GASTEROPODA 217 



This species stands nearest to amoena, Suter, 1908, from which it differs in being 

 much more tumid and in having a smooth inner edge to the outer lip. 



Marginella angasi, Crosse, 1870. 



Habitat: Off Three Kings Islands, St. 933, 260 m. and St. 934, 92 m. 



This adds a species to the New Zealand fauna. Specimens are inseparable from New 

 South Wales examples and identical with the excellent figure given by Hedley (191 5, 

 Proc. Linn. Soc. N.S.W., xxxix, p. 726, pi. 82, fig. 66). 



Genus Closia, Gray, 1857 

 Type (monotypy) : Marginella sarda, Kiener 

 Closia maoria, n.sp. (Plate LV, fig. 1). 



Shell of moderate size, ovoid, smooth and polished, white. Spire involute, covered 

 by the calloused end of the labial varix. Columella with four strong plaits. The last 

 whorl occupies the whole height of the shell. Aperture high and narrow, very slightly 

 emarginate below but without a distinct notch. Labial varix heavy, smooth. 



Height 7 mm. ; diameter 5 mm. (Holotype). 



Habitat: Off Three Kings Islands, St. 933, 260 m. 



This species differs from C. profunda, Suter (1909, Rec. Cant. Mns., 1, no. 2, p. 128) 

 (see Plate LV, fig. 2) in being larger, more massive, more inflated above and tapered 

 basally, and also in having stronger plaits. 



Family TURRIDAE 

 Genus Nepotilla, Hedley, 1918 

 Type (original designation): Daphne/la bathytoma, Verco 

 Nepotilla finlayi, n.sp. (Plate LVI, fig. 8). 



Shell minute, fusiform, thin, turreted, uniformly light brown. Sculpture consisting 

 of spaced strong rounded spiral cords crossed by equispaced thin axial lamellae. Whorls 

 4, including a typical disproportionately large loosely coiled protoconch of 1 1 whorls with 

 flattened sides, sculptured with about fourteen spiral lines. Spire whorls with three 

 strong spiral cords, the lowest margining the suture ; base with an additional eight cords, 

 which diminish in strength below, the last three being close together on the fasciole. 

 Post-nuclear whorls crossed by spaced thin lamellar axials which become spinose at the 

 points of intersection with the spiral cords. These axials number eleven on the pen- 

 ultimate and twelve on the body whorl and they fade out over the lower part of the base. 

 Spire about equal to height of aperture plus canal. Aperture rather narrow, sides 

 parallel medially, having an extremely deep sutural sinus and a short open canal in- 

 clined to the left and slightly recurved. 



Height 2-2 mm. ; diameter 1-4 mm. (Holotype). 



Habitat: Off Three Kings Islands, St. 933, 260 m. 



