[Proc. Roy. Soc. Victoria, 26 (N.8.). Pt. I., 1918]. 



Ai!i' XIV. — A Revision of the Fossil Volutes of the Table 

 Ca/)€ Beds, Tasmania, witJi DeHcrlptions of Neiu Species 

 and Varieties. 



By G. J}. PKIT(JHARI), D.Sc. F.G.S. 



( fji'ctni'er in Geology, kc. School of Mines I)e[)iivtnient, VVorkini;- Men's 

 Collej:;e, Melbourne). 



(With Plates XX., XXI.). 



[Read 10th July. 1913]. 



Ill the year 1895 I revised tlie Fossil Fauna of tlie Table Cape 

 Beds, Tasmania, mainly from a collection made by Mr. E. D. 

 Atkinson. Since that time I have had opportunities of examining 

 the beds and of gathering together a fully representative collection 

 of the fauna, as well as noting the specimens and types on view in 

 the Hobart Museum. Lately 1 have also liad the pleasure of examin- 

 ing and naming furtlier material from tliese interesting beds, 

 collected by Mr. R. N. Atkinson, a son of the above gentleman, and 

 it seems likely that through his enthusiasm and industry many 

 new species will be brought to light, as well as much valuable and 

 additional information on many of the already recorded forms. As 

 a preliminary to a further revision of the fauna as a Avhole I have 

 thought it well to submit a revision of the Volutes, and include a 

 description with figures of a new species, which has been discovered 

 by Mr. R. N. Atkinson, and by him very generously submitted to 

 me for that purpose. 



1. VOLU'I'A ANTICINOULATA, McCoy. 



1874. V. antii'liKjulata, McCoy. Prod. Pal. Vic. Dec. i., 

 pp. 24-2(), pi. vi., figs. 2-4. 

 <~)bs. — The type of this species is in the National Museum. Mel- 

 boui-iie. and was obtained from the Bird Rock or Spring Creek 

 Beds, near Geelong. This species was confused by Mr. U. M. 

 Joliiistoii in liis Geology of Tasmania with V. anfisaihnis, McCoy, 

 but ttiat is (juite a distinct form; nevei-theless, the necessity for cor- 

 recting the record must not be overlooked. This species may l)e 

 regarded as a good typical one of this Tertiary liorizoii, and is 

 certainly also very common in its occurrence, being readily obtain- 

 able right throughout the Table Cape section in the uppermost 



