718 DR. GWYN JEFFREYS ON THE MOLLXJSCA OF THE [JuilC 7, 



1/ 3. Tapes aureus, Gmeliu. 



Venus aurea, Gmel. S. N. (ed. xiii.) p. 3288. 



Tapes aureus, B. C. ii. p. 349 ; v. p. 185, pi. xxxix. f. 4. 



' Porcupine ' Exp. 1869 : St. Galway B., Donegal B. 1870 : Atl. 

 Gibraltar B. (var. Iceta, Poli, =Jiorida, Lamarck); Med. 50 (same 

 variety). 



Distribution. Loffoden Isles to Jilgean, Adriatic, Black Sea ; 

 0-20 fms. 



Fossil. Upper Tertiaries and Post-tertiary : Scandinavia, British 

 Isles, Belgium, Porto Maurizio cavern, Italy. 



Numerous synonyms. A delicious and favourite shell-fish. 



1/ LuciNOPSis UNDATA, Pennant. 



Venus undata, Penn. Brit. Zool. iv. p. 95, pi. 55. f. 51. 



Lucinopsis undata, B. C. ii. p. 363, pi. vii. f . 1 ; v. p. 186, pi. xl. f. 1. 



'Porcupine' Exp. 1869: St. 18, 19. 1870: Atl. Vigo B., Setu- 

 bal B., C. Sagres, Tangier B. 



Bistribution, LofFoden Is. to the iEgean, Adriatic, Mogador ; 

 3-130 fms. 



Fossil. Upper Tertiaries and Post-tertiary : Scandinavia, British 

 Isles, S.W. France?, Italy, Maine {Lyeliy.; 0-130 ft. 



Syn. Venus inquinata, Lamarck, Lucina gibbosula, Basterot ?, 

 Tellina caduca, Scacclii, Venus incompta, Philippi, Lucinopsis corru- 

 (fata, Brusina. It is difficult to distinguish this species from Diplo- 

 donta rotundata, except by the hinge. 



Family XV. Tellinid^. 

 y 1. Tellina balaustina, Lintic. 



T. balaustina, L. S. N. p. 11 19 : B. C. ii. p. 371 ; v. p. 186, pi. xl. 

 f. 3. 



'Porcupiire' Exp. 1869: St. 6, 8, 14, 17, 23 a, 25, 68, Little 

 Minch. 1870: Atl. 3, 6, 9, 16, 17 «, Setubal B., C. Sagres, 26, 

 29, 30, 36 ; Med. 45, Capo de Gata, Adventure Bank. 



Bistribution. Shetland to Guernsey, Bay of Biscay, throughout 

 the Mediterranean and Adriatic, Sea of Marmora, Morocco, Madeira, 

 Canaries ; 2-130 fms. 



Fossil. Upper Tertiaries : Coralline Crag, Belgium, S. France, 

 Italy. Post-tertiary : Calabria. 



T. balaustina is to a certain extent a local species ; and I am 

 surprised that it has not yet been noticed as Scandinavian, nor as 

 occurring on the north-western coasts of France. The flower of the 

 pomegranate or Carthaginian rose (from the colour of which the 

 specific name of this Tellina is derived) was used by the ancient 

 Rhodians in dyeing wool, and is a common emblem on their coins. 



l^ 2. Tellina crassa. Pennant. 



T. crassa, Penn. Brit. Zool. iv. p. 87, t. xviii. f. 28 : B. C. ii. 

 p. 373 ; v. p. 186, pi. xl. f. 4. 



'Porcupine ' Exp. 1870 : Atl. St. Vigo B., C. Sagres. 



