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mediocriter convexis, costulis liris longitudinalibus decussatis, supra 

 subnodulosis ; apertura intus fasciis fuscis strigata ; columella alba. 

 Axis 14 poll. 



Habitat. The coast. 



Acephala. 

 Testacea. 



*Arca galactodes. Testa subrhomboidea, tumida, subsequilaterali, 

 antice subangulata, postice rotundata, multiradiata ; radiis exilissi- 

 mis auctus rugas decussantibus ; cardine mediocri terminis exteriori- 

 bus augulatis ; natibus laevibus remotiusculis, incurvatis ; raargine 

 lzevi ; epidermide fusca. Lat. 0*75, long. 0*5 poll. 



Habitat. Said to inhabit canals. 



*Mytilus niger. Testa oblonga, trigona ; cardine unidentato ; na- 

 tibus subincurvatis, decorticatis, sub epidermide albis, marginibus 

 purpurascentibus ; intiis margaritaceo-splendida, margine purpureo. 

 Long. 3'4 poll, lat. 1°7. 



Habitat. Said to inhabit canals. 



*Dreissena purpurascens . Testa oblonga subquadrata, radiato-pli- 

 cata, sub epidermide albo purpureoque ornata ; intus margaritacea ; 

 epidermide brunnea ; apice subincurvato, compressiusculo. Long. 

 1-5, lat. 0-8 poll. 



Habitat. Said to inhabit canals. 



*Modiola Senhousia. Testa transverse oblonga, subalata, gibba, 

 lseviuscula ; antice angustata, postice dilatata, intus iridescente ; 

 epidermide olivacea, obscure radiata ; ala natibusque strigis flexuosis 

 spadiceis ornatis ; basi leviter emarginata. Long. 1*2, lat. 0'6 poll. 



Habitat. Coasts of Chusan and Canton Province. 



*Anodon gibbum. Testa fragili, ovata, tumida, antice rotundata, 

 postice subalata, extremitate postica subangulata ; natibus concen- 

 tricis rugosis, rugis parallelis. subdistantibus, area postica radiis tri- 

 bus approximatis, leviter elevatis, rugosulis munita, margarita interius 

 albida, versus apicem aurantio-tabescente, versus marginem purpureo 

 viridique splendide margaritacea ; margine fusco ; epidermide oli- 

 vacea, obscure radiata. Long. 2'0, lat. 3*2 poll. 



Habitat. Canals. 



*Unio (Theliderma, Swainson) Lean, Gray. Testa crassa, sub- 

 ovata, compressa, umbonibus dentibusque cardinalibus extremitati 

 anticse angustiori approximatis ; valvar sinistra? dente cardinali inte- 

 riori margineque cardinali pene parallelis, ilia versus dentem lateralem 

 mediocriter productum spectante ; valvse dextrse dente cardinali unico 

 crenato ; valvis intus minime profundis ; margarita iridescente, pal- 

 lide salmonis colore tincta ; natibus minime prominentibus ; rugis 

 seriebus duabus e linea, umbonali divaricatis, posterioribus simplici- 

 bus, anterioribus, basalibusque nodulosis, testam exteriorem munien- 

 tibus ; epidermide flavo-olivacea. Long. 2, lat. 3 poll. 



Habitat. Said to inhabit fresh water at Chusan, and also Canton 

 River. 



*Unio (Theliderma) divergens. Testa crassa, an gulato- ovata, sub- 

 Ann. # Mag. N. Hist. Vol. ix. 2 K 



