150 RECORDS OF THE AUSTRALIAN MUSEUM. 



From Turhinella paeteliana, Kobelt,*" this appears to differ in 

 colour and by having the same number of whorls in three quarters^ 

 the size. Still in general appearance it agrees so far with 

 Kobelt's figure and description tliat it seems better to introduce 

 it as a variety than as a new species. 



Hah. — I dredged several specimens in 10 fathoms oS Mapoon, 

 Gulf of Carpentaria. 



MiTRA NODOSTAMINEA, S}). nov. 



(Plate xliii., fig. 35). 



Shell small, solid, fusiform. Colour uniform gray buff. Whorls 

 seven, including a smooth two whorled protoconch, divided by 

 channelled sutures. Sculpture : all adult whorls are clo.sely 

 latticed by radial and revolving cords. The radials amount on 

 the last whorl to fifty, densely packed, varying from slight to 

 stout, the larger appearing under the lens as a bundle of fibres. 

 Spirals on the last whorl fifteen, on the upper whorls four, 

 deeply impressed by narrow radial interstices, chiefly appearing 

 as polished knots on the radial cords. Aperture very narrow, 

 outer lip simple, inner overspread with a layer of callus. Columella 

 plications three, anterior slight, posterior well developed. Length, 

 14; breadth, 6 mm. 



This is a deep water representative of Mitra str<i7iyei, Aiigas'*^, 

 in which spiral sculpture prevails or predominates. Gatlift' and 

 Gabriel have reduced Mitra franciscana to a synonym of J/. 

 strangei.'^'^ In the original description Angas states that M. 

 atrangei was also obtained at Moreton Bay by F. Strange to 

 whom he dedicated it. Overlooking this note I failed to include 

 the species in the catalogue of the Marine MoUusca of Queensland. 



Hah. — As Mitra strangei the novelty is recorded from 63 to 75 

 fathoms off Port Kembla (type of M . nodostamincn) ; from 50-52 

 fatlioms off Botany"*^; and from 80 fathoms off Nairabeen.** 

 I have also taken it in 100 fatliomx off Wollongong. 



40 Kobelt— Conch. Cab., 2ud Ed., iii., pt. 3, 1876, p. 71, pi. 18, figs. 2,3. 



*i Angas— Proc. Zool. Soc, 1867, p. 110, pi. .\iii., fig. 4. 



*^ GatlifT and Gabriel— Proc. Koy. Soc. Vict., u.a., xxi., 1908, p. 371. 



4» Hedley— Austr, Mus. Mem., iv., 1902, p. 372. 



** Hedley— Kec. Austr. Mas., vi., 1907, p. 287. 



