The specimens, as may be expected, vary much in size, shape and above all in coulour, the 

 specimen from Stat. 53 is very young and belongs to C. corona ta Duclos non Sow., which according 

 to many authors is merely a variety; with a view on my private materials, I think this is right. 



5. Columbella varians Sowerby. 



SOWERBY. Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. 1832, p. 118. 



Thes. Conchyl. Vol. I, p. 117, PI. $j, fig. 47 — 50. 



Reeve. Conch. Ie. Vol. XI, Columbella, fig. gr. 

 Tryon. Man. of Conch. Vol. V, p. 110, PI. 45, fig. 97 — 99. 



KoBELT. Martini-Chemn. Conch. Cab. Ed. II, Vol. III, Columbella, p. 65, PI. 8, fig. 13 — 18; 

 PI. 9, fig. 1—4. 



Stat. 78. Lumu-Lumu-shoal, Borneo-bank. Reef. 1 Spec. 



Stat. 152. Wunoh-bay, N.-E. coast of Waigeu-island. Reef. 1 Spec. 



6. Columbella amirantium Smith. 



Smith. Rep. Zool. Coll. "Alert", p. 494, PI. 44, fig. K. 

 Stat. 240. Banda. 9 — 45 M. Black sand, coral and Lithothamnion. 1 Spec. 

 I owe the identification of this specimen to Mr. Melvill. 



7. Columbella (Mitrella) ligula Duclos. 



DUCLOS. Chenu Illustr. Conch. PI. 11, fig. 11 — 16. 



KlENER. Coq. Viv. Vol. VIII, Columbella, p. '25, PI. 13, fig. 2. 



SOWERBY. Thes. Conchyl. Vol. I, p. 123, PI. 38, fig. 83 — 85. 



REEVE. Conch. Ie. Vol. XI, Columbella, fig. 96. 



Tryon. Man. of Conch. Vol. V, p. 119, PI. 47, fig. 55. 



KOBELT. Martini-Chemn. Conch. Cab. Ed. II, Vol. III, Columbella, p. 78, PI. 11, fig. 1 — 5. 



Stat. 144. North of Salomakieë-(Damar)-island. Reef. 1 Spec. 



Stat. 240. Banda. 9 — 45 M. Black sand, coral and Lithothamnion. 6 Spec. 



Some of the specimens from Banda, belong to the variety called v. nivalis by Hervier 

 (Journ. de Conch. 1899, p. 326), two of these especially correspond to Kiener's figure quoted above. 



8. Columbella (Mitrella) albina Kiener. 



KlENER. Coq. Viv. Vol. VIII, Columbella, p. 32, PI. 13, fig. 4. 



SOWERBY. Thes. Conchyl. Vol. I, p. 123, PI. 38, fig. 81, 82. 



REEVE. Conch. Ie. Vol. XI, Columbella, fig. 93. 



Tryon. Man. of Conch. Vol. V, p. 121, PI. 48, fig. 70, 71. 



KOBELT. Martini-Chemn. Conch. Cab. Ed. II, Vol. III, Columbella, p. 80, PI. 11, fig. 6, 7. 



Stat. 78. Lumu-Lumu-shoal, Borneo-bank. Reef. 1 Spéc. 



Stat. 2S2. Between Nusa Besi and X.E.-point of Timor. 27 — 54 M. Sand, coral and Litho- 

 thamnion. 1 Spec. 



The specimen from Stat. 282 is very small, having only a length of S 1 /, Mill. and may 

 be indicated as forma minor, both specimens belong to the form with nodules at the back of 



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