BY J. BRAZIER, C.M.Z.S., ETC. 483 



compada is a small tliick shell and allied to N. incrassata, Mull., 

 found on the Engiish Coast. 



The Nussa rufocincta, mentioned by the Tiev. J. E. Tenison- Woods 

 in his Census of Tasmanian Shells, Proc. Roy. Soc., Tasmania, 

 1877. p. 29, and found by Mr. R. M. Johnston at Pig Island, 

 Tamar, is I believe X. compada, Angas. 



4. Anaciiis speciosa. 



Columhella fAiiaditsJ speciosa, Angas, Proc. Zool. Soc, 1877, p. 

 35, pi. 5, fig. 3. 



Hal. Port Jackson, New South Wales ; George's Bay, Tasmania 

 fMr. Aicg. SimsonJ, 



This very pretty little species I received from Mr. Simson, it 

 agrees in every respect with the typical form from Port Jackson. 



5. FaSCIOLARIA TRAPEZIUiT. 



Miirex trapezium, Linn., Syst. Nat. ed 12, p. 1224. Faciolaria 

 trapezium, Lam., Am. San. Yert. tome 7, p. 119, Tenison- 

 Woods', Census of Tasmanian Shells, Proc. Eoy. Soc, Tas., 

 1877, p. 30. 



Hal. Amboina fRumphusJ. Great Indian Ocean fLamarckJ. 

 Philipx:)ine Islands f Cuming J. Brazil (i>' Orhigny ) . Port Wiseman 

 Florida Island, Solomon Archipelago, found on the Peef under 

 blocks of coral [Brazier). 



This species never was found in Tasmania as quoted by the Eev. 

 J. E. Tenison- Woods, it may have been brought to Tasmania by 

 some of the Whale ships from the Pacific Islands, and fallen into 

 the hands of Mr. Legrand. During the cruise of H.M.S. Cura^oa 

 we collected a large number of specimens in a very short time. 

 I have another instance of foreign shells being introduced into 

 the Tasmanian Seas : Some twelve months ago Mr. Augustus 

 Simson, L.S., sent me a large 0/h"(9 for name ; some persons living 

 on Flinder's Island, Bass's Straits, gave it to him and distinctly 

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