge not prominent ; inside 

 paler than the exterior but usually tinged with rose-colour ; teeth 

 as in JDonacina. 



Mus. Cuming, Walton. 



22. Tellina lineata (pi. Ivi. f. 35, 36. and pi. Ivii. f. 46, 47.) 

 Turton, Conch. Diet. p. 168. f. 16 ; Turt. Biv. Brit. p. 99. t. 7. f. 1. 

 T. Brasiliaua Lam. no. 46; Hani. Des. Cat. p. 70. sup. t. 9. f. 3. 

 T. striata Mont. Test. Brit. p. 60. t. 27. f. 2. 



T. testa ovata, solida, convexa, concentrice et confertissime striata; 

 margine ventrali medio subrecto ; dorsah antice magis minusve 

 convexo et paululum dechvi, postice umbones versus subretuso, 

 deinde convexo et declivi ; latere antico longiore, ad extremitatem 

 rotundato ; extremitate postica cuneiformi; hgamento prominente; 

 flexura costaque umbonaH satis conspicuis; dentibus laterahbus 

 validis, subsequidistantibus. 



Yar. a, Testa sordide albida, umbonibus nonnunquam aurantiis, 

 radioque brevi obliquo roseo antice ornatis. Var. b, Penitus Can- 

 dida. Var. c, Ovato-oblonga, laevigata, nitida, albido-rosea, radio 

 obhquo ut in var. a ; intus rosea. 



More or less ovate sohd and convex, with concentric minute 

 crowded strise ; the ventral margin nearly straight in the middle ; an- 

 terior side the longer (sometimes scarcely so,) its extremity romided, 

 its dorsal edge but slightly sloping ; posterior extremity wedge- 

 shaped, the hgamental edge, wliich near the beaks is somewhat re- 

 tuse, becoming convex at its termination ; fold and flexure incon- 

 spicuous ; lateral teeth strong, and subequichstant. 



Var. a, Pale, with a short oblique anterior crimson ray at the 

 umbones, wliich are sometimes tinged with orange. Yar. b, En- 

 tirely wliite. Yar. c. The ray as in var. a, but the shape more 

 elongated, and the surface pink smooth and glossy ; inside rosy. 



Britain (?), "VYest Indies, Florida, and Brazil. 



