146 PROCEEDINGS OF THE ACADEMY OF [1887. 



ii, p. 311. Martens, Ostas, Zool, ii, p. 262. Paetel, Cat. Conch., p. 

 118. Pease, Proc. Zool. Soc, 1871, p. 477. 



TrmicaieUa Vitiana, Gould, Proc. Bost. Soc. Nat. Hist., 1847, p. 

 208 ; Exp. Exp. Shells, p. 109, fig. 126 ; Otia, Conch., p. 40. H. 

 and A. Adams, Gen. Moll., ii, p. 6. Mousson, Jour, de Conch., 1869, 

 p. 356; 1870, p. 195. Paetel, Cat. Conch., p. 118. Schmeltz, Cat. 

 Mus. Godeff., v, p. 104. 



Truncatella Vitiaoea, Mousson, Jour, de Conch., 1865, p. 185. 



Taheltla Vitiana, Pease, Proc. Zool. Soc, 1871, p. 477. 



Truncatella conspieua, "Bronn," PfeifFfer, Mon. Auric, (appendix), 

 i, p. 184. Paetel, Cat. Conch., p. 118. Layard, Cat. Land and Fresh- 

 water Shells, N. Coaled., p. 1. 



Common just above high-water mark in sheltered places. It 

 occurs also in Tonga, Ellis and Yiti groups, and is diffused through- 

 out Melanesia and the East India Islands. 



A solid, slightly tapering, cylindrical shell, of a white, luteoas, 

 corneous, or ruddy corneous color, with 4* slightly convex persist- 

 ent whorls. The sculpture consists of nearly erect, obtuse ribs (25 

 to 35), on the body whorl. Peristome slightly auriculate at the 

 suture. Length 6 to 8 mill.. 



MOUSSONIA, 0. Semper. 

 M. typica, 0. Semper. 



Pupa problematica, Mousson, Jour, de Couch., 1865, p. 176. 



Moussonia typica, O. Semper, Jour, de Conch., 1865, p. 296. 

 Crosse, Jour, de Conch., 1866, p. 354, pi. 10, fig. 9. Pease, Proc. 

 Zool. Soc, 1871, p. 476. Paetel, Cat. Conch., p. 118. Schmeltz, Cat. 

 Mus. Godeffi, v, p. 102. 



Paxillus {Moussonia) typica, INIousson, Jour, de Conch., 1869, p. 

 355. 



Diplommatina prohlematica (Moussonia), Stoliczka, Jour. Asiat. 

 Soc, 1871, p. 156. {Moussonia), Pfeiffer, Mon. Pneum. iv, p. 92. 



A minute conical, dark colored species with turreted spire, 7 ob- 

 liquely costulate whorls and small, rounded aperture and a columella 

 tooth. 



Found at X^polu l)y Dr. Griiffe. 



OSTODES, Gould. 

 0. tiara. Gould. 



Oyclostoma tiara, Gould, Proc. Bost. Soc. Nat. Hist., 1847, p. 

 204; Exp. Exp. Shells, p. 101, fig. 116. 



