168 TELLINA. 



Chemnitz described this shell from a specimen in 

 Spengler's Cabinet, and Gmelin has quoted Schroter 

 for a variety, under the title of Tellina papyracea alba 

 Spengleri. 



SCARLET TELLEN. 



42. Tellina coccinea. T. testa ovali, pellucida, coccinea, subtilitertrans- 



versim striata. Linn. Gmel. p. 3236. 

 Shell oval, pellucid, scarlet, finely striated transversely. 

 Chem. Conch. 6. pi. 12. f. 109. 



In this species there is a calosity near the hinge, like 

 what we meet with among the Solens; the inside is 

 scarlet and white. Length seven eighths of an inch, 

 breadth an inch and a quarter. 



Inhabits the Mediterranean. 



CHALKY TELLEN. 



43. Tellina calcarea. T. testa ovali, tenui, alba ; cardinis dente primario 

 in altera valvafisso, alterius fovea inserto. Linn. Gmel. p. 3236. 



Shell oval, thin, white ; hinge with the primary tooth, in one valve, 

 cleft ; in the other, inserted into a cavity. 



Chem. Conch. 6. pi. 13. f. 136. 



An oval shell, smooth, and very fragile, marked with 

 fine transverse striae, angular and inflected before, plain 

 and rounded behind. Length three quarters of an inch, 

 breadth rather more than an inch. 



Inhabits the sea round Ireland. 



