Wn WORMS. TESTACEA. 62; Venus. 
Shret. Eint. in conch. 3. tab. 8. fig. 8, g. 
Inhabits the Red Sea; refembles V. quincenfis: 
Shell blueifh on. the fore-part outwardly, within deeper; hind- 
part generally dirty white. 
Granulato, Shell rounded, with decuffate ftrix, the fore-part and cre- 
nulate margin vio et, 
Ber. Muf, Caf. Vind. teji. tab. a. fig. 5, 6, 
Chemn. conch. 6. tab. 30. fig. 313. 
Inhabits the American Ocean; refembles V. marica, but the ane 
terior flope is glabrous and fometimes !ivid fometimes varied 
with white and blueifh: hell white varied. with livid or 
blackifh fpots and angular lines: pofterior impreffion heart- 
fhaped and blackifh or blueifh. 
Imbricata, Shell with perpendicular imbricate ribs tranfverfely ftriate; 
the margin crenate 
Lister conch. tab. 497. figs 52. 
Ckemn. conch. 6. tab, 30. figs 314 315. 
Found in a foffile ftate in France: the hinge is that of a Venus, 
but in its general appearance it more refembles a Cardium. 
Divaricata Shell with thin tranfverfe longitudinal ftriz croffing fome 
divergent ones towards the margin: pofterior impreffion 
ovate: maagin crenate. 
Liffer tab. 310. Chemn. conch. 6. tab, 30. fig. 316. 
Inhabits Egf/ India: white with brown lines veins and fpots: 
anterior flope oblong gaping veined blackifh-brown: hiage 
with 4 teeth, 
Contraria, Shell oblong flattifh with tranfverfe ftria contrary on the 
hind-part: margin crenate. 
Chemn. conch 6. tab. 30. fig. 317--319. 
Inhabits Guinea; refembles Cardium ZEolicum. 
Shell of various colours; the anterior flope and inner margin of 
the pofterior fpottted with black. 
Gallus, Shell oblong-ovate radiate, with thick crowded traníverfe 
{trie: anterior lope broad ovate: pofterior impreffion 
heart-fhaped. 
Chemn, conch. 6. tab. 31. fig. 324, 325. 
Inhabits Malalar, 1 i inch long and above z broad: the 
younger ones cinereous, the old ones. yellowifh. with 4 
darker rays. 
Flammeas 
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