Luciuidae. — Telliiiidae. 155 



milla ; cardo valvae dextrae dente priniario singulo , sinistrae binis , lateralibus 

 utrinque binis. — Diam. 8, alt, 7 mm. 



Distrib. : Atlanticura. — Fossilis in stratis tertiariis. 



Habit. : Cartagena (McAndkew), Mataro (Hidaluo) ; Menorca , Alcanfar 

 (HiDALGu), Malion (Mc AxDitKw) ; Alger (Wkinkauff, Montekosato); litora Cialliae 

 (Petit, Dlbreuil) , Roussillon (Locabd), Palavas (Dollfus), Fos, la Nouvelle 

 (Locard), Eatonneau, fort St. Jean (^Marion), Toulon, St. Tropez (Duuhliek, 

 Gay), Porquerolles (Locakd), Antibes (Doubliek), Cannes (Dautzenkekg): Nizza 

 (Eisso, Vf;RANY); Corsica (Rkquien); Spezia (Tai>i'arune-Canefki); Livorno 

 Castiglioncello (Appelius); Napoli (Scacchi); Sicilia (Philii'1'i), Palenuo, Catania 

 (Aradas et Benuit), Messina (Seguenza); „Adventui"e Bank" (Jeffkkys); Pan- 

 tellaria, Malta (Aradas et Benuit, McAndrew); litora Tunetana (SIcAndrew); 

 Adria: Venezia (G. v. Martens), Zara (Sandki), Lesina (Heller), Smergo, Ustrine, 

 rar. , Salvore, rariss. (Brusina) ; mare Aegeuni: Serpho Pulo, port. Suinboli, 

 Lycia (Forbes) ; Creta (Spkatt, Jeffreys). 



2. Subordo. Tellinacea (Stol.) Fischer. 



Siphones perlongi, omnino sejuncti; branchiae appendiculatae; pes magnus, 

 compressus, linguifonnis ; palpi magni; adductores duo; testa sinu palliali prae- 

 dita, cardo utrinque dentibus 2, rarius 3, primariis, plerumque cartilagine cardinali. 



2. Fam. TELLIXIDAE (Latr.) Stul. Margines pallii antice plerumque 

 timbriati, siphones longi, palpi permagni trianguli; pes magnus, compressus, postice 

 oriticio apparatus In^ssogoni, sed non byssifer ; branchiae parvae postice coiinatae, 

 extra vix striatae; testa transversa elongata, plerumque postice angustior, margine 

 laevi, postice hians (interdum etiam antice) ; dentes primarii 2, interdum laterales; 

 ligamentum externum, cristae projicienti adjacens. 



Tellina L. Manfo pallii tenfacuUs munitus, siphones plerumque inaequales, 

 graciles, longi, sine vagina epidermali ; testa subaequiralvis, transrersa aut orbicularis, 

 plerumque pAanulata, postice angulata, plica irregulari ^fiexuosa munita; cardo x>lcrum- 

 que dentihus binis primariis utrinque et binis lateraUbus obsoletis; sinus ^^'^llicili^ 

 profundus. 



Subgen. Tellinella Gkay. Testa elongata, paullo compressa, pars postica 

 rostrata; cardo dextra dentibus duobus lateralibus, sinistra paullo distinctis. 



m 1. T. pulchella Lam. {T. rostrata Puli , TeUineUa pulcheUa Munter.). 

 Testa oblonga, depressa, nitida, subaequilatera, antice rotundata, postice in rostrum 

 acutum sensim attenuata, margo dorsalis anticus et ventralis paralleli recti; con- 

 centrice dense striata ; rubra , radiis albidis varie ornata , rarius omnino pallide 

 carnea; cardo dextra dentibus primariis 2, lateralibus 2, sinistra primario 1 t-t 

 laterali 1 postico. — Long. 25, alt. 11, lat. 4,4 mm. 



Habit. : 10 — 20 org. prof. ; litora Hispaniae: Algesiras (Hidalgo, Jekf- 

 keys), Gibraltar (Mc Andrew), Malaga (McAndrew, HiDAL(io), Valenzia, Mataro, 

 Barcelona, Rosas (Hidalgo); ins. balear. : Mahon, Alcudia (Hidalgo), Alger 

 (Deshayes, Weinkauff), Oran, Bona, Cherchel , Habibas (Dkshayes): litora 

 Galliae (Petit), Provinciae (Solliek, Montekusatu), Roussillon, la Nouvelle (Lo- 

 card), la Franqui (PfiPKATx), Cette (Grangek), Palavas (Dollfus), Agde (Petit, 

 Mus. Paris.), Aigues-Mortes (CLfiMENT), Fos(Bertin), Marseille (Ancey, De Gri^:aux), 

 le Prado (Marion), Toulon, St. Tropez (Doubliek, Gay), St. Nazaire, Mentone 

 (Locard), Cannes (DautzenbekcO; Nizza (Risso, Vekany); litora pedemontana 

 (Jeffbeys); Corsica(PAYRAUDEAU, Ri^;iiuiEN); Spezia(TAPPAH(»NE-CANKFKi): Livorno, 

 Giglio, Pianosa (Appehus); Napoli (Poli, Scacchi); Ustica (Calcaka. v. .Maktkxsi; 



