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Distribution: — Karachi (MELtvirt & STANDEN). Pi_spry records that Fr. 
STEARNS took “a short form” of this species at Japan (Inland Sea). 
T. capsoides, Lam., T. ostracea, Hanl., and T. perplexa, Hanl., according to 
v. MARTENS, are very closely allied to the present species. 
Tellina (Arcopagia) elegantissima, Sm. 
Tellina (Arcopagia) elegantissima, EpG. Smrru, Report on the Lamellibranchiata of the Challenger Exped., 
1885, p. 105, pl. 4, fig. 3. 
Koh Lan, 30 fathoms, mud ('/2). Gulf of Rayong, 7—10 fathoms, sand and 
mud (2). S. of Koh Mak, 5—6 fathoms (2). Between Koh Kut and Koh Kahdat, 
10 fathoms, shells (7/2). Same locality, 6 fathoms, mud mixed with sand ('*/2). W. of 
Koh Kut, 15 fathoms, mud ('/2). Koh Kahdat, 1—5 fathoms, sand (1). 
Long. 10—18 mm. (long. 18 mm., alt. 15 mm., crass. 9 mm.). 
Distribution: — Torres Strait. . 
Tellina (Arcopagia) habrotima, Melvill,' from Angrias Bank, Arabian Sea is 
very closely related to the present species. 
Tellina (Arcopagia) carnicolor, Hanl. 
Tellina carnicolor, HANLEY, SowreRBy, Thesaur. Conchyl., I, 1846, p. 263, No. 75, pl. 56, fig. 15. 
— a — Reeve, Conchol. icon., XVII, Tellina, Sp. 126. 
—  (Arcopagia) carnicolor, HANLEY, ROMER in Martini u. CHEmyNirz, Conchyl. Cabin., X Bd., 4 Abth., 
p. 85. 
Arcopagia carnicolor, Hantry, V. Bertin, Révision d. Tellinidés, p. 322, No. 16. 
Tellina incarnata, HANury, Proc. Zool. Soc. London, XII, 1844, p. 68. 
_ Strangei, Desuayes, Proc. Zool. Soc, London, XXII, 1854, p. 362, No. 206 (fide Eng. A. Smrrn). * 
—  corbis, SowERsy, REEVE, Conchol. icon., XVII, Tellina, Sp. 127 (fide Ene. A. Smirn). 
N. of Koh Kam, 5 fathoms, gravel (1). Koh Mesan, 15 fathoms, stones ('/2). 
Between Koh Mesan and Cape Liant, 5—9 fathoms (‘/2). W. of Koh Kut, 15 fathoms, 
mud (2/2). 
Long. 4—13 mm. (long. 13 mm., alt. 10 mm., crass. 5 mm.). 
Distribution:— Andamans, Maldive Archip. — Philippines, New Caledonia, 
New Zealand (T. Stranget). 
The above measurements indicate that the specimens from the Gulf of Siam 
(which are not full-grown) are more oblong-ovate in form. than is shown by the 
figures which have hitherto been published. 
Tellina (Arcopagia) inflata, Chemn. 
Tellina inflata, Cuemnirz, Conchyl. Cabin., VI, 1782, p.91, pl. 9, fig. 76. 
-- - - SpenGLER, Skrivter af Naturh. Selsk., IV, 2 H., 1798, p. 99, No. 27 (non varr.). 
‘ Memoirs of the Liter. & Philos. Soc. Manchester, vol. 42, 1898, No. 4, p. 34. 
2 The Fauna and Geography of the Maldive and Laccadive Archipelagoes, ed. by J. Sr. Ganpiner, 
II, p. 627, 1903. Meryitn and Sykes have already stated (in Proc. of the Malacolog. Soc. London III, 
1897, p.47) that: “7. carnicolor Hanl. appears to be identical with T. corbis Sby. and T. Strangei Desh.” 
