508 GASTROPODA. [Pectinibranchia. 



Animal unknown. 

 Type in my collection. 



ffab. Near the Snares, in 50 fathoms (Captain Bollons). 

 Remark. The species is allied to D. psila, Sut., which is larger and 

 has distinct spiral lines. 



4. Daphnella cancellata, Hutton, 1878. Plate 46, fig. 28. 



Daphnella cancellata, Hutton, J. de Conch., xxvi, 1878, 18 ; M.N.Z.M., 45 ; 

 Suter, T.N.Z.I., xxxviii, 332. Daphnella limneiformis, Kiener : Hutton, 

 P.L.S. N.S.W., x, 118; Suter, T.N.Z.I., xxxi, 75; Index, 71; not of 

 Kiener. 



Shell ovate-fusiform, rather thin, finely cancellated, whitish, with 

 longitudinal zigzag bands of brown. Sculpture consisting of numerous 

 close sharp spiral ridges, usually coarser and finer spirals alternating, 

 cancellated by equidistant slightly flexuous axial sharp threads, 

 arcuate on the narrow shoulder. Colour whitish, with zigzag axial 

 bands of brown ; on the spire-whorls white is predominant, brown on 

 the body- whorl ; protoconch rufous; aperture bluish -white within. 

 Spire conic, turreted, outlines somewhat convex, of the same height 

 as the aperture. Protoconch small, sharply conic, smooth. Whorls 

 about 8, first slowly then rapidly increasing ; spire-whorls lightly 

 convex below the narrow and flattishly sloping shoulder ; body-whorl 

 moderately rounded, the base a little contracted. Suture superficial. 

 Aperture high and rather narrow, narrowly angled above, with a 

 short broad canal below, its base truncated. Outer lip vertical, very 

 lightly convex, slightly contracted below, with a distinct broadly 

 rounded sinus at the suture, produced forward in a curve below it ; 

 the edge sharp and finely crenate inside. Columella slightly concave, 

 turned to the left below ; excavated on meeting the faintly convex 

 parietal wall. Inner lip thin and narrow, some of the lower spirals 

 passing over it. 



Diameter, 5mm.; height, 12-7 mm. (type). Diameter, 8mm.; 

 height, 22 mm. (adult specimen). 



Animal unknown. 



Type in the Otago Museum, Dunedin. 



Hob. Auckland Harbour, living specimens occasionally thrown 

 up after storms (T. F. Cheeseman), type ; Stewart Island. 



Fossil in the Pliocene. 



5. Daphnella chariessa, Suter, 1908. Plate 22, fig. 12. 



Daphnella chariessa, Suter, T.N.Z.I., xl, 1907 (1908), 351, pi. 27, f. 9. 

 Shell very small, fusiform, thin and fragile, spirally lirate, white. 

 Sculpture consisting of narrow sharply elevated spiral lirre below the 

 protoconch, 4 on the third and fourth, 5 on the penultimate whorl, 

 and about 14 on the body-whorl, the interstices slightly broader than 

 the lirte, and ornamented with fine dense straight growth-lines. 

 Colour white. Spire elevated conic, a little higher than the aperture ; 



