552 Transactions. 



Modiolus auriculatus Krauss. 



Modiolus auriculatus Krauss, Sudafrik. Moll., 20, 1848. 

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



Habitat. — Living in rock-pools and crevices of rocks at low-water mark 

 (not common), Sunday Island. 



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

 Ocean. 



Lithophaga straminea (Dunker). 



Lithodomus straminea Dunker, Reeve, Concli. Icon., x, fig. 11, 1858. 

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



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

 Distribution. — Australia, Indo-Pacific region. 



Septifer bilocularis (Linne). 



Mytilus bilocularis Linne, Syst. Nat., ed. x, 705, 1758. 

 Recorded, Iredale, Pro. Mai. Soc, ix, 72, 1910. 

 Habitat. — Living among the alga Corallina officinalis in rock -pools 

 between tide-marks, Sunday Island. 



Distribution. — Australia, Indo-Pacific region. 



Musculus impacta (Hermann). 



Mytilus impactus Hermann, Naturforscher, xvii, pi. 3, figs. 5-8, 



178, 1782. 

 Recorded, Iredale, Pro. Mai. Soc, ix, 72, 1910 {Modiolaria). 



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

 Distribution. — New Zealand, Australia. 



Pinclada vulgaris (Schum.). 



Perlaviater vulgaris Schumacher, Essai, 108, 1817. 

 Recorded, Suter, Trans. N.Z. Inst., 38, 316, 1906 {Meleagrina radiata). 

 Habitat. — Small live specimens found in rock-pools between tide-marks, 

 Sunday Island. 



Distribution. — Lord Howe Island, Norfolk Island, Indo-Pacific region. 



Melina nucleus (Lamarck). 



Perna nucleus Lam., Anim. s. Vert., vii, 78, 1836. 

 Recorded, Iredale, Pro. Mai. Soc, ix, 72, 1910. 

 Habitat. — Living in crevices of rocks between tide-marks, Sunday Island. 

 Distribution. — Indo-Pacific region. 



Malleus legumen Reeve. 



Malleus legumen Reeve, Conch. s Icon., xi, pi. 1, fig. 2, 1858. 

 Specimens from the Kermadec Islands^are^in Mr. Suter's collection. 

 Distribution. — Australia, Malaya. 



Julia exquisita Gould. 



Julia exquisita Gould, Pro. Bost. Soc. N.H., viii, 284, 1862. 

 Recorded, Iredale, Pro. Mai. Soc, ix, 72, 1910. 



Habitat. — Single valves of this beautiful little^shell occurred rarely in 

 dredgings in 10 m. to 30 m. on gravelly bottom near Sunday Island. 

 Distributio7i. — Queensland, Hawaii, Indian Ocean. 



