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VENUS ovalis. 
TAB. DLXVII .— figs. 1. & 2. 
Spec. Char. Transversely oval, and finely striated^ 
convex^ thin ; beaks not very prominent ; lu- 
nette obscure,, convex, smooth, elongated. 
Length little more than two-thirds the width ; the re- 
gular oval form and fine concentric striae distinguish 
this from every other Venus. 
From Blackdown, collected by H. H. Goodhall, Esq. 
Fig. 2. is probably a variety : it is so worn that it may- 
have lost the striae ; it differs slightly in the position of 
the beak, which is further removed from the centre ; it 
was found near Faversham in Kent. 
Both specimens are siliceous. 
VENUS Faba. 
TAB. DLXVII — /g. 3. 
Spec. Char. Transversely obovate, elongated,, finely 
striated, convex,, flattened in the middle ; sides 
unequal ; beaks very short. 
Much resembling the last, but it is less convex towards 
the beaks and less pointed at the sides ; the length is 
three-fourths of the width. 
A siliceous fossil from Blackdown. Casts also occur 
at Parham Park and Shanklin Chine. 
