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y. Engina elegans Dunker. 



DUNKER. Martini-Chemn. Conch. Cab. Ed. II, Vol. III, Turbinella, p. 33, PI. 8, fig. 4. 

 Reeve. Conch. Ie. Vol. III, Ricinula, fig. 20 [pulchrd). 



Stat. 159. o°59'.iS., I29°48'.8E. Halmahera Sea. 411 M. Coarse sand. 1 Spec. 

 Stat. 240. Banda. Reef. 1 Spec. 



I am not certain about the identification of the specimen from Stat. 159, which is a 

 young whitish (bleached?) shell. I have foliowed Mr. Melvill's opinion, with respect to the 

 synonymy of this species, which has by many authors been referred to Peristernia. (Cf. Proc. 

 Mal. Soc. Lond. III, p. 221). 



8. Engina contracta Reeve. 



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Reeve. Conch. Ie. Vol. III, Ricinula, fig. 32. 



TRYON. Man. of Conch. Vol. V, p. 193, PI. 62, fig. 41. 



Stat. 64. Kambaragi-bay, Tanah Djampeah. Up to 32 M. Coral and coralsand. 2 Spec. 

 Stat. 71. Makassar and surroundings. Up to 32 M. Mud, sand with mud, coral. 5 Spec. 

 Stat. 99. North-Ubian. 16 — 23 M. Lithothamnion^bottom. 2 Spec. 



Stat. 162. Between Loslos and Broken-islands, West coast of Salawatti. 18 M. Coarse and fine 



sand with clay and shells. 1 Spec. 



Stat. 164. i°42'.5 S., I30°47'.5 E. Halmahera Sea. 32 M. Sand, small stones and shells. 2 Spec. 



Stat. 240. Band^a. 9 — 45 M. Black sand, coral and Lithothamnion. 4 Spec. 



Stat. 285. South coast of Timor. 34 M. Limit between mud and coral. 2 Spec. 



Stat. 313. East of Dangar Besar, Saleh-bay. Up to 36 M. Sand, coral and mud. 2 Spec. 



I owe the identification of this species to Mr. E. A. Smith, for though I had recognized 

 the resemblance with Reeve's figure, his : "Hab. Panama and St. Elena, West Columbia" made 

 me very doubtful. Mr. Smith whom I asked about this question, thinks that locality may be 

 an error. Recently W. H. Dall (Report on a collection of shells from Peru, with a summary 

 of the littoral marine mollucca of the Peruvian Zool. province, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus. Vol. 3;, 

 Nov. 1909) enumerates E. contracta Reeve (1. c. p. 214) with the locality Gulf of Panama to 

 Guayaquil. For want of materials to get an opinion, I follow the suggestions of Mr. Smith. 



9. Engina (Pusiostoma) niendicaria Linné. PI. XXIV 7 , fig. 3. 



LlNNÉ. Syst. Nat. Ed. X, p. 731, N" 360. 



KlENER. Coq. Viv. Vol. III, Columbella, p. 48, PI. 6, fig. 1. 



Reeve. Conch. Ie. Vol. III, Ricinula, fig. 8. 



TRYON. Man. of Conch. Vol. V, p. 196, PI. 63, fig. 72, J},. 



Stat. 34. Labuan Pandan, Lombok. Coralreef. 3 Spec. 



Stat. ij. Sailus ketjil, Paternoster-islands. 27 M. Coral and coralsand. 6 Spec. 



Stat. 47. Bay of Bima, 55 M. Mud with patches of fine coralsand. 2 Spec. 



Stat. 50. Bay of Badjo, West coast of Flores. Up to 40 M. Mud, sand and shells. 1 Spec. 



Stat. 81. Pulu Sebangkatan, Borneo-bank. Reef. 1 Spec. 



Stat. 142. Laiwui, coast of Obi Major. Reef. 4 Spec. 



Stat. 193. Sanana-bay, East coast of Sula Besi. Reef. 1 Spec. 



The radula has the median tooth (M) slightly different from that figured by Troschel 



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