. Annals of the Lyceum of Natural History of New-York. Science. 66 Notes on Species of Corbiculadce. Fig. 11. 9. Corbicula rhomboidea, Prime. Corbicula rhomboidea, Prime. Acad. N. S. Phil. Proc. 127. 1861. Prime Cat. 3. 1863. C. testa ovato-transversa, subsequilaterali, tnmidnla, solicliuscula; utraque extrernitate obtusa; regulariter sulcata ; epi- dennide nitente, fuscescente vestita ; umbonibus tumi- dnlis, magnis, obliquis, profunde erosis; margarita albidolilacina; cardine incrassato; lunula ovato- lanceolata. Long. 23 ; lat. 19 ; diara. 14 mill. Hob.—Malacca. Collect. Cuming et Prime. Th
. Annals of the Lyceum of Natural History of New-York. Science. 66 Notes on Species of Corbiculadce. Fig. 11. 9. Corbicula rhomboidea, Prime. Corbicula rhomboidea, Prime. Acad. N. S. Phil. Proc. 127. 1861. Prime Cat. 3. 1863. C. testa ovato-transversa, subsequilaterali, tnmidnla, solicliuscula; utraque extrernitate obtusa; regulariter sulcata ; epi- dennide nitente, fuscescente vestita ; umbonibus tumi- dnlis, magnis, obliquis, profunde erosis; margarita albidolilacina; cardine incrassato; lunula ovato- lanceolata. Long. 23 ; lat. 19 ; diara. 14 mill. Hob.—Malacca. Collect. Cuming et Prime. The shell is solid, sub equilateral, and in- flated. The sides are obtuse. The beaks are large, inflated, and oblique. The lunula is quite distinct. The sulci are raised, thick, and regular. The epidermis is brown and polished. The interior is whitish-lilac, somewhat darker The hinge is broad and strong. The cardinal teeth are large, broad, flattened, and very strong. Somewhat allied to Corbicula brunnea, at least in shape and general external appearance ; it is however more solid, more inflated, the beaks are much larger and more tumid, the hinge is stronger and broader, the cardinal teeth are stronger and more flattened, and the color of the interior is not the Corbicula rhomboidea. on the margins. 10. Corbicula Kii'kii, nov. spec. C. testa parva, orbiculato-trigona, subinflata; latere postico obtuse-; umbonibus parvis, acutiusculis, incurvis, oppositis; regulariter et dense striata; epidermide nitente, flavescente vestita, ad umbones violacea radiata; lunula distincta, pallida, ovato-lanceolata; pagina interna pal- lide violacea ; cardine angusto ; margine superiore rotundato. Long. 16 ; lat. 14; diam. 9 mill. Hob.—Mozambique, Africae Centralis (fide Kirk). Col. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble
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