360 RKCORDS OF THE AUSTRALIAN MUSEUM. 



EPITONIUM BELLICOSUM, i^}>. tlOV. 



(Plate Ixvii., fig. 18). 



tSliell slender, tunited, imperforate. Whorls eight, first three 

 smooth and tightly rolled, remainder so untwisted that the 

 volutions are only connected by the tips of the lamella?. Colour, 

 milk white. Sculpture, thin, outstanding, rather curled lamelli^, 

 which on the final whorl amount to seventeen, on the shoulder 

 angled and produced in a sharp point, thence crossing the whorl 

 obliquely, end applied to that of one of tlie preceeding whorl and 

 thus mounting the spire obliquely and continuously. Between 

 the lamella:' the shell is quite smooth and glossy. Aperture sub- 

 circular, lip reflected, the outer one developing the usual shoulder 

 angle, the inner spread over curled ends of the basal lamella?. 

 Length, 7-5, breadth, 3-35 mm. 



A few specimens from 800 fathoms and others from 250 fathoms 

 twenty-three miles east of Sydney. 



The novelty is related to E. jnkesiannm, Forbes,'" but is 

 distinguished by the expanded spiny lamella? and consequent 

 angle at the shoulder. 



The name Scalaria for this genus has been generally abandoned. 

 In substitution, Scala has been advanced," but the anonymity of 

 the Catalogue in which it appeared is fatal to its acceptance. 

 Granting this it is necessary to fall back on Bolten's Ejntonmm,^'^ 

 recognised by De Boury" and others as applicable to the genus. 



Cancellakia scobina, Jledley and Fcttcrd. 



Cancellnria xi-ohina, Hedley and Petterd, ante, p. 222. 



This species did not occur in the 800 fathom liaul, but is now 

 iiitroduced to remark on synonomy. Since last writing on deep 

 sea shells, I have had an opportunity of comparing an example of 

 C scobina, from 80 fathoms, off Narrabeen, with the type of 



1" Forbes— Toy. " Eattlesnake," ii., 1852, p. 383, pi. iii., f. 7. 



11 Melvill-.Toiirn. of Conch., s., 1904. p. 340. 



1-2 Bolten— Mus. Bolt., (2), 1798, p. 91. 



!•' DeBourv— Mdii. ties 8ciili(l:i\ 1SS«), ji. x. 



