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36. Nassa (Hiina) tringa Souverbie. 



SOUVERBIE. Journ. de Conch. 1864, p. 272, PI. 10, fig. 7. 

 Trvon. Man. of Conch. Vol. IV, p. 47, PI. 15, fig. 251. 



Stat. 34. Labuan Pandan, Lombok. Coralreef. 1 Spec. 



Stat. 47. Bay of Bima, near South fort. 55 M. Mud with patches of fine coralsand. 1 Spec. 



Stat. 51. Madura-bay. 69 — 91 M. Fine grey sand, coarse sand with shells. 9 Spec. 



Stat. 133. Lirung, Salibabu-island. Reef. 1 Spec. 



Stat. 163. Seget, West entrance Selee-(Galewo)-strait. 29 M. Sand and stones, mixed with 



mud. 1 Spec. 

 Stat. 164. i°42'.5 S., i30°47'.5 E. Halmahera Sea. 32 M. Sand, small stones and shells. 2 Spec. 

 Stat. 285. South coast of Timor. 34 M. Limit between mud and coral. Lithothamnion. 4 Spec. 

 Stat. 310. 8°3o'S., II9°7'.5 E. Flores Sea. 73 M. Sand with few pieces of dead coral. 1 Spec. 



A variable species, agreeing however in this respect, with what Souverbie (1. c.) has 

 reported ; the Siboga-specimens are nearly plain-coloured or with conspicuous bands or only with 

 brown lines, their size is rather variable as well as the number of parietal and collumellar wrinkles. 



37. Nassa (Hima) païtpera Gould. 



GOULD. Proc. Bost. Soc. Nat. Hist. Vol. III, 1850, p. 155. 

 Trvon. Man. of Conch. Vol. IV, p. 47, PI. 15, fig. 246—250. 



Stat. S7- Sailus ketjil, Paternoster-islands. 27 M. and less. Coral and coralsand. 1 Spec. 



This specimen is rather small, being only J 1 /^ Mill. in length; it is somewhat bleached. 



38. Nassa (Hima) simisigera A. Adams. 



A. Adams. Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. 185 1, p. 100. 



REEVE. Conch. Ie. Vol. VIII, Nassa, fig. 113. 



Trvon. Man. of Conch. Vol. IV, p. 51, PI. 15, fig. 274. 



Stat. 2. Madura-strait. 56 M. Grey mud with some radiolariae. 1 Spec. 



Stat. 7. Near reef of Batjulmati (Java). 15 M. Coral and stones. 4 Spec. 



Stat. 33. Bay of Pidjot, Lombok. 22 M. and less. Mud, coral and coralsand. 65 Spec. 



Stat. 47. Bay of Bima, near South fort. 55 M. Mud with patches of fine coralsand. 44 Spec. 



Stat. 51. Madura-bay. 69 — 91 M. Fine grey sand, coarse sand with shells and stones. 3 Spec. 



Stat. 53. Bay of Nangamessi, Sumba. Up to 36 M. Coralsand. 40 Spec. 



Stat. 64. Kambaragi-bay, Tanah Djampeah. Up to 32 M. Coral, coralsand. 1 Spec. 



Stat. 71. Makassar and surroundings. Up to 32 M. Mud, sand with mud, coral. 9 Spec. 



Stat. 116. West of Kwandang-bay-entrance. 72 M. 2 Spec. 



Stat. 174. Waru- bay, North coast of Ceram. 18 M. Mud. 1 Spec. 



Stat. 193. Sanana-bay, East coast of Sula Besi. 26 M. 6 Spec. 



Stat. 213. Saleyer. Up to 36 M. Mud and mud with sand. 1 Spec. 



Stat. 260. Nuhu Jaan, Kei-islands. 90 M. Sand, coral and shells. 5 Spec. 



Stat. 261. Elat, West coast of Great Kei-island. 27 M. Mud. 44 Spec. 



Stat. 311. Sapeh-bay, East coast of Sumbawa. Up to 36 M. Mud and sand. 9 Spec. 



Stat. ? 33 Spec. 



Varying in nearly every respect, in size, shape, (more or less elongate), number and 

 development of ribs, some specimens being nearly smooth on last whorls, others more or less 



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