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DESCRIPTION OF 

 TAPES VIRGINEUS, L, var. nov. VENEROIDES. 



By G. S HERRI FF TYE, 



Hamhworth, Birmingham. 



In 1S76 I collected this variety in Guernsey, and in 1890 and 

 1S92 my son collected it from the same locality. It is a well marked 

 and permanent form, in shape like a Venus, thicker in substance 

 than the type and more ventricose, the umbones being much more 



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Tapes virgineus L. 



T. virgineus, L., var. nov. veneroides. 



prominent, the concentric striae are not so even and somewhat finer, 

 the growth periods are marked by deeper grooves, and altogether 

 it is a coarser and more ponderous shell. Colour — pink of varying 

 intensity or pale umber ; a characteristic peculiarity is the absence 

 of the varied markings, generally seen in the type and the variety 



T. virgineus, L., var. sarniensis, Turton. 



sarniensis, Turton, which lend such a charm to the shell ; if present, 

 they are few and faint. Forms occur linking it with the type 

 through the v. sarniensis, thus confirming its relationship. It is not 

 at all uncommon at St. Peter Port, Guernsey. 



