Oliver. — Mollusca of the Kermadec Islands. 529 



Cassidea royana Iredale. 



Cassidea royana Iredale, Pro. Mai. Soc., xi, 179, 1914. 



Recorded, Cheeseman, Trans. N.Z. Inst., 20, 165, 1888 (Cassis pyrum). 



Habitat. — One dead shell was found on Denham Bay beach, Sunday 

 Island, by Mr. T. F. Cheeseman in 1887, and is now in the Auckland 

 Museum. A second and imperfect specimen (the type) was brought back 

 by Mr. Iredale, and is now in the Canterbury Museum. 



Cassidea perryi Iredale. 



Cassidea perryi Iredale, Pro. Mai. Soc, x, 227, 1912. 

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



The type specimen is 41 mm. long, and has a varix exactly similar to the 

 outer lip, and 100° from it. I have not seen a varix on any other specimen. 



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

 Island. One live specimen was obtained in 1908. 



Cassidea pyrum (Lamarck). 



Cassis pyrum Lamarck, Anim. s. Vert., vii, 226, 1822. 

 Recorded, Iredale, Pro. Mai. Soc, ix, 71, 1910 (Cassidea pyrum 

 sophiae). 



Habitat. — One dead shell collected on beach (Iredale). 

 Distribution. — New Zealand, Tasmania, Australia. 



Tonna perdix (Linne). 



Buccinum perdix Linne, Syst. Nat., ed. x, 735, 1758. 

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



Habitat. — Dead shells rarely found on the beaches at Sunday Island ; 

 also one live specimen was found on Denham Bay beach in 1908. 



Distribution. — Lord Howe Island, Australia, New Guinea, New Cale- 

 donia, Pacific, Atlantic, and Indian Oceans. 



Cadium pomum (Linne). 



Buccinum pomum Linne, Syst. Nat., ed. x, 735, 1758. 

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



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

 Distribidion. — Australia, New Guinea, Pacific islands from New Cale- 

 donia to the Society Islands, Philippines, Indian Ocean. 



Architectonica radiata Bolten. 



Architectonica radiata Bolten, Mus. Bolt., 1798. 



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



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

 Distribution. — Lord Howe Island, Norfolk Island, Fiji. Hawaii, Philip- 

 pines. 



Heliacus variegatus (Gmelin). 



Torinia variegatus Gmelin, Syst. Nat., ed. xiii, 3575, 1791. 

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



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

 Distribution.- — New Zealand, Australia, Pacific and Indian Oceans. 



