BIVALVE SHELLS. 131 



Venus ovata, Lamk. An. s. Vert. v. 60/. no. 87. 



De Gerville, Cat. des Moll. Manche, p. 26. no. 9. 



JVood, Ind. Test. pl. 7- f. 30. 



Bouch. Chant. Cat. Moll. Boul. p. 22. no. 37. 



Forbes, Malac. Monensis, p. 52. no. 5 ; Rep. on JEg. Invert. 

 p. 144. 



Thorpe^ Brit. Mar. Conch. p. 90. 



MacgiUiv. Moll. Aherd. p. 212 & 267. 

 Venus spadicea, Renieri, Catal. 

 Venus peetinula, Lamk. An. s. Vert. v. 592. no. 26. 



Deless. Rec. de Coq. de Lamk. t. 10. f. 3. 



Hanley, Descr. Cat. p. 115. 

 Venus radiata, Scacchi, Cat. Conch. Reg. Neap. p. 7- 



Phil. Enum. Moll. Sicil. i. 44. no. 5. 



Maravigna, Mem. pour VHist. nat. de la Sicile, p. 75. no. 3. 



Requim, Cat. Moll. Corse, p. 25. no. 104. 



Fhil. Enum. Moll. Sicil. ii. 34. no. 5. 



Sow.jun. Thes. Conch. p. 718. pl. 157. f. 99, 100. 

 Cytherea ovata, Thompson, Rep. on the Fauna of Ireland, p. 262. 



Hab. Mare Britannicum, Norvegicum, Mediterraneura. 



35. Chione striatissima. B.M. 



C. testa ovato-transversa, subtrigona, inaequilaterali, antice ob- 

 tusa, postice producta, subrostrata, fusca, vel fulvo-purpu- 

 rascente aut alba fulvo maculata, radiatim tenue striata, striis 

 transversis laminatis elevatiusculis decussata; lunula parva, 

 elongato-ovata, obsolete striata, fusca ; area Isevigata, plana, 

 fusca vel albo et fusco alternatim maculata ; marginibus tenue 

 crenulatis ; valvis tenuibus, intus violaceis, sinu pallii brevi, 

 apice obtuso. 



Venus striatissima, Sow.jun. Thes. Conch. p. 718. pl. 157. f. 103- 

 105. 



Hab. Nova HoUandia. 



36. Chione decorata. 



C. testa cordato-trigona, antice breviore, postice productiore, 

 flavescente-alba, lineisque aurantiis elegantissime radiatim 

 picta, costis radiantibus lamellisque transversis undulato-crispis 

 costas decussantibus, concinne sculpta; lunuLi, oblongo-cordata, 

 vulvaque lanceolata squamoso-costatis furcis ; intus alba, niti- 

 da, cardine valvulae dextrae dentibus tribus, sinistrae duobus ; 

 margine ventrali denticulato ; denticulis 4 posticis magnis, 

 reliquis minoribus. 



