305 



Besh. Lam. vol. vi. p. 208; Haul. Des. Cat. p. 65. sup. t. 14. 

 f. 12. 



T. testa ovali-oblonga, solidiuscula, valtle- ina;quilaterali, magis 

 minusve convexa, subiiitida, albida, pallidc lutca^ aurantia aut 

 albido-rosea, striis aiitice concentricis et medio obliquis coiifertim 

 ornata ; margine ventrali subrecto aut paululum convcxo ; dorsali 

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

 tate lateris autici producti obtuse rotmidata ; extremitate postica 

 magis minusve obtuse cuueilbrmi ; ligamento prominente ; flexura 

 vix perspicua. 



Yar. Pallide lutea, radiis angustis roseis ; striis obi quis majori- 

 bus et fortioribus. 



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

 convex, rather glossy, whitish pink, pale yellow, or orange, wdth 

 very deHcate strise, 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 udth narrow rosy rays, the oblique striae larger 

 and stronger. 



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



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

 1844. 



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

 albida, radiis interruptis roseis striisque minutis obliquis confertis 

 undique ornata ; margine ventrali convexo ; dorsali utrinque con- 

 vexiusculo, antice subdeclivi, postice valde decHvi; extremitate 

 lateris autici producti rotundata, lateris postici brevissimi obtusis- 

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

 nente ; flexura subobsoleta. 



Obovate, moderately strong, glossy, scarcely convex, somewhat 

 peUucid, white, with numerous narrow rosy interrupted rays, and 

 crowded minute obbque 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. 



