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Strombus elegans Sowerby. 



Strombus elegans Sowb., The.s. Conch., t. 7, figs. 43, 48. 

 Recorded, Iredale, Pro. Mai. Soc, ix, 71. 1910. 



Habitat. — One dead shell dredged (Iredale). 

 Distribution . — Australia, Indo-Pacific. 



Xenophora corrugata (Reeve). 



Phorus corrugata Reeve, Pro. Zool. Soc, 1842, 163, 1843. 

 Recorded. Iredale, Pro. Mai. Soc, ix, 71, 1910. 

 Habitat.— Dredged alive in 30 m. near Meyer Island (W. S. Bell). 

 Distribution. — New Zealand, Indian Ocean, Japan. 



Roya nutatus (Hedley). 



Capulus nutatus Hedley, Pro. Linn. Soc N.S.W., 33, 467, 1908. 



Recorded, Iredale, Pro. Mai. Soc, x, 218, 1912 (R. kermadecensis). 

 Habitat. — Taken alive at Sunday Island by R. S. Bell. 

 Distribution. — New South Wales. 



Hipponix foliacea Quoy and Gaimard. 



Hipponix joliacea Q. & G., Voy. " Astrolabe," Zool., iii. 439. 1834. 

 Recorded, Iredale, Pro. Mai. Soc, ix, 71, 1910. 

 Habitat. — Living on stones in rock-pools at Meyer Island ; fairly common. 

 Fossil. — In hard sandy volcanic tuffs of submarine origin at Davrell 

 Islet. [Amalthea sp. Oliver, Trans. N.Z. Inst,, 43, 527.) 

 Distribution. — Indo-Pacific region. 



Natica sagittata Menke. 



Natica sagittata Menke, Moll. Nov. Holl., 10, 1843. 

 Recorded, Iredale, Pro. Mai. Soc, ix, 71, 1910. 



Habitat. — A few dead shells washed up on the beaches, Sunday Island. 

 Distribution. — Lord Howe Island, Norfolk Island, Australia. 



Natica orientalis Gmelin. 



Natica orientalis Gmelin, Svst, Nat,, ed. xiii, 3673, 179!. 

 Recorded, Iredale, Pro. Mai. Soc, ix, 71. 1910. 



Habitat. — Dead shells rarely washed up on beaches, Sunday Island. 

 Distribution. — Lord Howe Island, Malay Archipelago. 



Polinices simiae (Deshayes). 



Natica simiae Deshayes, Anim. s. Vert., viii, 522. 

 Recorded, Iredale, Pro. Mai. Soc, ix, 71, 1910. 

 Habitat. — Dead shells frequently washed up on the beaches, Sunday 

 Island. 



Distribution. — Lord Howe Island, Norfolk Island, Philippines, Pacific 

 Ocean. 



Lamellaria ophione Gray. 



LameUaria ophione Grav, Pro. Zool. Soc, 1849, 169, 1850. 

 Recorded, Suter, Subantarctic Is. N.Z., i, 22, 1909. 



Habitat. — Dead shells rarely found washed up on the beaches, Sunday 

 Island. 



Distribution. — New Zealand, Tasmania, Australia. 



