of new south wales. 5 



25. — Amathina tricarinata. 

 Amatkina tricarinata, Chemnitz. 



„ „ Chenu, Manuel de Conch, part 1, p. 329, 



fig. 2388. 



Hah. Cape Grenville, North East Australia, 25 fathoms, sand 

 and stone bottom, three specimens found ; Bet Island, Torres 

 Straits, 11 fathoms, sand bottom. 



Family VANIKORID^. 



26. — Vanikoro cancellata. 



Nerita cancellata, Chemn. Conch. 



Sigaretus cancellatus, Lam. Anim. Sans, Vert, tome 6, second 

 part. 



Vanikoro cancellata, Sowerby ; Reeve, Couch. Icon. pi. 1, sp. 

 la. lb. 



Hob. Home Islands off Cape Grenville, North East Australia, 

 found on the reefs under coral ; Darnley Island, Torres Straits, 

 on the reefs. 



27. — Vanikoro Deshayesiana. 



Narica Deshayesiana, Rccluz. Proc. Zool. Soc, London, 1843, 

 p. 138. 



Vanikoro Deshayesiana, Sowerby ; Reeve. Conch. Icon. pi. 2, 

 sp. 12. 



TIab. Home Islands off Cape Grenville, North East Australia ; 

 found on the reefs under stones and coral. Noumea, New Cale- 

 donia (Brazier.) 



28. — Vanikoro clathrata. 



Narica clathrata, Recluz. 



Vanikoro clathrata, Sowerby, in Reeve, Conch. Icon., pi. 2, 

 sp. 14. 



Hab. Albany Passage, Cape York, North East Australia, 11 

 fathoms, sand and stones, 2 specimens found ; Bet Island, Torres 

 Straits, 11 fathoms, sand bottom, specimens dead. Mr. Sowerby, 

 in Beeves' Conchologia Iconica, quotes the species as being de- 

 scribed by Recluz in the Proceedings of the Zoological Society 

 of London for 1843 ; there is no mention of any such species 



