ƒ 'atlikt Recluz. 



R.ECL1 Ri . Zo I uvier. 1845, p. 48. 



Magazin de Zool. 1849, p. 53, PI. 131, fig. 2. 



Man. of Conch. Vol. VIII, p. 68, PI. 29, fig. 71. 



St.u. g .5 N., 1 1 E. Celebes Sea. 281 M. Coral, sand and stónes. 1 Spec. 



The specimen is ver) young, white under a brown epidermis. Tryon unites it ;ts a slight 

 modification to V. ligata Recl. It is characterized 1>\ its strong plication on the upper whorls. 

 .. as well as may be desired of such a small specimen, with the figure of Rei 



Vanikoro Orbignyana Recluz var. tricarinata Recluz. 



RE( 1.1/ in SOWERBY. Thes. Conch. PI. 482, fig. 24. 

 Tryon. Man. of Conch. Vol. VIII, p. 70, PI. 29, fig. 92. 



Stat. 71. Makassar and surroundings. Up to 32 M. Mud, sand with mud, coral. 1 Spec. 



The onlv specimen is strongly depressed. Reeve considers this form to be a variety oi 

 / Cumingiana Reeve, which is a synonym of V. Orbignyana. 



4. Vanikoro Recluziana Adams cv. Angas. 



ADAMS & ANGAS. Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. [863, p. 424. 

 ,mn. Man. of Conch. Vol. VIII, p. 70, PI. 29, fig. 87. 



Stat. 93. Pulu Sanguisiapo, Tawi-Tawi-islands, Sulu-archipelago. 12 M. Lithothamnion-bottom, 



sand and coral. 1 Spec. 



I cannot distinguish the only specimen trom the typical ones described b\ Adams and 

 Angas, from New South Wales. As it is young, it might be tliat adult specimens show 

 specific ditterences. 



lam. Naticidae. 

 Natica Adanson. 

 1. Natica zebra Lamarck. 



Lamarck. An. s. vert. I'.d. D.di. Vol. VIII, p. 643. 



ii'ii. Amb. Rariteitkamer, p. 76, PI. 22, fig. G? 

 PH1L1PPI. Martini-Chemn. Conch. Cab. Ed. II, Vol. II. Natica. p. iS, PI. 2, fig. [3, 14. 

 REEVE. Conch. Ie. Vol. IX. Natica, fig. 53. 

 Tryi n. Man. h. Vol. VIII, p. 10. PI. 2, fig. 32. 



Stat. 7. Near reef of Batjulmati (Java). 15 M. Coral and stones. 1 Spe< 



Stat. 50. Bay ol Badjo, \A I of Flores. Up to 40 M. Mud, sand and shells. 1 



Stat. 313. luist of Dangai Besar, Saleh-bay. Reef. 1 Spec. 



me authors are in doubt if the figure of Ki mimi belongs to this species, his description 

 is short and may be applied to more than one species: "Sommige zwart, sommige vaal, beide 

 met witte slangetjes geschilden". Subsequent authors describe this shell as white with yellow 

 ■ pf ': treaks. 



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