170 HELIX-HADRA. 



Hedley writes, on the authority of Brazier, that the true locality 

 of this species is in the vicinity of Port Denison, not " Aureed Island,. 

 Torres Straits " as first reported. 



H. JOHNSTONEI Brazier. PI. 34, fig. 5. 



Shell deeply perforated, globosely turbinated, rather thick, finely 

 striated, banded with spiral chestnut bands, one very broad at the 

 suture ; whorls 6J, moderately convex, last whorl large 'and descend- 

 ing in front ; aperture ovately lunate, diagonal ; peristome white, 

 moderately reflected, margins approximating, columellar thickened 

 and expanded over the perforation. (Brazier.} 



Alt. 14, greater diam. 20, lesser 16 lines. 



Bowen, Port Denison, Queensland, Australia. 



H. (Hadra) johnstonei BRAZIER P. Z. S. 1875, p. 32, t. 4. f. 2. 



This species somewhat resembles H. incei in its markings, but is 

 more conical, and has a thick, white and reflected peristome. (Bra- 

 zier.) 



H. CREEDI Cox. PL 47, figs. 85, 86. 



Shell deeply, openly, but rather narrowly perforated, globosely 

 depressed, finely striated by lines of growth, dull fawn colored, 

 darker towards the apex of the spire, ornamented by two brown 

 bands, one forming a fine dark margin to the suture, the second 

 rather above the periphery; whorls 5*, convex, the last rapidly 

 increasing in size, rather inflated, descending in front, spire slightly 

 raised, margin broad, impressed ; aperture oblique, thinly enamelled, 

 shining and whitish within ; peristome a little thickened and broadly 

 reflected, margins somewhat approached, joined by a thin shining 

 callus ; columellar margin dilated, slightly covering the umbilicus. 

 (Cox.) Alt. "70, greater diam. 1'05, lesser '82 inch. 



CadelVs Straits, North Coast of Australia. 



H. ereedi Cox, Monogr. Austr. L. Sh., p. 110, t. 19, f. 2, 2a. 1868, 

 PFR. Monogr. Hel. Viv. vii, p. 396. 



H. WESSELENSIS Cox. PI. 58, figs. 20, 21, 22. 



Shell deeply, openly and rather broadly umbilicated, globosely 

 depressed, white, thin, transparent, shining, very faintly striated by 

 lines of growth, ornamented by two orange-brown bands, one very 

 narrow forming a margin to the suture below, the second narrow 

 above the periphery ; whorls 5, flat above, rounded, and rather 

 dilated below, gradually increasing in size till the last J turn when 



