372 Gatliff and Gahriel : 



obtained by the " Challenger," which is now in the British 

 Museum, and it was labelled habitat Philippines. Upon writing 

 to Mr. E. A. Smith upon the matter, he replied, " I think 

 Watson made a mistake in quoting this from East Moncoeur 

 Island, Station 162. It should have been Station 212. See p. 

 717, of the 'Challenger' Report, where it is quoted under 

 Philippines, but on p. 704, under E. Moncoeur Island, it is 

 not mentioned." 



Genus Turris, Montfort, 1810. Replacing Turriciila, Klein, 

 17o3 (pre Liiinean). 



TURRIS CINNAMOMEA, A. AdalllS. 



1854:. Volutomitra cinnamomea, A. Ad. P.Z.S. Lon6. 



p. 134. 

 1901. Mitra cinnamomea, Tate and May. P.L.S. N.S.W., 

 p. 361. 

 Hab. — Dredged living between Phillip and French Islands, 

 Western Port, about 5 fath. ; San Remo. 



Obs. — One of us has examined this species at the British 

 Museum, and ours is the same. It is of rare occurrence here. 



Marginella simsoni, Tate and May. 



1884. Marginella minima, Petterd. Jour, of Conch., 

 p. 144, non Sowerby, 1846. 



1900. Marginella simsoni, Tate and May. T.R.S. S.A., 



vol. xxiv., p. 92. 



1901. Marginella simsoni, Tate and May. P.L.S. 



N.S.W., vol. xxvi., p. 364, pi. 27, f. 95. 



Hab. — Dredged living in about seven fathoms, between Phil- 

 lip and French Islands, Western Port ; Portsea, Port Phillip. 



Obs. — This is a minute species, the type being described as 

 being, "Long. 1-^ mil., lat. \ mil." We liiive obtained them 

 varying in dimensions from this size up to length 2.9 mm., 

 breadth 2 mm. In general appearance it approaches nearly to 

 J/, shoreliami, Pritchard and Gatlitf ; but the latter has a more 

 produced spire and wider aperture. In the reference last named 

 Messrs. Tate and May also cite their figure 78, pi. 26, but this 



