H4. ADDITIONS TO II I K TA8MAKIAN MARINE HOLLDSCA, 



TARANIS MIOROSCOPICA, N. Sp. 



Shell very minute, yellowish, whorls three and a half. 

 including a one and a half whorled protoconch, which is 

 large, rounded, and spirally lirate. The two adult whorl* 

 are strongly angled at the periphery, from whence to the 

 suture they are flat or concave. The sculpture consists of 

 sharp, narrow, axial ribs, about twelve on the body whorl, 

 which extend from suture to suture, and pass into the aper 

 tare. They are widely separated, the interspaces being 

 crossed by a few very faint spiral lira?. Aperture rathe* 

 expanded, canal very short. Columella excavate, out* 

 lip strongly varixed, sinus at the suture deep and oper 

 and bordered by a varix. 



Length 1.3. Breadth 7 mill. 



Type from 40 fathoms, off Thouin Bay, with a numbei 

 of others. An extremely minute species, which is allied 

 to T. excavata, Gatliff. 



PL I., fig. 2. 



BELA TASMANICA, Sp. Nov. 



Shell small, ventricose, white, the front half of the 

 body whorl brownish, whorls three and a half, including a 

 one and a half whorled protoconch. which is spirally lirate. 

 Whorls two, rounded, crossed by strong axial ribs, about 

 nine on the body whorl, they follow each other at the 

 suture, and fade away on the base. These ribs are 

 separated by spaces about twice as wide as themselves, and 

 crossed by numerous flattened lirse, which are close to- 

 gether, and slightly corrugate the ribs. Aperture large, 

 oval, scarcely forming a canal ; above it forms a round 

 shallow sinus. 



Length 2.6. Breadth 1.5 mill. 



Type, D'Entrecasteaux Channel, 10 (?) fathoms. Two 

 others from deep water off Schouten Island. 



This is very similar to some of the European species of 

 Hi hi. Possibly it would be as well placed with Anachis. 



PL I., fig. 3. 



CLATHURELLA NODORETE, Sp. Nov. 



Shell small, narrowly pyramidal, white, whorls five and 

 a half; the tip is at first smooth, but becomes ribbed and 

 gradually assumes the adult sculpture. Whorls encircled 

 by two prominent keels, one a Little below the suture, and 

 the other below the middle of the whorl. There is also a 

 smaller one just visible above the suture. They are crossed 

 by strong ribs of about equal size, ten on the penultimate, 

 and form square meshes. At the points of intersection 



