PLATE XLlf. 



Venus exoleta, antiquated. Penn. Br. ZooL No. 49. tab. 54. 55,—* 



49 k 49 A. 

 Pectunculus planus, crassus, striis capillaceis dense striatus. Capil- 



laceus, Hair-streaked. Da Costa. Brit. 



Conch, p. 187. sp. 2£.—Tab. 12. fig. 5. 5. 



Found In plenty on several of the British shores, as Cornwall, Dor- 

 setshire, Devonshire, and Yorkshire ; also in the isle of Guernsey, 

 and those of the Orkneys. 



FIG. II, 

 VENUS SINUOSA. 



A. INDENTED VENUS SHELL. 

 SPECIFIC CHARACTER. 



Thin, convex, a deep obtuse^ra^, or bending on the front. Penn, 

 Br. ZooL p. 95. sp. 51. 



Figured and described by Pennant, from a specimen in the Portland 

 cabinet, that was found at Weymouth. The shell we have figured 

 is in the collection of the Rev. T. Rackett. 



