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vostd umbonali et įlexurd subobsoletis ; dente laleruli jjano, an- 



tico. Long. 0-45 ; lat. O' 60 poli. 

 Hab. Philippines. 

 Closely resembling the Mediterraneau variety of T. tenuis. 



Tellina vestalis. Tel. testd oblongo-angustd, tenuissimd, conve.v- 

 iusculd, nitidd, Icevi, intus extusque nived, ineeguilaterali ; margine 

 ventrali subrecto, paululum convexiusculo ; dorsali antice minime 

 declivi et paululum convexiusculo, postice prope Ugamenttmi exca- 

 vato, deinde declivi ; extremitate lateris antici longioris rotundatd ; 

 extremitate posticd subeinarginatd, subattenuatd, obtuse biungulatd ; 

 flexurd obsoletd ; dente laterali antico, approximato. Long. O' 60 ; 

 lat. 1-13 poli. 



Hab. Isle of Negros ; in coral sand, at seven fathoms ; isle of Lu- 

 zon ; in sandy mud, at six fathoms. 



Closely allied to the Tellinides truncatulus of Sowerby. 



Tellina vernalis. Tel. testd subovali, tenuissimd, compressius- 

 culd, pellucidd, Icevi, nitidissimd, albido-rosed, valde inceguilaierali, 

 utringue rotundatd ; margine ventrali convexiusculo ; dorsali utrin- 

 que paululum convexiusculo, postice declivi, antice vix minime de- 

 clivi ; latere antico producto , postico brevi ; flexurd obsolcin ; dente 

 laterali minimo, antico, siibapproximato . Long. 0"40; lat. O" 63 

 poli. 



Hab. Singapore ; soft sandy mud, at seven fathoms. 



The outline is some\vhat similar to T. lux, and both the texture 

 and colouring are most delicate. 



Tellina spectabilis. Tel. testd ovato-trapeziformi,subtenui,ven- 

 tricosd, maxime inesguilaterali, impolitd, intus extusque albidd, 

 concentrice striatd ; striis rugosis, elevntis, tenuibus; margine ven- 

 trali paululum convexo ; dorsali antice convexo et declivi, postice 

 recto aut subincurvato et maxime declivi ; extremitate taleris antici 

 longioris obtusd ; extremitate posticd truncato-cuneiformi, obtush 

 biangulatd ; costd umbonali et flexurd conspicuis ; ligamento 

 magno, haud prominente ; dentibus primariis minintis, lateralihus 

 nullis. Long. 2-15 ; lat. 2-75 poli. 



Hab. Bay of Manila and island of Siąuijor; on coral sand, at lo\v 

 Avater. Mus. Cuming, Hanley. 



Allied to the ephippium of Spengler, but easily distinguished by 

 the extreme disparity of its sides. 



Tellina grandis. Tel. testd ovali, subtrigond, solidd, convexd, 

 subi7i(equivalvi, Icevi, subimpolitd , intus extusque albidd, antice ro- 

 tundatd ; margine ventrali convexiusculo ; dorsali utringue declivi, 

 postice recto aut subrecto, antice vix convexiusculo ; extremitats 

 lateris antici brevioris obtusd ; flexurd costdgue umbonali subobso- 

 letis ; ligamento magno ; dentibus lateralibus nullis. Long. 2"40 ; 

 lat. 3-30 poli. 



Hab. Tumbez, Peru. 



A large species, which assumes the appearance of a Lutraria. An 



