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VBLORITA. 209
Genus VELOEITA.
Velorita, Gray, 1834, in Griffith, Animal Kingdom, xii, 1834, pi. 31,
fig. 5 (misprinted Villorita); Wjnops. B. M. 184:^, p. 75; P. Z. S. xii,
1847, p. 184 ; A. M. N. H. ser. 2, ai, 1853, p. 38.
Cyrena, Gray, Ann. Phil. n. ser. ix, 1825, p. 137.
Venus, Gray, in Wood, Index Test., Suppl. 1828, pi. 2, fig. 14.
Villorita, Dunker. 1846 (misprint); Ci/renodontce, Johannis, Mag.
Zool. 1836, pi. 70.
Velorita, IJeshayes, Cat. Brit. Mus., Conchif. p. 240; Prime, Cat.
Corbiculidas, 1869-70, p. 141; Clessin, in Martini & Chemnitz,
1879, p. 224.
TYPE, Velorita cypriiioides. Gray, from the Philippine Islands.
Range. S. India and the Phihppines.
Shell triangularly cordiform, solid, with well marked lunule ;
umbones prominent; dorsal margin thick ; hinge bearing on each
valve three oblique cardinal teeth ol: which the anterior in the
right and the posterior in the left valve are obsolete ; lateral teeth
finely striate: the anterior sliort, strong, triangular, closely
situated to the cardinal teeth ; the posterior compressed, elongated,
diverging; pallial line leaving a sinus scarcely noticeable at its
junction with the posterior adductor impression of the valves.
•Animal unknown.
335, Velorita cyprinoides (Gray).
Cyrena cyprinoides, Gray, Ann. Phil. n. ser. ix, 1825, p. 130.
Venus cyprinoides. Gray, Wood, Index Test., Sappl. 1828, pi. 2,
fig. 14. '
Velorita cyprinoides, QT&y in Griffifth, Animal Kingdom, xii, 1834,
pi. 31, fig. 5; Deshayes, Cat. Brit. Mus., Conchit'. 1854, pp. 240-
241; Prime, Cat. Corbiculidaj, 1869-70, p. 141, no. 2; Clessin,
in Martini & Chemnitz, 1879, pp. 224-295, pi. 42, figs. 3 & 4.
Original description:—Testa cordato-trigona, gibba, olivacea,
concentrice sidcata ; cardine incrassata, dentibus lateralibus
IsBvibus, anteriori conico caeteris approximate.
Long 3i'5, lat. 33'o mm.
The habitat is undoubtedly Southern India, the original locality
"Japan" and later "? Philippines," the latter quoted by Prime
in his * Cat. CorbiculidsB,' are certainly both erroneous.
The following dimensions are taken from authentic Malabar
'Coast specimens in the British Museum :—
Long.
Lat. .
Diam.
1.
41
39
30
2.
31
29
22-5
3.
29 mm,
28-5 mm.
21 mm.