160 . BIVALVES. 



The Tellina Radiata is found very abundantly 

 in the West Indies ; it also inhabits the Euro- 

 pean ocean. 



TELLINA Carnaria* 



ROSY TELLEN. 



Specific Character. Shell suborbicular, rather 

 more produced on one side than the other, sub- 

 pellucid, marked with delicate minute crowded 

 striae, which at the centre are oblique, at the 

 shorter end curved and flexuous, at the pro- 

 duced end straight, and which meeting the 

 oblique striae of the centre form with them 

 angles ; the hinge which is towards the poste- 

 rior side, has two small teeth in one valve, and 

 one in the other, with strong laminated lateral 

 teeth ; flesh colour both within and without, 

 length about three quarters of an inch, breadth 

 rather more. 



* Carnaria is derived from the latin carne, flesh, this 

 species being so called from their flesh colour. 



