MOLLUSCA. 289 
liab. — P 2'ivchi Icvidensis, pi. 7. llg. 0^ liab. — ? Mcrctriv comprcssn, pi. 10. 
lig. 2, China, 
Romer, Ed. Kritische Uebersicht sammtliclier Arten der ziir 
Gattung Venus gehdrenden Untergatt ungen Mercenaria 
und Gemma. [Critical synopsis of all the species belonging 
to Mercenaria and Gemma, subgenera of the genus Venus.] 
Mai. Blatt. xii. pp. 134-141. [Seven species of Mercenaria, 
one of Gemma.] 
. Kritische Uebersicht aller Arten der zur Gattung Venus 
gehorenden Untergattung Gomphina. Ibid. pp. 141-144. 
[Four species.] 
. Kritische Uebersicht aller Arten der zur Gattung Venus 
gehdrenden Untergattung Anaitis. Ibid. pp. 153-173. 
[Twenty-six species] . 
These papers are preliminary to the continuation of the above- 
mentioned monograph of Veneridee. 
Venus hennerleyi, sp. n., Carpenter, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sc. Philacl. 1805, 
p. 57, Puget Sound. 
Mercenaria fulgurans, sp. n., Tryon, Am. Journ. Conch, i. p. 297, pi, 20, 
Tampa Pay, Florida. 
[ Cytherea] Amiantis, a new subgenus, proposed by Carpenter, Ann. & Mag. 
Nat. Hist. XV. p. 178. Ilinder tooth of both valves wrinkled. Type Cytherea 
callosa (Conrad), not Venus eallosa (Sow., Hoove, Desh.), California. 
Psephis, g. n.. Carpenter, type Chione lordi (Baird), Proc. Acad. Nat. Sc. 
Philad. 1805, p. 60, and Crosse, Journ. Conch, xiii. p. 135. — Psephis tellimyalis, 
sp. n.. Carpenter, Journ. Conch, xiii. p. 135, California. 
dree (Lioconeha) newcombiana, sp. n., Gabb, Proc. Calif. Acad. Nat. Sc. 
1805, p. , California. 
dementia subdiaphana, sp. n.. Carpenter, Proc, Acad. Nat. Sc. Philad. 
1805, p. 60, Puget Sound. ' 
Tapes hoberti, Brusina, Verhandl. zool.-bot. Gesellsch. Wien, p. 31, Dal- 
matia. Near 7\ aurea, perhaps identical with T. indlastra. 
Tapes laciniata, sp. n.. Carpenter, Journ. Conch, xiii, p. 130, S, Diego, 
California. 
Saxidomus brevisiphonatus, sp. n.. Carpenter, Proc. Zool. Soc. 1805, p. 203, 
? Vancouver Island, ? Japan. 
Glauconomid;i^. 
Glauconome oblonga) sp. ii.. Prime, Ann. Lyc. Nat. Hist. New York, viii. 
1805, May, Singapore. 
CVRENlDiE. 
Cyrena proxuna and siamica, sp. n., Prime, Ann. Lyc. Nat. Hist. viii. 1804, 
p. 67, Siam j C. ponderosa, sp. n.. Prime, 1. c., Philippines j C. bernardina, 
sp. n.. Prime, 1. c., New Caledonia ; C. cyprineeforinis, sp. n.. Prime, 1. c., 
Australia; C. rcgidaris, sp. n.. Prime, /. c., locality unknown; 
1865. [voL. II.] 
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