VENUS. 203 



broad, of a pale livid colour, with numerous bluish longi- 

 tudinal rays, which are generally interrupted ; the posterior 

 depression is oblong-ovate, a little impressed on its sides 

 and keeled in the middle, and the teeth of the hinge are 

 compressed ; it is the largest known shell belonging to this 

 genus. 



literata. 103. Shell oval, compressed, angulated 

 on the anterior side, and striated transversely. 



Venus literata. Linnaus Sust. Nat. p. 1 1 35. Born Mus. 

 p. 74. Chemnitz, vii. ' p. 37. t. 41. f. 432 to 434. 

 Schroeter Einl. iii. p. 148. Gmelin, p. 3293. 



A. Yellowish white, with chocolate irregularly zic-zac lines. 

 Bonanni Rec. 2. f. 67 and Kirch, f. 66. Lister Conch. 



t. 402. f. 246. Rumphius, t. 42. f. B. Petiver Arnb. 

 t. 18. f. 2. Gual ter, t. 86. f. F. Argenville, t 21. f. 

 A. Knorr, i. t. 6. f. 4. Regenfuss, i. t. 4. f. 39. Fa- 

 vanne, t. 47. f. A. 1. Enc. Meth. t. 280. f. 4. 



B. Greyish white, clouded with blackish spots. 



Venus nocturna. Chemnitz, vii. p. 41. t. 41. f. 435. 

 Venus, No. 42. Schroeter Einl. iii. p. 170. 

 Knorr, vi. t. 14. f. 1. 



C. Whitish, with scattered small dark spots. 



Venus punctata. Chemnitz, vii. p. 42. t. 41. f. 436 and 

 437. 



D. Yellowish white, with scattered lines, dots, and spots. 

 Venus adspersa. Chemnitz, vii. p. 44. t. 42. f. 438. 



Inhabits the coasts of Amboyna. Rumphius. Molucca 

 Islands. Chemnitz. Coromandel. Solander. China. Hum- 

 phreys. 



Shell varying in s,ize, but generally about two inches long, and 

 three broad, yellowish white, with dark chocolate irregu- 

 larly zic-zac lines, which frequently cross each other, so as 

 to form a kind of net-work, and sometimes marked only 

 with dark spots. 



geographica. 104. Shell oval, diaphanous, with 

 fine decussated striae, and reticulated brown 

 stripes. 



Venus geographica. Chemnitz, vii. p. 45. t. 42. f. 440. 



Gmelin, p. 3293. Turton's Gmelin, p. 241. 

 Venus literata Var. Ulysses' Travels, p. 486. 

 Venus, No. 47. Schroeter Einl. iii. p. 171. 

 Gualter, t. 86. f. H. 



