/. 13. V. LUPINUS. Lin. ed. 10. p. 689 V. LACTEA. 

 Dm. 5. t. 149. Mont. Sup. p. 46. Lin. T. 8. p. 

 79. V. EXOLETA. Pen. 4. p. 209. t. 59. /. 1. 

 V. EXOLETA. VAR. Lin. T. 8. p. 87. t. 3. /. 2. D. 

 ^p. 196. C. SINUATA. Tw. 5. . 10./. 10, 11. p. 

 163. Suborbicular, inequilateral, clear white, polished, 

 the anterior side oblique less rounded and larger than 

 the posterior, most elegantly and closely striated trans- 

 versely ; beaks prominently curved ; lunule broad ; 

 VAR. with broad longitudinal fawn coloured stripes, li. 

 ff-. Coasts. 



GENUS. VENUS: 



Equivalve, inequilateral, transverse or suborbicular ; 

 hinge with three teeth in both valves, all approximate 

 the lateral divergent at their summits ; ligament 

 external ; a more or less distinct lunule. 



* Inner margin crenulated. 



V. VFRRUCOSA. Lin. 1130. Lam. 7. Ch. f. 229, 

 300. D.p. l63.Turt. C. D. p. 23l.Turt. B. p. 

 Ul.F.p. 446. Da Cos. t. 12./. I. List. t. 284./. 

 122 Don. t. 44. Mont. p. 112. Pen. 4. p. 201; t. 

 57. f. 1. Lin. T. 8. p. 78. Dor. Cat. p. 34. t. S.f. 

 \.-JBorn. t. 4. /. 7. Rounded-heart-shaped, tumid, 



