Oliver. — Mollusca of the Kermadec Islands. 523 



Triphora granifera Brazier. 



Triforis granifera Brazier, Pro. Linn. Soc. N.S.W., ix, 173, 1894. 

 Habitat. — -Dead shells dredged on gravelly bottom in 10 m. to 30 m. off 

 Sunday Island. 



Distribution. — New South Wales. 



Triphora jousseaumei Hervier. 



Triforis jousseaumei Hervier, Journ. de Conch.. 45. 250. 1898. 



Habitat. — Dead shells dredged on gravelly bottom in 10 m. to 30 m. near 

 Sunday Island. 



Distribution . — Lifu. 



Triphora ampulla Hedley. 



Triphora ampulla Hedley, Pro. Linn. Soc. N.S.W., 27, 615, 1903. 



Habitat. — Dead shells dredged on gravelly bottom in 10 m. to 30 m. off 

 Sunday Island. 



Distribution. — New Zealand, New South Wales. 



Sinistroseila n. gen. 



Shell turreted. sinistral, sculptured, with spiral ridges only. 

 Type. — Triforis incisus Pease. 



Sinistroseila incisus (Pease). 



Triforis incisus Pease, Pro. Zool. Soc, 1860, 434, 1861. 



Habitat. — A few dead shells dredged in 10 m. to 30 m. on gravelly bottom 

 off Sunday Island. 



Distribution. — Hawaii, Funafuti, New Guinea. 



Caecum solitarium n. sp. Fig. 18. 



Description of Type Specimen. — Shell curved, of nearly uniform diameter 

 throughout, anteriorly obliquely truncate. Septum much exserted, hemi- 

 spherical, making an abrupt shoulder at the junction of the shell. Sculpture : 

 Shell smooth, but showing under the microscope regular concentric growth- 

 lines. Colour white. 



Length, 2*7 mm. Diameter at anterior end, 0-4 mm. ; at posterior 

 end, 0-3 mm. 



Habitat. — A few dead shells dredged near Sundav Island. 



Alata aratrum Martyn. 



Alata aratrum Martyn, Univ. Conch., i, 50, 1784. 

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



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

 Distribution . — Indo-Pacific region. 



Strombus urceus Linne. 



Strombus urceus Linne, Syst. Nat., ed. x, 745, 1758. 

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



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

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

 Indian Ocean. 



