OF NEW SOUTH WALES. 21 



Neritina turrita, Sowerby, Thes. Conch., Vol. 2, p. 539, pi. 112, 

 fig. 113, 114 



„ „ Reeve, Conch. Icon., pi. 7, sp. 31, a, b. 



Hab. Ethel River, Hall Sound, New Guinea. 



6. — Neritina Gagates. 



Neritina Gagates, Lam. Anim. Sans. Vert., Tome 6, part 2, p. 

 185. 



„ „ Sowerby, Thes. Conch., Vol. 2, p. 537, pi. 



112, fig. 103. 



Hob. Katow River, New Guinea, found on the roots of trees 

 and on floating timber. 



7. — Neritina Mertoniana. 



Nerita Mertoniana, Recluz, Proc. Zool. Soc, London, 1843, p. 71. 



Neritina Mortoniana, Recluz, Journal de Conch, 1850, p. 152. 

 „ Mertoniana, Sowerby, Thes. Conch., Vol. 2, p. 534, pi. 

 116, fig. 242, 245. 



Hab. Palm Island, North-east Australia, found on sandy mud 

 flats at low water ; also, quite common on the main land of the 

 North and North-east Coast of Australia. The varieties are 

 countless. 



8. — Neritina (Vitta) Rangiana. 



Neritina Rangiana, Recluz, Rev. Zool., 1841, p. 339. 



„ Journal de Conch., 1850, p. 15. 

 Sowerby, Thes. Conch., Vol. 2, p. 532, pi. 

 116, fig. 227, 228. 



Hab. Darnley Island, Torres Straits, 25, 30 fathoms, white sand 

 bottom, Port Jackson, and Aneiteum, New Hebrides. 



9. — Neritina (Vitta) pulcherrima. 



Neritina (Vitta) pulcherrima, Angas, Proc. Zool. Soc, London, 

 1871, p. 19, pi. 1, fig. 25. 



Hab. Cape Grenville, North-east Australia, 20 fathoms, sandy 

 mud bottom, one specimen found; Evans' Bay, Cape York, North 

 Australia, 7 fathoms, sandy mud bottom, six specimens found ; 





