FossH Fauna, Table Cape Beds, Tasmania. 93 



V. antiscalaris, Johnston {no7i. McCoy), Geo. Tas., 188S, p. 237, 

 pi. XXX., figs. 5, 5(Z, 5/;, and 8. 



V. anticingniata, Tate, Gast. II., 1889, pp. 133, 134. 



Observations. — The shell tigured by Mr. R. M. Johnston in his 

 Geology of Tasmania is undoubtedly V. anticingiilata, McCoy, as 

 has already been pointed out by Professor Tate when dealing 

 with this species, and not V. antiscalaris., McCoy, which was the 

 name attached by Mr. Johnston to liis figure in the explanation 

 of his plate. The record of V. antiscalaris, McCoy, must there 

 fore be expunged from the list of Table Cape fossils. V. anticin- 

 gulaia, McCoy, is apparently very common at Table Cape, as I 

 now have before me a very large series of specimens which show 

 the same amount of variation in ioviw and ornament as has 

 already been pointed out by Sir F. McCoy as occurring in the 

 specimens from the lower eocene beds of Spring Creek, near 

 Geelong. Tlius as the extremes of variation we have V. anticni- 

 gtilata, var. indivisa, McCoy, in which tlie .subsutural sulcus is 

 entirely absent, the ribs fewer and more sigmoidal, and the shell 

 narrower than in the typical form of the species, also the body- 

 whorl and I'ibs are often smooth owing to the absence of spiral 

 striae on that part of the shell ; and the other varietal form, to 

 which the name of V. a7iticingiiiata, var. persulcata, McCoy, has 

 been attached, is also well represented, though not so abundant as 

 the preceding variety, and this is characterised by the more 

 numerous and straighter ribs and by the vej'y strongly developed 

 spiral stria; present on the whole of the body- whorl and spire. 

 Many intermediate forms leading up to these varieties are not of 

 uncommon occurrence, which clearly shows that the way in which 

 this species has been treated by Sir F. McCoy is most certainly 

 correct. 



27. Voluta weldii, T. Woods. 



V. weldii, T. Woods, P.R.S.Tas., 1875, p. 24, pi. i., fig. 2. 



V. tveldii, Johnston, Geo. Tas., 1888, p. 237, pi. xxx., tigs. 6, 

 6(7, G/'. 



V. iveldii, Tate, Gast. II., 1889, pp. 134, 135. 



Observations. — This species is also very common at Table 

 Cape, and shows a considerable amount of variation in form, 

 and especially in the thickness of the shell, the width of the 



