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remark we are very much inclined to agree, and though at 

 present we i-efer to it above as a distinct species, we think it 

 not unlikely that the discovery of further forms may considerably 

 tone down the differences, if not entirely bridge over the gaps. 



LoTORiUM VERRUCOSUM, Reeve. 



1844. Triton verrucosus, Reeve. P.Z.S. Lond., p. 118. 



1844. Triton quoyi, Reeve. Id., p. 118. 



1844. Triton verrucosus. Reeve. Conch. Icon., vol. ii., 



pi. 17, f. 71. 

 1844. Triton quoyi. Reeve. M, pi. 19, f. 93. 

 1878. Triton quoyi, Kobelt. Conch. Cab., p. 188, pi. 52, 



f. 6, 7. 

 1878. Triton verrucosus, Kobelt. Id., vol. iii., p. 232, 



pi. 64, f. 9. 

 1881. Triton quoyi, Tryon. Man. Conch., vol. iii., p. 24, 



pi. 13, f. 116. 

 1881. Triton verrucosus Tryon. Id., f. 117. 

 Hab. — Very connnon all along the Victorian Coast. 

 Obs. — This shell is one of the commonest along our shores, and 

 as is generally the case with large numbers of representatives the 

 variations apart from abnormal developments become perplexing. 

 We cannot see any good reasons for considering T. quoyi and 

 T. verrucosus as distinct species, even Reeve himself states that 

 "care must be taken not to confound this shell {i.e., T. verru- 

 cosus), with the lesser New Holland species, Triton quoyi." 

 As both these species were described at the same time priority 

 can only be given to that name which appears first. The more 

 carefully this species is examined the more one is compelled to 

 accept the above as the most convenient and useful conclusion, 

 especially in view of the variation allowances that we have had 

 to make in the case of other species of this genus. 



Genus Colubraria, Schumacher, 1817. 



CoLUBRARiA BEDNALLi, Brazier. 



1875. Triton (Epidromus) bednalli. Brazier. P.L.S., 



N.S.W., p. 6. 

 1875. Pisania tasmanica, T. Woods. P.R.S. Tas., p. 134. 



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