Veneridae found in Japan. 231 



Subgen. Timoclea, Leach. 



8. Chione {Timoclea) cardioides, Lam. (Venus), Sow. Thes. 



Conch, pi. 155. f. 57, 58. 



V. asperrima, Sow. 

 Cytherea cardilla, Lam. 



Hab. Kino-O-Sima. 



9. Chione (Timoclea) histrionica, Brod. & Sow. (Venus) , Sow. 



Thes. Conch, pi. 55. f. 52. 



Hab. Hakodadi. 



Genus Meeetrix, Lam. 



1. Meretrix lusoria, Rumph., Sow. Thes. Conch, pi. 128. 



f. 40-42. 



V. lusoria japonica, Chemn. 



Cytherea lusoria, Lam. 



Meretrix formosa, Sow. 



In Japanese, "Famaguri Hamongudi." 



Hab. Hakodadi, Yokohama, Simoda. 



2. Meretrix morphina, Lam., Sow. Thes. Conch, pi. 129. 



f. 59, 60. 



Cytherea morphina, Lam. 

 Hab. Nagasaki, Simoda, Yokohama. 



3. Meretrix zonaria, Lam., Sow. Thes. Conch, pi. 129. f.53,54. 



Hab. Hakodadi, Simoda, Nagasaki. 



These three so-called species I believe to consist of one, with 

 which C. castanea and C. Lamarchii may be united. 



Genus Tivela, Link. 



Tivela damaoides, Gray (Venus), Sow. Thes. Conch, pi. 127. 



f. 7-9. 



Trigona damaoides, Gray. 

 Cytherea ponderosa, Hani. 



Hab. Kino-O-Sima. Eaten by the poorer classes. 



Genus Callista, Poli. 



1. Callista festiva, Sow. ( Cytherea), Thes. Conch, pi. 130. f. 72. 

 Hab. Kuro-Sima. 



2. Callista inflata, Sow. (Cytherea), Thes. Conch, pi. 133. 



f. 127, 128. 



Hab. Tsusaki, Mososeki. 



