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Length 4, breadth 2 lines. 



Bab. Percy Island, No. 2, North- Enst Australia, 18 fathoms, 

 found on a piece of A streopora, two living specimens obtained ; 

 Cape York, North Australia, 11 fathoms, sandy mud bottom, two 

 specimens found dead ; Darnley Island, Torres Straits, one spe- 

 cimen found under a block of coral on the reef; Katow, New 

 Guinea, 7 fathoms, sandy mud bottom, twenty found ; Warrior 

 Reef, west side, one specimen found in crevice of Madrepora on 

 the reef at low water. 



This species is allied in its markings to Columbella lineolata, 

 Pease, from Port Jackson and Port Elliot, South Australia, con- 

 fused by Mr. Angas in Proc. Zool. Soc, 1867, with Columbella 

 dermestoides of Kiener. Dermestoides is a West Indian shell. 



30. — Columbella (Amycla) merita, n. sp. 



Shell thin, acicular, much contracted at the base, yellowish 

 white, whorls 8, 9, flattened, minutely tabled at the suture, orna- 

 mented with roundish opaque white spots, below the suture and 

 between the spots two narrow transverse reddish yellow lines one 

 above the other ; the lower having longitudinal lines of the same 

 colour running down, divided with a white band on the centre of 

 hist whorl, spire very much lengthened, aperture pear-shaped, 

 peristome thin, sinus at upper part, columella varicose, canal short, 

 narrow. 



Length 3^ lines, breadth 1^ line. 



Sab. Darnley Island, Torres Straits, 30 fathoms, white sandy 

 bottom. Eight specimens of this fine species were found, the lips 

 not being full}.' formed. 



31. — Columbella (Amycla) pudica, n. sp. 



Shell club-shaped, thinnish, variously mottled with brown, some- 

 times having minute white spots, or having white and brown 

 flames above and below the suture; whorls 8, angularly spiral, 

 convex, suture slight!) tabled, transparent, spire long, apex white, 

 acute, columella curved and varicose at the lower part, peristome 



