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whorls, the feature being absent on the four later whorls. His 

 description is : — " F. testa elongata, fusiformi, bruneo-rubses- 

 cente, transversim sulcata, interstitiis transversim et longi- 

 tudinaliter striatis ; apertura oblonga, fulvo-albida ; labro 

 dextra crenato, intus sulcato ; columella triplicata." 



Habitat. — Coast of New Holland. 



In the same work, Kiener, at page 9, pi. ix., fig. 4, describes 

 and figures, apparently from the type, Fasciolaria coronata, 

 Lamarck. Habitat. — Seas of New Holland and King Island. 

 It is the coronated form commonly found on our shores, and 

 the description and figure agree fairly well with Reeve's. 



F.\sciOLARiA AUSTRAL.\siA, Perry, var. bakeri (var. no v.) 



The chief points in which this variety differs from the forms 

 usually found are : — The spire is more elongate (this is especially 

 noticeable in the example figures 3 and 4), the longitudinal 

 ])lications are pronounced, the spiral sculpture is stronger, 

 comprising strong riblets with from two to four well-defined 

 intermediate threads. The interior is white. There is a 

 whitish encircling band at the periphery, which is plainly seen 

 on the young shells on all of the whorls, the rest of the shell 

 l:)eing coloured light reddish-brown, with a brownish-yellow 

 epidermis. The test of the varietal type is very solid. 



Dimensions of Type of Variety. — Length, 93 mm. ; breadth, 

 41 mm. 



Locality. — Our first imperfect example was obtained at 

 Lakes' Entrance, Gippsland, in August, 1895. The type was 

 recently got at Anderson's Inlet, and the other forms figured 

 were obtained by the trawler Simplon off Cape Howe, Victoria. 



Observations. — We were at first inclined to make a new species 

 of the typical form of the new variety, but, upon critically 

 examining and comparing over a hundred specimens, we 

 determined to rank it as a variety, and to figure some of the 

 connecting variations of form that appeared to us to only 

 entitle it to be considered as a variety. We have named it 

 in honour of Mr. Fred. H. Baker, F.L.S., an enthusiastic 

 collector, who furnished us with the tyjie, which is in the 

 collection of Mr. J. H. Gatliff. 



Typical specimens of Fasciolaria aiistralasia. Perry, the 

 variety coronata, Lamarck, and the type of variety bakeri, 

 Oatliff and (iabriel, and a series of connecting forms, are ex- 

 hibited, also young forms and nidamental caj^sules of Fascio- 

 laria. Tliese capsules consist of two groujis, each of them 

 nini' in number, one group attached above the other. We have 

 ojHMU'd one caiisule laterally. Ihe f(uir embryonic forms it 



