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Sab. Cape Grenville, North-East Australia, 30 fathoms, white 

 sand bottom. Only two specimens of this rave species were found. 



64. — Mamma steaminea. 

 Natica straminea, Recluz., Proc. Zool. Soc., London, 1843, p. 211. 



„ „ Reeve, Conch. Icon., pi. 9, sp. 32, a,b. 



Ilab. Home Islands, off Cape Grenville, North-East Australia. 

 Darnley Island, Torres Straits, found on the sands inside the reefs. 



This species M. Recluz makes a variety of Natica aurantia, 

 Lam., as Var. B. Lutea seu straminea. It differs from the true 

 aurantia in being of a beautiful sulphur colour. 



65. — Mamma pyruJtormis. -f 



Natica pyriformis, Recluz, Proc. Zool. Soc, London, 1843, p. 

 211. 



,, „ Reeve, Conch. Icon. pi. 5, sp. 16. 



Bab. Home Islands, off Cape Grenville, North-East Australia ; 

 Darnley and Warrior Islands, Torres Straits, on the sands at low 

 water. 



66. — Mamma Flemingiana. 



Natica Flemingiana, Recluz, Proc. Zool. Soc, London, 1843, 

 p. 209. 



„ ,, Reeve, Conch. Icon. pi. 18, sp. 80, a,b. 



Hob. Darnley Island, Torres Straits, found on sand fiats. 



67. — Mamma deiodosa. 

 Natica deidosa, Reeve, Conch. Icon., pi. 9. sp. 35 a,b. 

 Sab. Darnley Island, Torres Straits. 



68. — Catinus planulatus. 



Sigaretus planulatus, Recluz, Sowei'by, in Reeve, Cohch. Icon., 

 Sigaretus, pi. 2, sp. 7, a, b. 



Hob. Hall Sound, New Guinea, found on the sands; Bet 

 Island, Torres Straits, 11 fathoms. 



