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2. Paphia {Paphia) exarata (Philippi). 



1846, Venus exarata Philippi, Abbild. Beschreib. Conch., III, p. 109, Vernis, pi. V, figs. 6,6,6. 



1852. Tapes exarata Sowerby, Thés. Conch., II, p. 680, pi. CXLV, fig. 18. 



1853. Tapes exarata Deshayes, Cat. Conch. Brit. Mus., I, Veneridae, p. 62. 

 1857. Venus exarata Rômer, Krit. Untersuch., p. 125. 



1857. Tapes [Pullastra] exarata Adams, H. & A., Gen. Rec. Moll., II. p. 436. 



1860. Tapes exarata Reeve, Elem. Conch., II, p. 106. 



1864. Venus [Tapes, Textrix) exarata Romer, Malakozool. Blâtt., XI, p. 24. 



1869. Tapes exarata Issel, Malacol. Mar. Rosso, p. 63. 



1869. Tapes exarata Adams, A., Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., (4) III, p. 234. 



1870. Venus [Tapes, Textrix) exarata Romer, Mon. Venus, II, p. 27, pi. VIII, figs. 2, 2a, b. 

 1882. Tapes exarata Dunker, Ind. Moll. Mar. Japon., p. 206. 



1887. Tapes exarata von Martens, Journ. Linn. Soc. London (Zool.), XXI, p. 213. 



1890. Tapes [Textrix) exarata Paetel, Cat. Conch. Samm., III, p. 78. 



1895. Tapes exarata Pilsbry, Cat. Mar. Moll. Japan, p. 129. 



1906. Tapes exarata Owston, Japan. Loochooan Shells, p. 39. 



The "Siboga" shells, which I assign to P. {P.) exarata agrée in ail respects with the 

 detailed description and figures by Romer. 



Distribution : P. {P.) exarata was described from the Red Sea, but the species has since 

 been recorded from the Mergui Archipelago and Japan. 



In the "Siboga" collection there is an adult right valve of the species brought up in a 

 trawl at St.318 (6°36'.5S., ii4°55'.5E., 88 mètres) and a young shell at St. 320 (6° 5' S., 

 ii4°7'E., 82 mètres). 



3. Paphza [Tapes] literata (Linn.), 



1684. Concha levis albida etc. Bonnani, Recr. mentis oculi, p. 107, fig. 6'j. 



1685. Tellina magna etc. Lister, Hist. Conch., pi. CCCCII, fig. 246. 



1741. Chama litterata oblonga Rumph, Amboin. Rarit., p. 139, XLIIIia:, fig. B. 



1742. Chaîna inaequilatera etc., Gualtieri, Ind. Test., pi. LXXXVI, fig. F. 

 1748. Chaîna Bivalve ci lacets Regenfuss, Rec. Coq., pi. IV, fig. 39. 



1757. Chama litterata d'Argenville, La Conch., pp. 281, 286, pi. XXI, fig. A. 



1758. Venus literata Linnaeus (ex parte), Syst. Nat., (éd. X), p. 689. 

 1764. Venus literata Linnaeus, Mus. Lud. Ulr., p. 508. 



1764. Coquille à lettres Knorr, Délices Yeux, I, pi. VI, fig. 4. 



1767. Venus literata Linnaeus, Syst. Nat., (éd. XII), p. 1135. 



1780. Venus literata Born, Test. Mus. Caes. Vindobon., p. 74. 



1780. Came Favanne, La Conch., pi. XL VII, fig. Ai. 



1784. Cochlea arborescens Martyn, Univ. Conch., pi. CXXXVII, (right figure). 



1784. Venus literata Linnaei and V. nocturna etc. Chemnitz, Conch. Cab., VII, pi. XLI, 



figs. 432—434, 435. 

 1788. Venus literata and V. nocturna Schroter, Conch. Cab. Namen Reg., p. 112. 

 1788. Vefuis literata Barbut, Gen. Verm., pi. IV, fig. 15. 

 1790. Venus litterata Gmelin, Syst. Nat., (éd. XII), p. 3293. 

 1797. Pectunculus literatus Humphrey, Mus. Calonnianum, p. 49. 



1797. Bruguière, Encyclopéd. Méthod., pi. CCLXXX, figs. â^b, b; pi. CCLXXXI, 

 fig. I. 



1798. PapJiia litterata and P. nocturna Roding, Mus. Boltenianum, p. 176. 

 1802. Venus litterata Bosc, Hist. Nat. Coq., III, p. 73, pi, XIX, fig. i. 



18 17. Venus literata Dillwyn, Descr. Cat., I, p. 203. 



1826. Pullastra litterata Sowerby, Gen. Shells, II, Pullastra, fig. 2. 



