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fore part is obtuse, and, towards the inferior margin, 

 slightly corrugated. Length an inch and three quar- 

 ters, breadth two inches and a quarter. 



Described and figured by Chemnitz, from a specimen 

 in Spengler's Museum. 



OBLONG TELLEN. 



34. Tellina oblonga. T. testa oblonga, fragili, Jlavicante ; cardinis 

 dente primario, in altera valva, solitario, in altera duplici. Linn. 

 Gniel. p. 3234. 



Shell oblong, brittle, yellowish ; hinge with two primary teeth in one 



valve, and one in the other. 

 Chem. Conch. 6. pi. 10. f. 87. 



A very thin, egg-shaped shell, somewhat inflected 

 at one end ; the hinge not placed in the middle ; the 

 margins plain. Length about three quarters of an inch, 

 breadth rather more than an inch. 



Inhabits the European Ocean. Described only by 

 Chemnitz. 



SPENGLER'S TELLEN. 

 PL 37./. 2. Dr. Coombe. 



35. Tellina Spengleri. T. testa alba, transversim striata, utrinque bi- 

 fariam uncinata ; valva altera extrorsum, altera introrsum arcuatum 

 jlexa. Linn. Gmel. p. 3234. 



Shell white, transversely striated, with a row of spines running towards 

 each end in both shells ; one valve bending outwards, the other in- 

 wards. 



Lister Conch, pi. 398. f. 237. Spengler Besch. Berl. Naturf. 1. p. 

 387. pi. 9. f. 1. 3. Chem. Conch. 6. pi. 10. f. 88—90. Encyclop. 

 Method, pi. 287. f. 5. a. 6. 



A long, narrow, white shell, with a rosy tip, strongly 

 striated transversely, and ridged with teeth, or spines, 



