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INOCERAMUS mytiloides. 



TAB. CCCCXLII. 



Spec. Char. Equalvalved, elongated, de- 

 pressed, with slight, irregular waves ; con- 

 vex and obtuse towards the beaks, hinge 

 line oblique ; anterior side produced ; beaks 

 short. 



Syn. Inoceramus mytilloides, Mantell p. 215. 

 ^ 28./. 2. 



A. SMOOTH, slightly waved surface, elongated form, and 

 brownish pink colour, constantly distinguish this species ; 

 the beak end is remarkably blunt, although the beaks 

 themselves terminate in a sharp point. 



Peculiar to the lower Chalk ; it occurs in Wiltshire, 

 Sussex, &c. This is the species Miss Benett has been 

 successful in clearing the hinges of, after the suggestion 

 of Mr. Sowerby, as mentioned in the Linnean Society's 

 Transactions. The large figure is from a specimen in 

 Miss Benett' s Cabinet. 



