132 SOLEN. 



and a transversal rib running from the hinge to the 

 margin. It is an inch broad, and half as long. 



Inhabits Tranquebar, and is a miniature representa- 

 tion of the S. maximus. 



MOLINI S RAZOR. 



20. Solen Macha. S. testa ovali-oblonga, anterius truncata ; cardine 



altero bidentato. Linn. Gmel. p. 3226. 

 Shell oblong-oval, truncated before ; hinge with two teeth in one valve. 

 Molini Hist. Nat. Chil. p. 178. 



We have Molini's authority only for this species, 

 which he describes as of a brown colour varied with 

 blue. It is six or seven inches from end to end, and in- 

 habits the shores of Chili, where it buries itself in the 

 sand, and contains pearls. 



GREEN RAZOR. 



21. Solen virens. S. testa ovato-oblonga, umbonibus tumidis. Linn. 



Gmel. p. 3226. 

 Shell oblong-oval, with tumid umbones. 



This is described by Gmelin as a very brittle, dia- 

 phanous shell, with unequal valves ; it is of a white 

 colour with a greenish outside, and resembles in shape 

 the Mya Pictorum; the tip and base are hardly closed; 

 the hinge has two approximate teeth in one valve, but 

 none in the other. 



Inhabits Java. 



