Shell-bed timlerlylng Volcanic Tuff'. IT 



has lately recorded it from " Endeavour " material from South 

 Australia at 100 fathoms. In the fossil condition it occurs in the 

 northern hemisphere in the Pleistocene of Scotland, Ireland and 

 Norway; whilst in Victoria it has been obtained in much older beds, 

 viz., the Miocene or Janjukian of the Malice bores. 



Fam. Balanidae. 



Genus Balanus, Lister. 



Balanus sp. 



A rostral compartment of a species of Balanus, having an obscure 

 rugo-costulate ornament occurs here. It has some resemblance to 

 Balaiius psiUacea, Molina sp., but is not so heavy in structure. 



)f. — Fossil MoUusca from Bennington, near Warrnamhool. 



These shells occurred at a depth of 8 feet from the surface and 

 underneath volcanic tuff, at Nestles Milk Factory. This locality is 

 about 1| miles inland from the present coast-line. 



Area (Anadara) tra'pezia, Deshayes 



Marcia nitida, Q. and G. sp. 



Tellina deltoidalis, Lam. 



Soletellina donacioides. Reeve 



Boncujc deltoides. Lam. 



Mactra polifa, Chemnitz 



Spisula trigoneJla, Lam. sp. 



Mesodesma elongafa, Deshayes 



Patella, vstulata, Reeve 



Turho undulatus, Martyn sp. (operculum) 



Banl-ivia fasciata, Menke sp. 



Potamidesi australis, Q. and G. sp. 



Cymatium spengleri, Chemn. sp. 



Nassa jacksoniana, Q. and G. sp. 



Nassa lahecula, Adams 

 The above collection was presented to the National Museum by 

 Mr. D. J. Mahony, M.Sc, April 24th, 1912. 



From the same locality Mr. H. J. Hauschildt, on Oct. 5th. 1912, 

 presented, amongst other specimens, the following additional 

 species: — Pecten hifrons. Lam.; Mytihis hirsutus. Lam.; Venus 

 (Chione) strigosa. Lam. ; and Piirpora stcccincta, Martyn sp. 



