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174. Tellista (Tellinella) peena, Spengler. 



175. Tellina (Tellinella) staueella, Lam. Beautiful examples, 

 showing much variety in colour-marking ; some specimens are almost 

 white. Its headquarters are in the Philippine Islands. 



176. Tellhsta (Peeon^oderma) Soweebxi, Hanley. Only young 

 specimens. The distribution is from Australia north-westwards, 



177. Tellina (Aecopagia) eemies, L. Quite typical. 



178. Tellina (Aecopagia) capsoides, Lam. "Widely distributed in 

 the Indian Ocean. 



179. Tellina (Aecopagia) caenicolor, Hanley. Appears to be 

 identical with T. corhis, Sby., and T. IStrangei, Desh., the latter from 

 jN'ew Zealand. 



180. DoNAx (Latona) cuneatus, L. {= D. ffra7iosus, Lam.). 



181. DoNAX (Latona) compressus, Lam. A large example. 



182. Mactea achatina, Chemn. A common East Indian shell; 

 our examples do not show the radiating colour-markings. 



183. Paphia glabeata, Desh. Extends from Ceylon throughout 

 the Indian Ocean. 



184. LiocoNCHA PiCTA, Lam. Several examples, showing some 

 variation. 



185. LiocoNCHA suLCATiNA, Lam. Smoother than L. trimaculata, 

 which occurred in the former consignment. 



186. Ceista divaeicata, Chemn. Common in the Eed Sea, and 

 generally distributed all round Indian coasts. 



187. Ceista gibbia, Lam. Large in size. 



188. Caeyatis inelata, Sby. 



189. Tapes Deshayesii, Hanley. 



190. Tapes Indica, Sby. Only young specimens. 



191. Tapes Malabaeica, Chemn. Its headquarters are, as the name 

 implies, on the Malabar Coast ; but we have found it in all the Indian 

 and Persian gatherings that we have examined. 



192. Anaitis calophylla, Hanley. Small, but highly-coloured 

 examples of this species, whose range is throughout the Indian Ocean. 



193. Anaitis foliacea, Phil. 



194. Chione Layaedi, Eeeve. This occurs in Bombay (Aber- 

 crombie), Karachi (Townsend), Persian Gulf (Townsend), Ceylon, and 

 we have also seen specimens from Aden collected by Commander 

 E. E.. Shopland. 



195. Chione striata, Chemn. Both juvenile and adult. 



196. DioNE Philip pin AEUM, Hanley. Only young examples. 



197. DosiNiA HisTEio, Gmel. 



198. DosiNiA LAMiNATA, Eceve. 



