[Pboc. Roy. Soc. Victoria, 30 (N.S.), Pt. I., 1917]. 



Akt. IV". — Additions to and Alterations in the Cuialogue of 

 the Marine Shells of Victoria. 



J. H. GATLIFF 



AND 



0. J. GABRIEL. 



(With Plate Iir.). 



[Read 12tli July, 1917J. 



In this paper ^ve have added four more species to, and deleted six 

 from the catah^gue, and revised the generic and specific names of 

 others. 



MuREX FiMBRiATUS, Lamarclc. 



1822. Miirex fimbriatus, Lamarck. Anim. s. vert. vol. vii., 



p. 176. 

 1845. Murex planiliratus, Reeve. Conch. Icon, vol. iii., pi. 



31, f. 149. 

 1898. Murex planiliratus. Reeve. Pritchaixl and Gatliff, 



P.R.S. Vic, vol. X. (New Series), p. 254. 

 1902. Murex planiliratus, Keeve. Hedley, P.L.S., N.S.W., 



vol. xxvi., p. 700. 

 1916. Craspedotriton fimbriatus, Lamarck. Hedley, Jour. 

 Royal Soc. Western Australia, vol. i., for 1915, p. 

 64. 

 Hab.— West Head, Western Port; Portland. 



Obs. — Reeve's remarks about Ricinula fiscellum, Broderip, are 

 rather lengthy; he gives a very good figure o/ that 'species; it differs 

 entirely from his figure of M.planitiratus. He concludes by stat- 

 ing : " It only remains to enquire of M. Kiener whether the shell 

 mistaken for it (M. fiscellum), and which received so many names in 

 different States, is not the Murex fimbriatus Lam." Mr. Hedley has 

 cleared up this difficulty by examining Lamarck's specimens in the 



