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Tapes turgidula, Deshayes, I.e., 166, 1853 = Paphia turgida (Lam.). 

 Tapes similis, Deshayes, I.e., 167, 1853 = Paphia dura (Gmel.). 

 Tapes grata, Deshayes, I.e., 170, 1853 = Paphia ohscurata (Desh.). 

 Tapes quadriradiata, Desliayes, I.e., 171, 1853 = Paphia ohscurata 



(Desh.). 

 Tapes belcheri, Sowerby, I.e., 685, pi. exlvii, figs. 50, 51, 1852=^Paphia 



ohscurata (Desh.). 

 Tapes vernicosa, Reeve, I.e., pi. x, fig. 48, Feb. 1864 = Paphia 



undulata (Born). 

 Tapes lentiginosa, Reeve, I.e., pi. vi, fig. 25, Jan. 1864 = Paphia 



gallus (Gmel.). 

 Tapes hiradiata, Deshayes, I.e., 170, 1853 = Paphia luzonica (Sow.). 

 Tapes punicea, Deshayes, I.e., 179, 1853 = Paphia philipfinarum 



(A. Ad. & Rve.). 

 Tapes japonica, Deshayes, I.e., 181, 1853 = Paphia philippinarum 



(A. Ad. & Rve.). 

 Tapes variegata, Sowerby, I.e., 696, pi. eli, figs. 133-8, 1852 == 



Paphia philippinarum (A. Ad. & Rve.). 

 Venus tessellata, A. Ad. & Rve., Zool. " Samarang ", Moll., 79, 



pi. xxii, fig. 11, 1848 = Paphia philippinarum (A. Ad. & Rve.). 

 Tapes denticulata, Sowerby, I.e., 694, pi. el, fig. 114, 1852 = Paphia 



philippinarum (A. Ad. & Rve.). 

 Tapes semidecussata, Reeve, Conch. Icon., xiv, pi. xiii, fig. 67, March, 



1864 = Paphia philippinarum (A. Ad. & Rve.). 



The three following specific names in Martyn's Universal 

 Conchologist have been overlooked and must be adopted : — 

 Paphia ccelata ^ (Martyn) for P. ala-papilionis (Bolten). 

 Meretrix nimhata (Martyn) for M. morphina (Lam.). 

 Meretrix virgulata (Martyn) for M. lusoria (Lam.). 

 The last two I regard as colour forms of M. meretrix (L.). The 

 white shell with broad black area posterior to the umbones must, 

 from Linne's reference to Argenville's figure, be taken as the type 

 form of this species. 



^ In some copies of the worii this is printed cmtata. 



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