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Nat. Hist. 
traced^ Corhularia^ and Lithophaga, Amongst 
them are Mya truncata, Anatina laterna, Lutra- 
ria solenoides (Mya oblonga. Gmel.), Mactra 
Spengleri, M. gigantea, and M. stultorum, Cras- 
satella, Erycina cardioides, Unguiina transversa, 
Solenomya Mediterranea (very scarce), Amphi- 
desma, Corbula nucleus, Pandora, Saxicava, 
Fetricola, and Venerunis. The three last ere- 
nera perforate rocks, and malce their habita¬ 
tions therein. 
Table Y. The families, 'Nympliacea solenaria^ 
and N. tellinaria—CpncliceJiuviatiles and part of 
the Conchce marlncB. Amongst the Nymphacea, 
are the Sanguinolaria rosea (Solen sanguino- 
lentus. Gmel.), and S. rugosa (Venus deflorata. 
Gmel.), Psammobia ferroensis, various Tel- 
linse, Corbis fimbriata, Lucina pensylvanica,— 
several species of the genus Donax, and the 
genera Capsa and Crassina. Under the families 
of the Conchae, are Cyclas, Cyrena, and the very 
rare shell Galataea radiata (Venus subviridis. 
Gmel.), Cyprinae and part of the genus Cythe- 
rasa. 
Table 8 . Cytherceoe^ and part of the Veneres, 
containing several species of each genus. 
Table 9. The remainder of the genus Ve¬ 
nus, and the genus Venericardia, of which very 
few species are known, except in the fossil state. 
The family of the Cardiacea are also included 
ill this compartment, namely, the genera Car- 
dium, Cardita, Cypricardia (the two last were 
classed 
