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SOLEN obliquus. 



TAB. DCXLl.— Jig. 2. 



Spec. Char. Nearly five times as wide as long-^ 

 straight, slightly convex, posteriorly flattened, 

 strongly marked with lines of growth ; an- 

 terior portion separated by a deep oblique 

 furrow, which is distant from the very ob- 

 liquely truncated margin ; posterior extremity 

 square. 



Syn. Solen obliquus, Dixon, Geol. Suss. ined. 

 tab 



A SHELL well-distinguished by its obliquely truncated an- 

 terior extremity and the furrow parallel to it. The Hnes 

 of growth are strongly marked, the edges of the laminae 

 being often imbricate ; there are also a few obscure oblique 

 radiating striae on the surface. 



Discovered at Bracklesham Bay by Mr. F. Dixon and 

 Mr. F. E. Edwards, who have kindly favoured me with 

 specimens; it was abundant in one spot. 



Fig. 2. b. represents an end view of the shell. 



