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Solen Siliqua. Linnaus Syst. Nat. p. 1113. Pennant 

 Zool. iv. p. 83. t. 45. f. 20. Da Costa Brit. Cunch. p. 

 235. t. 17. f. 5. Schroeter Einl. ii. p. 624. Gmelin, 

 p. 3223. Donovan, ii. t. 46. Montagq Test. p. 46. 

 31 at on and Racket, in Lin. Trans, viii. p. 43. Dorset 

 Cat. p. 28. t. 2. f. 5. JFooeTs CcmcA. p. 118. t. 26. f. 

 1 and 2. 

 Lister An. Aug. t. 5. f. 37. Co«<7?. t. 409- f. 255. P/on- 

 cws, t. 3. f. 6. Gaulter, t. 95. f. C. Knorr, vi. t. 7. 

 f. 1. Enc. Meth. t. 222. f. 2. 

 Inhabits sand on the sea-shores of most parts of Europe. Bri- 

 tain. Pennant, fyc. 

 Shell about an inch long, and eight inches broad, of a greenish 

 brown colour, striated transversely on one part, and the striag 

 turned longitudinally on another ; hinge terminal, with a 

 single tooth, and a remote lateral lamina in one valve ; in 

 the other valve two, besides a lateral inclined tooth, corres- 

 ponding with the opposite lamina. The figure which Chem- 

 nitz has given for this species, is much more like a full grown 

 shell of S. Ensis. 



linearis. 5. Shell linear, strait, cylindrical, and 

 very thin ; hinge with a single tooth in each 

 valve. 



Solen linearis. Chemnitz, xi. p. 198. t. 198. f. 1931 and 

 1932. Wood's Conch, p. 121. t. 27. f. 3. 



Inhabits the shores of the Nicobar Islands. Chemnitz. 



Shell varying from one quarter to one third of an inch in dia- 

 meter, and in breadth from two inches to three inches and a 

 quarter. It is a very delicate shell of a pale violet colour, 

 and in the markings as well as the hinge, it resembles S. 

 Vagina. 



ensis. 6. Shell linear, somewhat curved ; hinge 

 with a double tooth in each valve. 



Solen Ensis. Linnceus Syst. Nat. p. 1] 14. Pennant Zool. 



iv. p. 84. t. 45. f. 22. Da Costa Brit. Conch, p. 237. 



Bom. Mus. p. 24. Chemnitz, vi. p. 46. t. 29 and 30. 



Schroeter Einl. ii. p. 626. t. 7. f. 7. Gmelin, p. 3224. 



Donovan, ii. t. 50. 31ontagu Test. p. 48. 3Iaton and 



Racket, in Lin Trans, viii. p. 44. Dorset Cat. p. 28. 



t. 4. f. 3. Wood's Conch, p. 122. t. 22. f. 1 and 2. 

 Lister Anim. Ang. App. t. 2. f. 9. Conch, t. 41 1. t. 257. 



Argenville. t. 24. f. L. Favanne, t. 55. f. A. 3. Enc. 



Method, t. 223. f. 2 and 3. 



