_ AP^ n _ 



TELLIITA (I'.IERISOA) SOLEI^A var. LEI-i/iSOA n. var. 



De script ion .- Shell snail, moderately inequilateral, dec- 

 idedly inilated; broadly roLiiided ai.teriorly, olantly pointed be- 

 low and flexed posteriorly; iinibo tiiraid, low, broad, placed near- 

 er t";: c ^Dosterior end; external s^rrface sciTlptiired as in the tyoi- 

 cal bc-lera, but the concentric striae le lss cons :iGa.ou.s -posterior- 

 ly; hinge nomal, heavy. 



Dimensions .- Leng-th, 5 mm.; alt., 4 mm.; semidiam. , 2 mm. 

 Re mar I: s .- The single loft valve on \vniGh this variety is 

 based stands in decided contrast to the other representatives 

 of the soecies; it is decidedly more inflated, less inequilateral, 

 less elongated, more pointed and more flexed posteriorly, with a 

 broader umbo and hesvier hinge. 



Occurrence .- lower Mio cene : Bowden beds, Bov/den, «^araaioa. 



