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It is doubtful whether many of the foregoing references, which 

 record M. caffer from all parts of the Indian and Pacific Oceans, 

 really relate to Kuster's species. 



var. MINOR, Kiister. 



1839 Conovulus ater, Miihlf., Anton, Verz. Conch. Samml. p. 48 



(without characters). 

 1844 Auricula caff r a, var. minor, Kiist., Conch. Cah. p. 36. pi. 5 (1843), 



f. 6, 8. D.F. 



Described from Ohetaroa, and probably quite distinct from the 

 South African form. 



477. MELAMPUS KUSTERI (Krauss). 



1842 ?? Auricula mo/7e,Lam.,Eve., Conch. Syst.ii.p.l06.pl.l87,f.8. F. 

 1844 ,, kusteri, Krs., Kiist., Conch. Cab. p. 34. pi. 4 (1843), 



f. 10-13. D.F. 



1856 Melampus Pfr., Mon. Auric, p. 33. D. 



1857 ,, Cat. Auric, p. 23. D. 

 Type in Stuttgart Museum. 



Hab. NATAL. Mouth of Umlaas Eiver (Krauss). 



var. OBLONGUS, Kiister. 



1844 Auricula kusteri, Krs., var. oblonga, Kiist., Conch. Cab. p. 34. D. 

 Hab. NATAL. Mouth of Umlaas Eiver (Krauss). 



478. MELAMPUS LIVIDUS (Deshayes). 



1830 Auricula livid a, Desh., Enc. Meth. Vers, ii. p. 91. D. 



1838 ,, Hist. nat. An. s. Vert. viii. p. 338. D. 



1844 ,, Kiist., Conch. Cab. p. 44. pi. 6 (1843), 



f. 21. D.F. 



1848 ,, Krs., Siidafr. Moll. p. 81. A r . 



1854 Melampus liddus, Lin. ( = Zu-zWa, Desh.),H.A. Ad.,P.Z.S.p.lO. 



1856 Desh., Pfr., Mon. Auric, p. 40. D. 



1857 ,, Cat. Auric, p. 29. D. 



1878 Auricula livid a, Lin., Sow., Conch. Icon. pi. 7, f. 58. D.F. 

 1882 Melampux liridus, Desh., Morel., J. de C. xxx. p. 101. N. 

 1897 von Mts., D.-O.-Afr. p. 264. D. 



Specimens ex auct. in Ecole des Mines, Paris. 



Hab. NATAL. Mouth of Umlaas Eiver (Krauss ; Burnup). '? juv. 

 in Durban Bay (Burnup). 



Also chronicled from Mayotte, Eeunion, Mauritius, Seychelles, &c. 



