260 Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria. 



1875. Purpura littorinoides, T. Woods. P.R.S. Tas., 



p. 135. 



1876. Purpura propinqua, T. Woods. P.R.S. Tas., p. 135. 

 1878. Couiinella albolirata, T. W^oods. P.R.S. Tas., 



p. 33. 

 1880. Ricinula adelaidensis, Tryon. Man. Conch., 

 vol. ii., p. 189, pi. 59, f. 273. 



Hab. — Flinders, Western Port, and Port Phillip; very common 

 on the rocks between tide marks. 



Obs. — After careful examination we have come to the con- 

 clusion that the above species of the late Rev. J. E. T. Woods 

 are synonymous with Messrs. Crosse and Fischer's species. Where 

 the types of P. littorinoides, and P. propinqua are, we do not 

 know, but judging by the descriptions there is no doubt they fall 

 in here. The type of Cominella albolirata, T. Woods, is however 

 in the National Museum, Melbourne, and from an examination 

 of it we have no doubt about it being a well preserved form of 

 the above species. The shells labelled P. littorinoides in the 

 National Museum agree with the above determination. 



SiSTRUM RETICULATUM, Quoy and Gaimard. 



1832. Purpura reticulata, Quoy and Gaimard. Blain- 



ville, Nouv. Ann. du Mus., vol. i., p. 229. 



1833. Purpura reticulata, Quoy and Gaimard. Astro- 



labe, Zool., vol. ii, p. 56G, pi. 38, f. 17, 18. 

 1865. Purpura humilis, Crosse and Fischer. Jour. d. 



Conch., p. 51, pi. 2, f. 2. 

 1867. Purpura (Stramonita) neglecta, Angas. P.Z.S. 



Lond., p. 110, pi. 13, f. 3. 

 1880. Ricinula, reticulata Tryon. Man. Conch., vol. ii., 

 pi. 59, f. 264. 

 Hab. — Western Port (common), Port Phillip, Jan Juc and 

 Polwarth coast (Airey's Inlet, Lome, etc.). 



Obs. — It appears from the above as if Blainville had had access 

 to the Astrolabe descriptions before the publication of that 

 work, as we are not aware of any preliminary descriptions of the 

 Astrolabe material, it would seem as if this species should 

 properly be referred to as Blainville's. Perhaps some of our 

 European fi-iends may be able to solve this little difficulty. 



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