TELLINA 



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and one in the other ; lateral teeth strong and promi- 

 nent. Length two inches ; breadth two and a quarter. 



Inhabits the Indian Ocean. 



This shell was first described by Lister, who has 

 represented the species much better than either Rum- 

 phius, or Petiver. 



SMOOTH TELLEN. 

 PL 37./. 1. Mr. Jennings. 



68. Tellina laevis. T. testa suborbiculata, compressa, albida; cardinis 



dente primariofisso. 

 Shell somewhat orbicular, compressed, and whitish ; primary tooth of 



the hinge cleft. 

 List. Conch, pi. 266. f. 102. Born Test pi. 2. f. 11. Chem. Conch. 6. 



pi. 12. f. 112. 



This shell has been considered the same as the fol- 

 lowing species, or T. Remies of Linnaeus, though they 

 differ very essentially. The T. Icevis is rounded at one 

 end, and somewhat angular, and inflected, at the other ; 

 the surface is smooth, or very finely, and almost imper- 

 ceptibly striated transversely. The shell is white both 

 within and without, but sometimes tinged with straw 

 colour, disposed in bands on the outside, and uniform 

 within. The hinge has two teeth in one valve, and one 

 in the other ; lateral teeth strong, one near the hinge, 

 the other remote. Length of large specimens two in- 

 ches and a half; breadth three inches and a quarter. 



Inhabits the West Indies, and was first noticed by 

 Lister. 



