202 TELLINA. 



The want of similitude between this and other Tellince 

 is so obvious, that it will justify the innovation. It 

 stands among the Solenes, in the tenth edition of the 

 Syst. Nat., whence, in a future edition, Linnaeus re- 

 moved it to its present situation. 



Gmelin's T. Bornii, p. 3231. No. 15, is the T. Fer- 

 roensis ; his T. complanata, p. 3239. No. 60. is the true 

 T. planata, p. 3232. No. 19 ; but his reference to Chem- 

 nitz, for that shell, must be rejected. T. vitrea, p. 

 3255. No. 34, is a variety of our T. tenuis. T. alata, 

 p. 3236. No. 40. is a Mytilus. T. rhomboides, p. 3237. 

 No. 50. is the Venus decussata; the specification is 

 abridged from Lister's Animalium Anglice, p. 171. who 

 says, ad ostium fluminis Tees, ripd Eboracensi, satis fre- 

 quenter reperiuntur. Gmelin has omitted the word 

 ostium, which is essential. T. vinacea, p. 3238, No. 

 51. is a Donax. T. zonata, p. 3238. No. 52. is the T. 

 tenuis. T. fluminalis, fluminea, and fluviatilis, p. 3242. 

 No. 79, 80, and 81. are placed, with more propriety, by 

 Chemnitz, in the genus Venus. T. purpurata, p. 3243. 

 No. 86, and T. purpurascens, p. 3237. No. 45, are not 

 distinct, species. 



