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South Africa, Page 96, Plate 2, fig. i. The comparison of a 

 number of specimens recently acquired by the British Museum 

 has convinced me that the two supposed species are not separ- 

 able. There is considerable discrepancy between my descrip- 

 tion of the species in the Journal of Conchology and the figure 

 given in Marine Shells of South Africa," Plate VI., fig. J (Ap- 

 pendix, 1897), which may be accounted for by the fact that the 

 shell described having been returned to its owner, I unfortunately 

 figured a different specimen to represent the species ; and neither 

 of the two shells is now accessible to me. 



FUSOS RUBROLINEATUS, Sowerby, Proc. Zool. Soc, 1870, 

 page 252. Good but small specimens of this pretty species- 

 found 30 miles S. of Cape St. ijlaize, in 53 fathoms. 



Latiaxis TORTILIS, a Adams, Proc. Zool. Soc, 1863, p. 431. 

 Vasco de Gama Pk. bearing S. 75° E. ; distant 13- miles; 

 depth, 166 fathoms. A single fine specimen. I cannot agree 

 V, ith Dr. Gray in referring this species to L. idolea, Jonas. 



Nassa TRIFASCIATA, a. Adams (Plate IV. fig. 2). — Nassa 

 trifasciata, A. Adams, Proc. Zool. Soc, 1851 (non Gmelm). I 

 have compared the specimens taken off the South African Coast 

 (Nanquas Pk. bearing N.E. | N. ; distant, \i\ miles) depth, 

 58 fathoms ; with those in the British Museum from 

 Vigo Bay (including the type) and find them identical. The 

 species is quite distinct from the Mediterranean, .V. corniculum, 

 Olivi, and A^". seniistriata, Brocchi. See remarks on N. ana- 

 logica, Sow. n. sp. 



PSEUDOLIVA ANCILLA, Hanley, Proc Zool. Soc, 1859, p. 429. 

 Sowerby, Marine Shells of South Africa, Plate i, fig. 14. A 

 single specimen in perfect condition taken at Lat. 34° 45' 20" S., 

 Long. 25° 44' 20" E., 40 fathoms. (Bottom, mud.) The ani- 

 mal is under examination. 



Ancilla CONTUSA, Reeve (Plate III., fig 3). Red-topped 

 Hill, W. of Untwalumi River (Natal), bearing N. by W. ; distant 

 2 miles; depth, 25 fathoms. Also lUovo River Mouth (Natal), 

 bearing N.W. by N. f N. ; distant 5 miles ; depth, 27-30 fathoms. 



The specimens do not much resemble Reeves' type (Conch, 

 icon., Ancillana, sp. 31), which I find to be abnormal. I there- 

 fore figure what I beheve to be the normal form of the species. 



Ancilla BULLOIDES, Reeve. Conch. Icon. Ancillaria, 



species 37. Lion's Head beanng S. 72° E. ; distant 47 miles ; 



depth, 190 fathoms. The habitat of this curiously iJullia-like 

 species was not known to Reeve. 



