210 



VENUS. VENUS-SHELL. Class VI. 



C. Oval; somewhat angular above the 

 cartilage. 



26. decus- Lin. Syst. 1135. No. 140). 

 sata. g m £m. 3294. 



Faun. Suec. No. 2146. List. 

 Conch, tab. 400. Jig. 239- 



Lin. Tr. viii. 88. t. 2.f. 6. 



Mont. Test. Br. 124. 



V. literata. Br. Zool. iv. Q6. 



* V. with a strong ovate shell ; the fore part 

 somewhat angular, marked in a net-like man- 

 ner, with frequent crenulated stria ; length an 

 inch and three quarters, breadth two inches 

 and a half. Tab. lx. Jig. 2. 



27. PULLAS- 

 TRA. 



Lin. Tr. viii. 88. t. 2./. 7- Mont. Test. Br. 125. 



* V. with an oblong ovate shell ; the fore part 

 angulated; stria most delicate, decussated; 

 of a pale brown or dull white color; very 

 nearly allied to the preceding, but may be dis- 

 tinguished to a certainty by three hinge-teeth, 

 like those of a comb, in each valve ; length an 

 inch and three-eighths, breadth two inches. 

 Inhabits the sea; common. 



