MOM. i sr.\. i. -SMITH. '.'i 



For other references and localities sec Suirr. .Manual New Zealand Molluseaj p. 

 loon ( I '.H:!). Tins is the <>nlv species of cockle found in New Zealand. 



:,'linnHi-ii. Ouov and (Jaimard. 



fni'ii zi'luiiilifii. < v >. ami (!.. Yny. " Astmlalic." /mil., vol. III. ]i. TilT. pi. *.">, li^s. 7-9 

 i is:;:,) : Sut.T. Man. N./. .M,.ll.. |,. ln|:;. ,,1. LXI. iiys. Hi, ln\. 



Station l:i I. Spirits Buy. near North Cape, north of New Zealand : I 1 -Jii fathoms. 

 A single valve with egg-capsules of a (lastropod attached. 



:><;. Xi/iatri/ti xnii/ii (Wright ). 



Xinixitiii-ii unii/ii, Wright, Trans. Limi. Sue., \ol. XXV. j>. ~>l>7. ]>1. <i-">. tiL,'s. !i-l.") (lsii">). 

 Teredo (Xylotrya) savlii : Sutcr. Man. N.X. M..1L. p. IOL'1. pi. LV. figs. 8A-8B (1914). 



The 1 single specimen in the collection was taken from the Imll of the 'Terra 

 Nova in Lyttelton Harlioiir. The general stnictureof the shell agrees with specimens 

 of A', xinilii. jircscnti'd to the British Museum Ky Mr. Sutcr. Imt the character of the 

 palk'ts is somewhat different, tin- joints lieiuu- drawn-out and arranged closely together. 



3. WEST OF FALKLAND ISLANDS. 



1. Milfi/ill'ifi A' i/'ifl. D. Sp. PI. II, HIT. 4. 



Shell depressed turltiuate, narrowh' umliilicate, thin, whitish, opalescent : whorls 

 5, the apical one smooth, glossy, rounded, opaijue white, the rest rather convex, 

 ornamented with spinil thread-like cords, four on the second whorl. al>out six or 

 seven on the next, ei^'ht or nine on the penultimate, and aliout forty on the liod\- 

 whorl : the threads vary in thickness, some being very much more slender than 

 others; the body-whorl is olituselv suliangled at the periphery and in the umbilical 

 region is opaque white, smooth except for some growth-lines: the whole surface of the 

 shell exhibits curved lines of growth, but they are not strong enough bo make the 

 spiral liraj distinctly gran use ; the aperture is pearly within, large, subcircular : outer 

 lip thin ; coluniella obliquely arcuate, thickened, white, retle.xed, appressed to the 

 umbilical region. 



Greater diameter j 14 mm. : lesser diameter. 1 1' : height. 1 1'. Aperture. 7 mm. across. 



Station :!8. West of Falkland Islands: li'.". fathoms. 



Three specimens O f this beautiful shell were obtained. The manner in which 

 the coluniella is retlexed and appressed to the shell is a peculiar feature. 



2. Glypteuthria <i<-t<iiun<ihi. n. sp. IM. II. ti'.;'. 5. 



Shell slender, with a long acuminate spire, dirlv whitish, spotted irregularly 

 with a light reddish colour: whorls s. 1 ,, lirst one and a half smooth, rounded, pale 

 brown, forming a mammillated apex, the following whorls almost ilat at the sides. 



