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This beautiful fpecies has been efteemed rare in Eng- 

 land; is mentioned as a Dorfctjhire flieli by Da Costa 

 and Do6lor PuLTENEY. It is however a very common 

 fpecies in Falmouth harbour, in Cornwall; and is taken in 

 abundance amongft the heaps of fand brought in by the 

 barges for manure; frequently live fpecimens : we have 

 fcen more than fifty in one heap. 



Amongft thefe are found fome of a lighter colour, with 

 the rays broken into fpots, much like the Venus maculata; 

 and, as Do61or PuLTENF Y obferves, might well pafs for 

 the northern depauperated variety of it. 



In Cornwall^ called Oueens. Eccorncs fcarce eaftward, 

 having never found it on the coaft of Devon, except a few 

 fingle valves, very much worn. 



ExoLETA. Venus exoleta. Lin. Syft. p. WSA. — Gmel. Syft. p,32S4. 75. 



Br. Zool. t. 54. f. 49 A. & t. 56. f.49. 

 Pult. Cat. Dorft't. p. S^.—Fdvan. t.4S. F.l ? 

 C/iem. Conch, vii. t, 38. f. 402. 404. 405. 407. 

 Lijler Conch, t. 290. f. 126.— 1.291. f.127.— 

 t.292.f.l2S.— t.293.f.l29.— Gi^c'2//.t.75.F 

 Den. Br. Shells, ii. t. 42. f. 1. 

 Tart. Lin. iv. p. 233. 

 Lin. Trans, vi. t. 17. f. 9. 10. (JVood.) 

 Venus lincta. Full. Cat. Dorfct. p. 34. 

 Peftun. capillaceus. Da Cojia. p. 1S7. t. 12. f. 5.5. 



V. with a ftrong, orbicular fhell, with fine, clofe-fet, 

 ihread-iike concentric ftrize, fometimes with a few ridges, 



or 



