38 EDGAR A. SMITH. 



Hab. — Natal (Biirnup) ; x4_nnaa, Philippines, etc. 

 This species is the C. scripta of Lamarck, a name pre- 

 occupied by Linne. 



C o 1 u m b e 1 1 a m i t r i f o r m i s ^4 . Ada uis. 



This species shoukl be removed from the South African 

 list, as the shells so named ('Proc. Malac. Soc.,' vol. v, p. 375) 

 prove to be C. leptalea Smith. 



Murex axicornis Lamarck, var,? 



Murex axicornis Laniard-: Reeve, ''Conch. Icon.,' 

 vol. iii, PI. X, fig. 87, PI. XV, fig. 87 ; Sowerby, ' Marine 

 Invest./ vol. ii, p. 227. 



Hab.— Off mouth of Umhloti River, Natal, 110 fathoms. 



Murex c a r d u u s Br ode r ip. 



Trophon car duns Broderip : Sowerby, ^Marine Invest.,' 

 vol. ii, p. 227. 



Hab.— Off Natal, 250 fathoms; Peru (Cuming). 



The generic position of this shell appears to be rather 

 uncertain. It might, perhaps, be placed in Coralliophila. 



"^Ocinebra natalensis n. sp. PI. YII, fig. 9. 



Testa parva, ovato-fusiformis, albida, rimata, sex-varicosa, 

 liris spiralibus tuberculatis (in anfr. superioribus 2, in ultimo 

 circiter 8) instructa, inter liras lineis incrementi lamellosis 

 ornata ; anfractus 6, convexi, varicibus squamosis, gradati ; 

 apertura ovata, intus lineis nigris 5-6 picta ; labrum ad 

 marginem acutum, extra varice ultimo expanso incrassatnm ; 

 columella arcuata, callo libero induta; canalis angustatus, 

 brevis, obliquus. Longit. 14 mm., diam. 8-5. Apertura intus 4 

 longa, 2*75 lata. 



Hab. — Umkomnas and Port Shepstone {Bnniup). 



This species is remarkable on account of the peculiarit}^ of 

 the sculpture. The spiral ridges between the varices are 



