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PHOLAS priscus. 
TAB. DLXXXI. 
Spec. Cuar. Oblong oval, finely striated ; striae 
smooth, transverse ; anterior extremity round- 
ed very short, with a deep angular sinus in its 
edge, becoming closed by shell when old ; 
posterior extremity truncated ; beaks covered 
by an accessory valve ; a series of scales form 
a longitudinal band nearly in the middle of 
each valve, 
A sma species, very similar to P. clavata of Lamarck 
and others, that dwell in holes they form in wood. 
The anterior side is very small; its edges near the 
beaks are reflected and covered by a heart-shaped valve. 
In the young state of the animal the sinuses in the valves 
form a rhomboidal opening, which in the adult is closed 
by a smooth continuation of the shell. 
For the discovery of this highly interesting Fossil we 
are indebted to H. H. Goodhall, Esq. Wood penetrated 
9p SS 
2 . &tt 
