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T. testcl obovata, solidiuscula, convexa, impolita, valde ineeqm- 

 laterali, intus extusque striis lamellosis coiifertissimis fimbriatis 

 ornata; margine ventrali antice arcuato, postice subrecto et sur- 

 sum accliiiato ; dorsali utrinque magis minusve convexo, antice 

 declivi, postice maxime declivi; extremitate antica rotuudata; 

 latere postico brevissimo, subtruncato, angiilato ; ligamento infosso ; 

 natibus prominentibus ; costa umbonali subinconspicua, terminali ; 

 dentibus lateralibus subsequidistantibus. 



Obovate, moderately tliick^ convex, very insequilateral, dull 

 whitish, with very crowded fringed lamellar strise ; ventral mar- 

 gin arcuated in front, straiglitish and ascending behind; dorsal 

 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 white, sometimes with two orange rays ; 

 lateral teeth subequidistant. 



Isle of Bohol, Phihppines. 



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

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



T. testa rotundato-ovata, crassa, subinsequilaterali, convexa aut 

 subventricosa, 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 

 declivi ; latere antico paululum longiore, ad extremitatem rotun- 

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

 mentocfue infosso magnis ; flexm'a costaque umbonali satis conspi- 

 cuis ; dentibus laterahbus subremotis, subsequidistantibus. 



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

 tricose, white both witliin and without, not glossy, with concentric 

 elevated crowded strise 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 well as the lunule, large ; fold and flexure 

 tolerably strong ; lateral teeth rather and nearly equally distant. 



Austraha, &c. 



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

 Hanl.Des.Cat. p. 70. 



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



