9. 

 Faust A. 



04 



T. witli a (Irong, convex {l:;ell, ofa fub-orbicular fliapc ; 

 the poRerior end in feme projefling into a (hort beak 

 fomewhat comprefred: colour various; white, yellow 

 red, with intermediate fliades; foine are plain, others are 

 banded or zoned : umbo placed near the middle ; hinge 

 furniflied with two fmall teeth in each valve. Lengili 

 three-quarters of an inch: breadth rather more. The in- 

 fide of this fhell is generally of a ftronger and much finer 

 colour than the outfide : in fome it is of a deep red. 



This fpecies is found common on molt of the Brilijii. 

 coafts, particularly the fandy bays and inlets, buried four 

 or five inches beneath the furface. 



This is certainly not the carnaria of Link ^ us, as 

 was fuppofed by Mr. Pennant; but there feems little 

 doubt that it is the incarnata of that author; and what 

 rather confirms us in this opinion is, that the fynonyms 

 of Gmelin in moll inflances correfponds with ours. 



Tellina Remles. Lin. Syft. p. 1119. 62 P 



Gmd. Syft. p. 3239. 66. 



Tiirt. Lin. iv. p. 195. 



Chem. Conch vi. t. 12. f. 112. 113. 



Lifter. Conch, t. 266. f. 102. 

 Tellina faufta. Pult- Cat. Dorfet. p. 29. 



T. with a fub-orbicular, fomewhat comprefTed, fub- 

 pellucid, white fhell, with numerous fine concentric 



ft rise : 



