172 TELLINA. 



lida, from a few specimens found near Poole, and at 

 Weymouth, in Dorsetshire. Mr. Donovan found it, in 

 plenty, upon the sands on the south-east side of Tenby, 

 Pembrokeshire ; and Mr. Montagu, in Cornwall and De- 

 vonshire. 



PURPLE TELLEN. 



49. Tellina purpurascens. T. testa utrinque purpurascente. Linn. 



Gmel. p. 3237. 

 Shell entirely purple. 

 List. Conch, pi. 391. f. 230. 



This shell, which is figured by Lister, is an inch and 

 a half long, and two inches broad. Gmelin refers to 

 Gualtieri, pi. 77. f. L. and M. for varieties of this species, 

 but they are evidently distinct. 



ROUGH TELLEN. 



50. Tellina aspera. T. testa altero fine acuminata, intus lutescente, ex- 

 terius radiata, et striis transversis aspera. Linn. Gmel. 



Shell pointed at one end, radiated, and roughly striated transversely ; 

 yellowish within. 



This shell is described only by Gmelin, who says that 

 it is an inch and three quarters long, and three inches 

 broad. Its country is not mentioned. 



