322 WHST Al'KICAN IVIOLM'SKS STKARNS. 



Til is s|n'(i('S(>c<'iirs;il iii;iii,\ places oii I lie sIkmcsoI' (In- Mcdilci raiicaii 

 \o inodcratcly (h'cp \v:>t<'i-; its disl liltiit ion cxlcnds iiortlu'rly into llrit- 

 isli walcis. 



SiilM.nl.r CARDIACEA. 



I'^iniil.v CAIJDIID.K. 



(iciiiis CARDIUM L.im.irck. 

 25. Caidium liiigeiis ("luiimil/.. 



Four odd valves, beach. INnlodrande (Miis. No. lL'r»;ill); Ashaiitce 

 (IMus. No. lL'r>3;?0). 



Tlii'oo iKM'te.ct valves of as many individuals were Ibiind at the latter 

 place. The rorto ( liande specimen was a sint^le li.ulil \al\(', beach. 



Siil.cnld VENERACEA. 

 Family VFNFRID.F. 



OiMiiis VENUS ^^un(\ 

 26. Venus striata (ii;ty. 

 One right, valve, Ashaidee (Mns. No. llir.;>Ul). 



27. Venus lugosa Dosliiiyes. 



One led valve, beaeii. l*orto (Jrande (Mus. No. 125350). 

 (itims CYTHEREA Lamiink. 

 Sul),i:«ims CALLISTA Mr.nli. 



28. Callista chione lian\;ii(k. 



One lell valve of a youn.t; shell. I'^iyal (I\Ins. No. 12528G). 

 Criuis DOSINIA Scopoli. 

 29. Dosinia fibula K'rrvo. 

 -}-l><)shiiii tanitlii Koovc. 



Soveial valves, b(>aeh. Porto (irande (Mu.s. No. 125;5!)1). 



The Ibllowin.n- African species are described and ti.uurcd in Keeve's 

 INIoiiOii'rapli of Artcinis= Dosinia. 



A.Jihidd lieevc, A. africami (Jray, A. radiata Jiecve, .1. Orhifpn/i 

 Dnnker, A. iorriila Iveeve. To these should be added A. isoairdia 

 Dnnker, aiul .1. htpatica l'hilipi>i. 



Of the l\nv>^o\u}Xjil>i(l<( and torridn are the .same without doubt. i)r- 

 l>i(/in/i, africana, and hcptitim are also one and the sanu'. The three 

 last are characteri/ed by their authors as exhibit inj;- m(tr(> or less col- 

 oration in th(> leuiou of the beaks, and upon the inner side of the 

 \al\cs, while torrida and Jihidd ai-e whiti> only. While all of these 

 li\e alle^'cd species vary nnich in outline, there is no special dilference 



