Oliver. — Mollusca of the Kermadec Islands. 527 



Erato lachryma Gray. 



Erato lachryma Gray, Descr. Cat., 17, 1832. 

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

 Habitat. — -Dead shells frequently dredged on gravelly bottom in 10 m. to 

 30 m. off Sunday Island. 



Distribution. — Australia, Tasmania, Japan. 



Charonia lampas (Linne). 



Murex lampas Linne, Syst. Nat., ed. x, 748, 1758. 



Recorded, Iredale, Pro. Mai. Soc, ix, 71, 1910 (Septa rubicunda). 



Kermadec specimens vary a good deal in the shape of the shell and 

 the size of the nodules. They appear to have the characters of both C. rubi- 

 cunda and C. nodifera as defined by Hedlev (" Endeavour " Results, 65, 

 1914). 



Habitat. — Sunday Island. Live specimens up to 12 cm. in length on 

 rocks about low-water mark. Dead shells washed up on the rocks attained 

 a length of over 23 cm. 



Distribution. — New Zealand, Tasmania, south-east Australia, Medi- 

 terranean, Atlantic, Japan. 



Cymatium exaratum (Reeve). 



Triton exaratus Reeve, Pro. Zool. Soo., 1844, 116, 1845. 



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

 Habitat. — A few live and many dead specimens washed up on the beaches, 

 Sunday Island. 



Distribution. — New Zealand, Australia. 



Cymatium spengleri (Chemnitz). 



Murex spengleri Chemn., Conch. Cab., xi, 117, 1795. 



Recorded, Cheeseman, Trans. N.Z. Inst., 20, 165, 1888 {Triton). 

 Habitat. — One live and many dead shells found on the beaches at Sunday 

 Island. 



Distribution. — New Zealand, Tasmania, Australia. 



Cymatium dunkeri (Lischke). 



Triton dunkeri Lischke, Mai. Blatt,, xv, 219, 1868. 

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



Habitat. — A few imperfect dead shells found on the beaches at Sunday 

 Island. 



Distribution. — Japan. 



Cymatium caudatum (Gmelin). 



Triton caudatum Gmelin, Sys„t. Nat., ed. xiii, 3535, 1791. 



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

 Habitat. — Dead shells found on the beaches, Sunday Island. 

 Distribution. — Australia. 



Cymatium parthenopeum von Salis. 



Murex parthenopeus von Salis, Reise Neapel, 370, 1793. 

 Recorded, Iredale, Pro. Mai. Soc, ix, 71, 1910 (C. costatum). 

 Habitat. — Dead shells occasionally washed up on the beaches at Sundav 

 Island. 



Distribution — New Zealand, Australia, Society Islands, Japan, Atlantic- 

 coasts. 



