VENUS. 171 



Venus petulca. Linnaus Syst. Nat. p. 1131. Gmelin, p. 

 3270. 



Inhabits the Southern Coasts of Europe. Lirmaus. 



Linnaeus has not made any reference, and in addition to the 

 above specific character, has only given the following short 

 description. " It is the size of a hazel nut, clouded with 

 white and brown, and the posterior depression is oblong." 

 It has not been ascertained by any subsequent author. 



granulata. 29. Shell somewhat heart-shaped, 

 slightly gibbous, with elevated decussated 

 striae, and the margin crenulated. 



Venus granulata. Gmelin, p. 3277. Donovan, iii. t. 83. 



Montagu Test. p. 122. Maton and Racket, in Lin. 



Trans, viii. p. 85. 

 Venus marica. Born. Mus. p. 59- t. 4. f. 5 and 6. 

 Venus marica spuria. Chemnitz, vi. p. 314. t. 30. f. 313. 

 Venus violacea. Gmelin, p. 3288. 

 Venus, No. 7. Schroeter Einl. iii. p. 156, and No. 68. 



p. 177. 

 Chama formis cancellata. Meuschen Mus. Gevers, p. 450. 



No. 1691. 

 Lister Conch, t. 338. f. 175. 

 Inhabits the coasts of Jamaica. Lister. West India Islands. 



Chemnitz. Britain. Donovan, fyc. 

 Shell about three-quarters of an inch, or an inch in diameter, 

 and the breadth rather exceeds the length ; the colour is 

 white, variegated with spotted rays, and streaks of purplish 

 brown, and the inside is tinged with purple, especially to- 

 wards the anterior side ; the cartilage slope is generally 

 bluish, and marked with a few dark chocolate transverse 

 stripes, and the posterior depression is brown. Gualter, t. 

 75. f. B. and Cardium cancellatum of Gmelin, may prob- 

 ably belong to this species. 



ovata. 30. Shell oval-heart-shaped, slightly com- 

 pressed, with longitudinal grooves, and trans- 

 verse striae ; posterior depression oblong, and 

 elevated in the middle ; margin crenulated. 



Venus ovata. Pennant Zool. iv. p. 97. t. 56. f. 66. Mon- 

 tagu Test. p. 120. Maton and Racket in Lin. Trans. 

 viii. p. 85. t. 2. f. 4. Dorset Cat. p. 35. t. 1. f. 15. 



Venus crenulata. Solander's MSS. 



Walker's Min. Shells, f. 82. 



