144 PROCEEDINGS OF THE ACADEMY OF [1887i 



Mod. Pneum. (Auric), iv, p. 848. Cox, Proc. Lin. Soc, N. S. W., 

 1881, p. 607. 



Pythia Savaiensis, Mousson, Jour, de Conch., 1869, p. 845 ; 1870, 

 p. 183. Pease, Proc. Zool. Soc, 1871, p. 477. Schmeltz, Cat. Mus. 

 GodefF., V, p. 87. Pfeiffer, Mon. Pneum. (Auric), iv, p. 841. Cox. 

 Proc Lin. Soc N. S. W., 1881, p. 618. Nevill, List, Moll. Ind. Mus. 

 p. 228. 



This species was found at Savaii by Dr. Grafte. I gathered 

 numerous examples at AVallis Island and in the Viti group. In 

 forests near the sea-shore. 



A solid, ovate, umbilicated (rarely imperforate), species 21 to 28 

 mill, long, of a corneous or yellowish-horn color, mottled with chest- 

 nut, rarely uniform light or dark chestnut and the varices spotted 

 with white. Aperture luteous. 



A larger and inore solid shell than the preceding species. 



AURICULA, Lamarck. 



A. subula, <in<i.V ;nicl (xainuird. 



Auricula subida, Quoy and Gaimard, Voy. Astrol., ii, p. 171, pi. 

 18, figs. 89, 40. Deshayes, Lam. Hist., viii, p. 834. Kuster, Auric, 

 p. 53, pi. 8, figs. 9, 10. Jay, Cat. Shells, 1850, p. 265. A. Adams and 

 Reeve, Voy. Samarang, p. 55, pi. 14, fig. 15, with animal. Pfeifter, 

 Auric, no. 147; Mon. Auric, i, p. 141. Gassies, Faun. Nouv. Caled., 

 p. 69. Paetel, Cat. Conch., p. 115. 



Pythia subula, Beck, Ind. Moll., p. 104. 



Ellohium subula, H. and A. Adams, Proc. Zool. Soc, 1854, p. 8 . 

 Gen. Moll., ii, p. 287. 



Auricula elom/ata, "Parreyss" Kuster, Auric, p. 58, pi. 8, figs. 6- 

 9. Jay, Cat. Sliells, 1850, p. 264. Pfeifter, Auric, no. 146; Mon. 

 Auric, i, p. 140. Morelet, Ser. Conch., p. 93. Mousson, Jour, de 

 Conch., 1871, p. 18. Paetel, Cat. Conch., p. 115. Schmeltz, Cat. 

 Mus. GodeflT., v, p. 88. 



Auricula Buddii, Parreyss, MS. 



Ellobium elouf/ufum, H. and. A. Adams, Proc Zool. Soc, 1854, p. 

 9i Gen. Moll., ii, ]). 237. 



Ellobium Oparicuin, H. and A. Adams, Proc Zool. Soc, 1854, p. 

 9 ; Gen. Moll., ii, p. 287. 



Auricula Oparica, Pfeifter, Mon. Auric, i p. 189; Syn. Auric, 

 no. 46 ; Novit. Conch., i, p. 28, pi. 7, figs. 14-16. 



Auriculus subulus, Pfeifter, Mon. Pneum. (Auric), iv, p. 860. 



Auriculus elongatus, Pfeifter, 1. c 



