tribe conchacea. 89 



Section. — La melli pedes. 



Thefout ilepressed, lamelliforyn, and not posterior. 



TRIBE CONCHACEA. 



With at hast three prhnary teeth in one valve, and the other with 

 generally the same, although sometimes with less. 



Section. — Fluviatile. 



Shells with lateral teeth at the hinge, and covered with a sjmrious 

 epidermis, or cuticle. 



CYCLAS. 



Ovate, globular, transverse, and equiralve, rvith the beahs tumid ; 

 cardinal teeth very small, i^ometimes barely perceptible ; or with 

 two in each valve of which one is compUcated ; or only one pli- 

 cated or lobed tooth in one valve, and two in the other ; lateral 

 teeth transversely elongated, coiyipressed and lamelUfurm ; liga- 

 vient external. 



C. RivicoLA * Lam. \.— Turt.B. t.U. f. U.—Turt. M. f. 

 1. /. 1 — Tellina Cornea. B. p. 104.— 7F. t. 5. f. 90.-7?. t. 

 302./. 5.— Wood. G. C. t. 46./. 3. Sub-equilateral, sub-globose, 

 ovate, ventricose, rather solid, beautifully and closely striated, green- 

 ish brown with two or three darker bands and the umbones obtuse, 

 paler, and often circumscribed by a darker line ; the edge and 

 lunule yellow : cardinal ligament conspicuous. ^ . . |^. — Europe. 



C. Cornea.* Lam. 2.— Tart. 31. t. \.f. 2'.—Turt. B.t.W. 

 f. 14. p. 248. -Tellina Cornea. Lin. 1120.— Bon. t. 96.— 

 Ch.f. 133.— C. Rivalis. Brap. t. 10. f. 14. Sub-equilateral, 

 sub-orbicular, globose, thin, and very finely striated transversely : 

 umbones blunt : ligament not conspicuous. — Variety — Sub-globose 

 and rather flattened on the basal edge : umbones tumid, pellucid, 

 and very prominent. — Variety— Smaller and nearly globular. — 

 Europe . 



C. Lacustris. Brap. t. 10./ 6, 7. — Lam. 3.-~Turt. M. t. 

 1./ 4. — (copy). Sub-rhombic, rather flattish, very finely striated, 

 and sub-equilateral. — Eu7-ope. 



C. Amnica.* Turt. M.f. 5. p. 15.— Turt. B. t. 11./ 15.— 

 TF. /. 3./. 19.— Tellina A. J>. p. 105.— C. Obliqua. Lam. 

 4. — C. Palustris. Brap. t. 10. / 15, 6. Inequilateral, ovate, 

 ventricose, deeply striated sulcately, greenish horn-colour ; the um- 

 bones rather blunt. — Enrope. 



C. Calycul.\ta.* Lam. 5.— Brap. t. 10. /: 13, 4.— "Turt. 

 M. f. 3.— C. Lacustris. Turt. B. p. 249. /. ' 1 1./. 18.— Car- 

 DiuM L. Mont. p. 89.— Tellina L. W. t. 5. /. 91. Nearly 



