Nuculidae. — Carditidae. 99 



latera, cosfis radiantibus crassis; mnboncs antrorsum curvati , prominentes; uianjo 

 ventralis arcnafns, non sinuatus, ilenfihus lafis crenulatus; cardo utrinqut dentibus 2 

 jyriniariis, lafernli rudimenfari. 



1. V. sulcata Payr. {Cardita sulcata Bbug., C. antiqnata Poli, C. fimjida 

 PHrL. , Actinobolus suleafus Dan. et Saxdri). Testa subcordata , solida , crassa, 

 valde inaequilatera, antice brevissime truncata, postice elongata, margine dorsali 

 declivi dein truncato , ventrali vix arcuato , costis circ. 20 radiantibus convexis 

 granulato-striatis , quam iuterstitia duplo latioribus sculpta; alba fusco rufoque 

 notata; lunula cordato-impressa. — Diam. 38 ram, alt. 34 mm. 



Distrib. : Atlanticum lusitanicum. 



Habit. : Gibraltar, Cartagena (McAndrew); ins. balear. : Iviza, Palma, 

 Ciudadela, Fornells, Adaya, Mahon (Hidalgo); Alger (Weixkauff); litora Galliae 

 (Petit, Dubeeuil), Roussillon, Fos, les Martigues (Locard), Marseille, locis pluri- 

 bus (Marion), Toulon, St. Raphael (Doublier, Gay), Porquerolles , St. Nazaire 

 (Locard) , Cannes (Dautzenberg) ; Nizza (Risso , YfiRANY) ; litora pedemontana 

 (Jeffreys) ; Corsica (Payraudeau, Requien); Sardinia (McAndrew), Bonifacio 

 (Rolle) ; Spezia (Tapparone-Canefri, Jeffreys) ; Livorno (v. Martens, Appe- 

 Lius) ; Napoli (Poli, Scacchi) ; Sicilia (Philippi, Aradas et Benoit) ; raare Tune- 

 tanura (Monterosato) ; Adria: Venezia (G. v. Martens, Olivi), Zara (Sandri), 

 Curzola , Lesiua (Heller) , Trieste , Rovigno , Unie (Stossich , Brusina) ; mare 

 Aegeum : Paros , Aniorgo , port. Sumboli , Lycia (Forbes) ; Aegyptus : Ramleh 

 (Schxeider). 



Nom. vulg. : Alger : Praire rouge (Weinkauff) ; Livorno: Tellina briaca 

 (Appelius); Napoli: Cocciola de sangu (0. G. Costa). 



Var. laxa (Cardifa laxa Loc.) differt a forma tj^pica altitudine longitudini 

 aequa , testa rainus inflata, parte posteriore altiore, fere rectangula. Habit. : 

 Peninsula Gien, Var (Locard, rar.). 



Cardita (Brug.) Lam. {Mf/filicardia Blv.). Pes brevis, b//sso (iilamentis 

 immerosis tenuibus) munitus; fesfa ovafo-transversa, orbicularis aut rhomhoidea, aequi- 

 valvis, inaequilatera, costis radiantibus squamosis ornafa ; margo ventralis saepe paullo 

 hians et simmtus; cardo crassus, obliquus, valva dextra dente anteriore perdebili et 

 2 denfibus jifimfiriis posticis lomjis lamellosis paraJJehs, valva sinistra dentibus 2 pri- 

 mariis. anferiore brevi posteriore ehnnato, lateraU debili. 



1. C. trapezia Phil. {Ghama trapezia L., Ch. muricafa Poli, C. squamosa 

 Lam., subgen. Glans Mgle. v. M.). Testa trapezia, antice rectangule truncata, 

 niargine dorsali et ventrali fere parallelis, postico rotundato-truncato et infra 

 cura ventrali subsinuato rostrura subhaniatura formante, solida, ventricosa, costis 

 radiautibus crenulatis aut squaraosis circ. 18 sculpta, interstitiis angustioribus, 

 longitudinaliter striatis ; alba rufo aut fusco variegata et tessellata ; facies interna 

 postice profuse fusco tincta. — Diara. ad 17 ram, alt. 11 nim. — Var. unicolor 

 Tapparone. 



D i s t r i b. : Atlanticum lusitanicum. 



Habit. : Litoral. ; Cartagena (McAxdrew); ins. balear. : Iviza, Formentera, 

 Palraa, Ciudadela, Cala Taulera (Hidal(;o); Alger (Weixkauff); litora Galliae 

 (Petit, DuiiREUiL), Roussillon (Locard), Aigues-Jlortes (CLfi.MEXT), Marseille, la 

 Joliette, Mourepiano, Roucas-Blanc, Corbiere (Marion), Toulon (Doublier, Gay), 

 cap Sicie (Mariox), St. Nazaire, Porquerolles (Locard), Cannes (Dautzexberg) ; 

 Nizza (Risso, VfiRAXY) ; litora pederaontana (Jeffrkys); Corsica (Payraudeau, 

 RfiiiUiEx) ; Sardinia (^IcAxdrew); Spezia (Tapparoxe-Caxefri) ; Livorno, Ca- 

 stiglioncello, Elba (Appelius) ; Napoli (Poli, Scacchi) ; Sicilia (Philippi, Aradas 



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