I-'<>().J MOLLCSKS I'IKjM 'I'llIC IMORHIAX (ii;\J'\ 83{) 



size of tlio shell, each i-ih beiu<^' onuiiiieiited with dislyiuct scaly 

 nodules, these not being in the least imbricate. <^nly iuipei'fect 

 specimens, but presumably adult, occurred. 



Cardium (Acanxhocardia) pallidum Reeve. 

 I. Karachi (Major /laker). 



Cardium (? Acantiiocardia) sttezirnse Issel. 



P.G. Koweit, 10 fathoms. Onlf of Oman, Mask at ; |() 

 f ath om s, coral-sa i n 1 . 



M.C. Chai-bar JJay ; /> fa,thoms, iimkI. 



I. Angrias Bank {Capt. W. A. Timid 1 1). 



Cardium (Cerastoderma) /.aiiim Born. 



T. Karachi {F. W. T. and iWajor lUilcr). Vyow rocks at low- 

 tide. Bombay [Afjfircronihie). 



Cardium (CerastodI':iima) im;lcjiku.m Hinds. 



P.G. &, M.C. Here and thorc^ (piitc connnonly disi I'ihiited. 



Cardium (Sicrripes) mu'ticum Mm-. 



P.O. (Uilf of Oman, Jask. Dredged ii: sand\- mnd at.'i-lO 



fatl 



lOIIIS. 



Cardium (Pai'yridea) papyraceum Chcmn. 



P.G. Gulf of Oman, Jask. 

 M.C. Charbar, 2 fathoms. 



I. Karachi. ] 5 fathoms, iiuid ; in, .sUrlK, ji(/ceii.'di. 



Cardicm (L.evicardiijm) a(;ra.\tia(i;m Ad. tk, Pive. 

 ]r*.G. No precise station given. 



Cardium (^ Fkaoum) ckxtcmlijiatum Mchill, sji. n. (i'lato JjHI 

 fig. 2.) 



(J. testa aXha^ delicata, j)ai,dlo iiueqiiildteridl, (Hqaimdvl^ sahylohosa,, 

 radiathii, arctlssime ei tenuissirne multum-lirata, liris irre(ju- 

 lariter squamato-s2jinosif> et granidosis ; spimdifi graniaque 

 majorihus cum 'ininoribus smpe alterno/ntihus ; 'mnhoiiAh'UH pro- 

 Tninulis, margine dorsali utrinqiie leniter deflexo, latere antico 

 rotundato, postico paidlwin, quadratulo, margine veidrali 

 rotundato ; pjagina interna alba, margine tenai sulcidoso ; 

 card/me nor-mali, dentibus duobus coA-dinalibus sabdistantibus 

 in valva utraque, lateralibus pjarvis inconspicais. 

 Alt. 21, lat. 21, diam. 14 m,m. (sp. maj.). 



TIab. Persian Gulf : Gulf of Oman. Lat. 24', 58' N., long. 

 .56", 54' E. ; 156 fathoms. Also ofi' Mussandam, 50 fathoms. 

 M.C. Very rare off Charbar, at 40 fatlioms. 

 Several valves of a, charming and most delica.te white shell, the 

 very fine and elaborate radiating sculpture being almost too 

 minute for a conqtrehensible descriptif)n. Ilie lira^ are over one 

 PROf. Zoor.. Hor. - 11)00, No. LVl. 56 



