198 TELLINA. 



has since been found, abundantly, by Mr. Montagu, in 

 a small pond near the village of Wedhampton, in 

 Wiltshire. It diners from T. cornea in its subrhom- 

 boidal shape, projecting umbones, and compressed 

 margin. 



SPANISH TELLEN. 



92. Tellina Iberica. T. testa globosa, Icevi, nitida, margine deniata. 



Linn. Gmel. p. 3243. 

 Shell globular, smooth and polished, with a toothed margin. 

 Bonan. Recr. pi. 2. f. 33. Mus. Kirch. 2. f. 32. 



A small, thin shell, of a russet brown colour, some- 

 times yellowish-brown mixed with black. It has a pro- 

 jecting apex, and is about five eighths of an inch broad. 



Inhabits the shores of Spain. The T. Adrialica of 

 Gmelin, for which he has referred to Bonanni, Recreat. 

 pi. 2. f. 34. is only the interior view of the same shell. 



SINUOUS TELLEN. 



93. Tellina sinuosa.. T. testa subglobosa, aquivalvi, aquilatera ; striis 



transversis rarioribus. Linn. Gmel. p. 3243. 

 Shell subglobular, of equal valves, and equal sides, with a few transverse 



striae. 

 Gualt. Test. pi. 77. f. D. E. 



A shell about the size of a marble, of a whitish, or 

 reddish colour, and very faintly striated. 

 Gualtieri's figure D. resembles the T. lactea. 



