TELLINA. TELLEN. 171 



the red rays : hinge close to the abrupt end, with a cloven 

 tooth and lateral plate in one valve, and a single pointed 

 one in the other : length about half an inch j breadth an 

 inch. 



Western coasts, Dublin and Bantry bays. v. v. 



11. Tellina Ferroensis. Carnation Tellen. 



Lister, pi. 394. f. 241 Pennant, pi. 50. f. 3 Da Cosia, 

 pi. 14. f. I Wood, pi. 45. f. 1 Dorset Cat. pi. 6. f. 1. 



Tellina trifasciata. Donovan, pi. 60. 



Shell oblong oval, flattish, rounded at one end and an- 

 gular at the other, with an elevated ridge running obliquely 

 from the hinge to the angular point, finely striate trans- 

 versely, the striae turning upwards in an angular manner 

 over the ridge at the anterior end, where they are crossed 

 by a few raised lines running from the hinge to the abrupt 

 part : color deep red towards the front margin, paler about 

 the hinge : with whitish irregular longitudinal rays which 

 are frequently disposed in threes ; inside white : hinge 

 nearly central, with a single cloven tooth in one valve and 

 two in the other; the lateral plates very obscure : length 

 three-quarters of an inch 5 breadth nearly two inches. 



On most sandy coasts, v. v. 



12. Tellina punicea. Cross-Kned Tellen. 

 Dorset Cat. pi. 7- f. 5 Wood, pi. 39. f. 1. 

 Tellina inagquistriata. Donovan, pi. 123. 



Shell oval-oblong, strong, flattish, rounded at one end, 

 the other somewhat angular and sloping, strongly striate 

 transversely and crossed with fine longitudinal lines : co- 

 lor yellowish-white, often deep purple towards the hinge, 

 rarely pale red with whitish bands and tinged with yellow 

 at the hinge in a kind of ray reaching half way down : 

 beaks small, pointed, nearly central : hinge with the pri- 

 mary teeth cloven, the lateral ones remote and prominent : 

 length three quarters of an inch } breadth an inch and a 

 quarter. 



Dorset coasts, and North Britain : rare. v. m. 



13. Tellina depressa. Flat Tellen. 



Donovan, pi. 163 Wood, pi. 45. f. 3 Dorset Cat. pi. 5. 



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