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Show 730 MR. E. A. SMITH ON WEST-AFRICAN SHELLS. [Dec. 5, fusco tincta, nitens; valva? concentrice fortiter costata?; valva-rum margines inter crenulatee. Diam. transversa 2 mill., diam. longit. 1\. Hab. Whydah. A very strongly ribbed species, one of the smallest of the genus, and the first recorded from West Africa, I believe. 28. PECTEN PSEUDAMUSIUM, Klein, Meth. Ost. p. 134, pl. 9. f. 31. Hab. Whydah. 29. OSTREA GUINEENSIS, Dkr. Novit. Conchol. Suppl. ii. p. 43, pl. 7. figs. 12-18. Hab. Whydah. This species was discovered by Dr. Tarns at Loanda, about 1400 miles south of Whydah. BRACHIOPODA. 30. LINGULA PARVA, sp. nov. (Plate LXXV. fig. 6.) Testa oblongo-ovalis, versus apicem parum attenuata, pallido flavida, Icevis; valvcc clausa?. Diam. transversa 5 mill., diam. longit. 10. Hab. Whydah. PTEROPODA. 31. BALANTIUM RECURVUM, Children, Journ. of Sci. Lit. & Arts, 1824. Hab. Whydah. GASTEROPODA. 32. TEREBRA FESTIVA, Desh. Journ. dc Conch, vi. p. 74, pl. 3. f. 4. Hab. West Africa. 33. TEREBRA (MYURELLA) MARGINATA, Desh. Journ. de Conch. vi. p. 86, pl. 4. f. 8. Hab. Whydah. 34. TEREBRA (MYURELLA) SOWERBYANA, Desh. Journ. de Conch, vi. p. 93, pl. 3. f.8. Hab. Whydah. 35. TEREBRA (ABRETIA) KNOCKERI, sp. nov. (Plate LXXV. fig. 7.) Testa elongato-subulata, pallide brunnea; infra suturam zona et ad peripheriam angustiore ornata; apex fuscus; anfractus primi 4 convexi, politi, cceteri plane convexi, longitudinaliter costati, in anfractu ultimo costee 16; apertura parva, angusta columella fusco tincta, modice contort a. Long. 20 mill., diam. 4. Hab. Whydah. |
