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Geuus VELORITA. 



Velorita, Gray, 1834, in Griffith, Animal Kin<,nlom, xii, 1831, pi. 31, 

 fiff. .5 (misprinted filhrita) ; .Svnops. H. M. 1842, p. 75 ; 1*. Z. S. xii, 

 1847, p. 184 ; A. M. N. H. ser.'2, xi, 1853, p. 38. 



Ci/rcna, Gray, Ann. Phil. n. ser. ix, 1825, p. 137. 



Venus, Gray, in AVood, Index Test.,- Suppl. 1828, pi. 2, fig. 14. 



Villorifa, Danker. 1846 (misprint); Cyroiodontce, Johannis, Maf. 

 Zool. 1836, pi. 70. 



Velorita, Deshayes, Cat. Brit. Mus., Conchif. p. 240; Prime, Cat. 

 Corbiculidce, 1869-70, p. 141 ; Clessin, in Martini & Chemnitz, 

 1879, p. 224. 



Type, Velorita cyprinoides, Grray, from the Philippiue Ishiuds. 



Range. S. India and the Philippines. 



Shell triangularly cordiform, suHd, with well marked linuile ; 

 umbones prominent; dorsal margin thick ; hinge bearing on each 

 valve three oblique cardinal teeth ot" which the anterior in the 

 right and tiie posterior in tlie left valve are obsolete ; lateral teeth 

 finely striate : the anterior short, strong, triangular, closely 

 situated to the cardinal teeth ; the posterior compressed, elongatefl, 

 diverging; pallial line leaviug a sinus scarcely noticeable at its 

 junction with the posterior adductor impression of the valves. 

 Animal unknown. 



335. Velorita cyprinoides (Gray). 



Cyrena cyprinoides, Gray, Ann. Phil. n. ser. ix, 1825, p. 136. 

 Venus cyprinoides. Gray, Wood, Index Test., Sappl. 1828, pi -^ 

 11- 14. ' r t • -, 



Velorita cyprinoides, Gruy in Griffiftb, Animal Kingdom, xii, 18.'!4, 

 pi. 31, Mg. 5 ; Deshayes, Cat. Brit. Mu.<^., Conchif. 1854, pp. 240- 

 241; Prime, Cat. Corbiculid;e, 1869-70, p. 141, no. 2; Clessin, 

 in Martini &, Chemnitz, 1879, pp. 224-295, pi. 42, tigs. 3 & 4. 



Original description: — Testa cordato-trigona, gibba, olivacea, 

 concentrice stdcata ; cardine incrassata, dentibus lateralibus 

 laevibus, anterior! conico caeteris approximato. 



Long 31'5, lat. 33*5 mm. 



The habitat is undoubtedly Southern India, the original locality 

 "Japan" and later "? Philippines," the latter quoted by Prime 

 in his ' Cat. Corbiculidae,' are certainly both erroiu'ous. 



The fcdlowing dimensions are taken from authentic Malabar 

 Coast specimens in the British Museum ; — 



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