270 Panama Shells. venebiDjE. 



Venus gnidia Gray in Beech. Voy. Zool. pi. 41. f. 3. 1839. 



Reeve Conch. Syst. pi. 68. f. 5. Sept. 1841. 



Hanley's Supp. Wood Ind. Test. pi. 13. f. 43. 1845 ? 



Hanley Descr. Catal. p. 113. 1845 ? 



Orb. Voy. Amer. Merid. Moll. p. 564. 1846. 



Station. — Unknown. 



Habitat. — Pacific ; Hanley. 



Payta; Fontaine I Or"bigny. 

 San Bias ; Jay. 



Mazatlan ; Lt. Green ! Gould MSS. 

 Panama ; 0. p. A. ! 

 We obtained 4 specimens of a variety which is distinguished 

 by smaller size and proportionally more approximate concen- 

 tric ridges. Very fine specimens, with the concentric ridges dis- 

 tant, thin, and much elevated, are sometimes obtained at Panama. 



438. Venus multlcostata. 



Synonpny. 



Venus multicostata Sowb. in Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. p. 22. Feb 1835. 



Ilanloy Descr. Catal. p. 128. 1845 f 



Thouani Vul. Voy. Venus. MoU. pi. 16. f. 1. 1846. 



Station. — In coarse sand, at low water ; Cuming! Sowerby. 



Habitat. — Bay of Panama; Cuming! Sowerby. 



Panama ; Hanley : also Jay. 



La Paz ; Lt. Green I Gould MSS. 



Taboga ; C. B. A. ! 

 5 specimens were collected. 



439. Venus pectunculoides. 



Synonymy. 

 Venus pectunculoides Val. in Voy. Venus. Moll. pi. 16. f. 3. 1846. 



