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Tellinid^e. 
Psammobia weinkauffi, Crosse, Journ. Ooncli. p. 17, pi. 2. fig. 4, from Air 
geria. — Psammobia reffularis, Carpenter, Ann. & Mag. Nat. Hist. 1864, xiii. 
p. 312, from Cape St. Lucas, California. 
TeUinOi {Peronceodermd) ocAracea, Carpenter, c. p. 311, Cape St. Lucas, 
California. 
Angulus variegatus, Carpenter, 1. c. xiv. p. 423, from Monterey. 
Mcera salmoneay Carpenter, 1. c. p. 423, from San Francisco, resembling 
Macoma crassula (Desh.). 
Donax saigonensis^ Crosse et Fischer, Joum. Conch, p. 323, pi. 13. f. 7, from 
Saigon, Cochinchina. 
lacra, g. n., H. et A. Adams, Ann. & Mag. Nat. Hist. 1864, xiii. p'. 308. 
I. japonica, H. et A. Adams, from Japan. 
Mesodesma obiusa, Crosse et Fischer, Joufn. Conch, p. 350, from S. Australia. 
Venerid^. 
i)r. Ed. Romer*, wlio has occupied hipaself for many years with 
the special study of this family, published a paper in PfeiflPer^s 
Malak. Blatt., entitled Beschreibung neuer Arten von Venus 
{Descriptions of new species of Venus), pp. 119-123; and a 
second, Kritische Uebersicht siimmtlicher zur Gattung Venud 
gehbrcndeh Arten dcs Subgenus Katdysia^^ (a critical synopsis 
oi all the species of the genus Venus belonging to the subgenus 
pp. 169-176. 
I'en species, among which are Venus aphrodina (Lam.)=y?eromi 
(Lam.), V. exalbida (Chemn.), and V. astaftoides (Phil.). The 
subgenus was established by the author in a former publication, 
as early as 1857. H. and A. Adams placed these species with 
F. gallind (L.) in their subgenus Chamelea. 
Mr. Reeve has figured the following species of Venus in 
Conch. Icon. As most of them are without description or illus- 
tration of the hinge or pallial impression, it would be hazardous 
to offer any opinion as to their natural aflSnities : — 
Venus cuneiformis, 120, hab. — ?, approaching V. aphrodina (Lam .) ; 
V, tasmanica, 121, Tasmania, type of V. mitis (Desh.) ; V. sallei, 124, Bird’s 
Island, Caribbean Sea ; V. irregtdaris, 134, mouth of the Gaboon j V. lay- 
ardij 136, Ceylon, type of V. mitis (Desh.) j V. cerina (C. B. Adams MS.) 
idO, hab. — P ; V. globidusj 141, hab. — ? 
Callista accincta, Homer, Mai. Bliitt. p. 121, from the Philippines. 
Callista poUicaris, Caipenter, Ann. & Mag. Nat. Hist. 1864, xiii. p. 312, 
Cape St. Lucas, California (=prora, teste Peeve 1. c. p. 340). — Callista puella 
(? pannosa^ var.). Carpenter, /. c., from Cape St. Lucas, 
* We may mention that Dr. Homer published a monograpli of the genus 
Posinia {Artemis), Avith very line illustrations, in 1862; and is now cngagod 
in the publication of a one of Venus, two parts of Avhich have been 
issued now (May 1865), by Th. Fischer, in Cassel. 
