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Tellina. Romer has finished his valuable monograph (see 
Zool. Rec. viii. p. 167), giving a systematic arrangement, full 
descriptions, critical remarks upon, and very good figures of, a 
large number of species. The arrangement is as follows : — 
Sect. 1. Musculus (Morch) : Tellina radiata (L.). 
Sect, 2, TeUinella (Gray): T. virgata & linguafelis (Jj.'),pe7'na (Spengl.), &c. 
Siibsect. Arcopagia (Leach) : scohinata & remies (L.), crassa (Penn.), &c. 
Sect. 3. rcroneeoderma (Morch) : T. pimicea (Born). 
Sect. 4. Peroiuea (Poli): Bemiplanata (Spengl.) (Gmel,), pla- 
nata (L.), nitida (Poli). 
Sect. 5. Angulus (Miihlf.) : lanceolata (Chemn.), mcarnata (L.), exigua 
(Poli) tenuis, Dacosta], (Gronov.), &c. 
Sect. 6. Phylloda (Schumacher): foliacea (L.). 
Sect. 7. Tellinides (lumy.') : timoi'ensis sinuata (Spengl.), opalina 
(Chemn.). 
Sect. 8. (Morch) : ttdangidaiis 
Siihgen. Sb'igilla (Tiirt.) ; carnaria (L.). 
Subgen. Tellidora (Morch); crystallina (Chemn.), sch’ammi (R<5cl.), 
neti (Brod. & Sow.). 
Subgen. Metis (H. & A. Adams) : lacmiosa (Chemn.) ; mtastriata \mtussti'~'] 
(Say) (Phil.). 
Subgen. Macoma (Leach) ; haltica (L.). 
Sect, 9. Rexithmrus (Conrad, MS.) ; secta (Conrad). 
Subsect. Tellinungula (sect, n.) [ =; Macalia, ff anloyy T. h'uguien H 
(Hanl.). 
Subgen. Gastrana (Schumacber) ; ahildgaardiana (Spengl.) = gumaica 
(Q\\Qmx\.), polygona fragilis (Ij.). 
The new species and those not before figured are : — Tellina disculus (l)csh.), 
p. 79, pi. 22. figs. 4-0, New Zealand ; salmmca (Carp.), p.94, pi. 24. figs. 13- 
16, California ; simulans (C. B. Ad.), p. 99, pi. 26. figs, 4-6, Panama ; mellea, 
sp. n., p. 135, pi. 30. figs. 4-6, mouth of the Peiho ; Jlacca, Bp.n., p. 136, 
pi. 30. figs. 7-9, Red Sea ; erythrcea, sp. n., p. 137, pi. 30. figs. 10-13, Red 
Sea ; nibra (Desh.), p. 138, pi. 30. figs. 14-16, Ceylon ; gratiosa, sp. n., 
p. 170, pi. 34. figs. 10-12, Indian Seas. 
The Linnsoan species of Tellina are discussed in detail, with doubts as to 
Hanley’s interpretation of T, angulata, alhida, trifasciata, and 7‘eticulata, 
by E. Romer, in * Programm der hoheren Biirgerschule zu Cassel,’ 1871, 
pp. 1 - 18 . 
Tellina haltica (L.) and tenuis (Dacosta), from Kiel : Meyer & Mbbius, 
Fauna der Kieler Bucht, ii. pp. 101-106, pl.l6. figs. 14-19 and 11-13. 
T.Jedoensis and minuta, spp. nn., Lischke, Mai. Blatt. xix, p. 106, Bay of 
Yeddo. 
T. (Strigilla) romhergi (Morch), Romer, Mon. p. 187, pi. 36. figs. 13-16, 
Brazil; maga (Morch), id. 1. c. p. 189, pi. 37. figs. 4-6, Real Llejos. 
T. {Metis') turgida (Desh.), id. 1. c. p. 210, pi. 40. figs. 7-9, Philippines ; 
moluccensis (Martens), id. 1. c. p. 213, pi. 41. figs. 4-6, Batchian. 
T. {Macoma) incongrua (Martens), ^?. 1. c. p. 226, pi. 43. figs. 11-13, Japan ; 
vesicaria, sp. n., id. 1. c. p. 226, pi. 43. figs. 14-16, Guinea; dissimilis (Martens), 
p. 232, pi. 44. figs. 12-14, Japan ; tricostnta, sp. n., p. 236, pi. 49. figs. 10-12, 
1872. [voL. IX.] M 
