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Hab. Darnley Island, Torres Straits, 25, 30 fathoms, sandy 

 mud bottom. 



15. — Thalotia maculata, n. sp. 



Shell conical, imperforate, brown, ornamented with reddish 

 brown spots ; whorls 5|, flattened, slightly angled, suture 

 canaliculated, crenulated above and below, transversely striated 

 with two lines raised like keels ; interstices longitudinally 

 minutely striated, forming between the lines small and deep pits, 

 carinated at the periphery, spotted with four reddish brown spots, 

 base convex marked as above in sculpture, but more conspicu- 

 ously mottled with reddish-brown, peristome thickened and 

 crenulated internally with nine prominent lines, columella white, 

 thickened, having a minute den.ticulation of callus, aperture 

 nearly roundly ovate. 



Diam. maj. 5, min. 4f , alt. 7 lines. 



Hab. Cape York, North Australia, 11 fathoms sandy mud 

 bottom ; off Katow, New Guinea, 8 fathoms, mud bottom ; West 

 side of Warrior Reef, Torres Straits, 8 fathoms hard mud bottom ; 

 Darnley Island, Torres Straits, 20, 25, 30 fathoms sandy mud 

 bottom. 



16. — ZlZIPHINUS NOBILIS. 



Ziziphinus nobilis, Philippi, Kuster, Conch., p. 86, pi. 15, f. 6. 

 „ „ Reeve, Conch. Icon., pi. 2, sp. 10. 



Hob. Darnley Island, Torres Straits, 25 fathoms, white sand 

 bottom. Three fine specimens of this beautiful species were 

 found. 



17. — Ziziphinus similaris. 



Ziziphinus similaris, Reeve, Conch. Icon., pi. 5, sp. 32, a, b. 

 Hab. Palm Island, North-East Australia, 8 fathoms. Three 

 tine living specimens obtained from a sandy mud bottom. 



18. — Ziziphinus scobinatus. 



Ziziphinus scobinatus, A. Adams, Reeve, Conch Icon, pi. 5, 

 sp. 29. 



Hab. Darnley Island Torres Straits, 12 fathoms sandy bottom. 



