TELLINA. TELLEN. 
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the red rays : hinge close to the abrupt end, with a cloven 
tooth and lateral plate in one valve, and a single pointed 
oue in the other: length about half an inch • breadth an 
inch, 
Western coasts, Dublin and Bantry bays. v. v. 
4 11. Tellina Ferroensis. Carnation Telien. 
Lister , pi. 394. f. 241— Pennant , pi. 50. f. 3— Da Costa , 
pi. 14. f. 1— Woody pi. 45. f. 1— Dorset Cat. pi. 6*. f. 1. 
Tellinatrifasciata. Donovan , pi. 60. 
Shell oblong oval, flattish, rounded at one end and an¬ 
gular at the other, with an elevated ridge running obliquely 
from the hinge to the angular point, finely striate trans- 
Tcrsely, the stria) turning upwards in an angular manner 
over the ridge at the anterior end, where they are crossed 
by a fen'raised lines running from the hinge to the abrupt 
part: color deep red towards the front margin, paler about 
the hinge: with whitish irregular longitudinal rays which 
sre frequently disposed in threes ; inside white: hinge 
nearly central, with a single cloven tooth in one valve and 
two.in the other; the lateral plates very obscure : length 
three-quarters of an inch y breadth nearly two inches. 
On most sandy coasts, v. v . 
12. Tellina punicea. Cross-lined Telien. 
Dorset Cat. pi. 7- f- 5— Wood , pi. 39. f. 1. 
Tellina insequistriata. Donovan , pi. 123. 
Shell oval-oblong, strong, flattish, rounded at one end, 
the other somewhat angular and sloping, strongly striate 
transversely and crossed with fine longitudinal lines : co¬ 
lor yellowish-white, often deep purple towards the hinge, 
rarely pale red with whitish bands and tinged with yellow 
at the hinge in a kind of ray reaching half way down : 
leaks small, pointed, nearly central: hinge with the pri¬ 
mary teeth cloven, the lateral ones remote and prominent: 
length three quarters of an inch j breadth an inch and a 
quarter. 
Dorset coasts, and North Britain: rare. v. m. 
* 13. Tellina depressa. Flat Telien. 
Donovan , pi, 163— Wood. pi. 45. f. 3— Dorset Cat. pi. 5. 
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