32 Mr. J. C. Melvill and Mr. Abercrombie on 



Fam. DOLIID.^. 



DOLIUM (Lam.). 



D. maaUatuin (Lam.). 



Fairly common. A deep sea shell. Some specimens 



seem a little to approach finibriatum, which after all may 



be only a variety, 



Pyrula (Lam.). 



F.ficus (Linn.), Ficus laevigata (Lam.). 

 Hycotopiis fiais (Linn.). 

 Rare at Bombay. 



Fam. Cypraeid^. 



OvuLA (Brug.). 



O.pudica (Adams). 



O. Trailii (Adams). 



O. indica (Reeve). 



O. {Radius, Mont.), spelta (Linn.). 



None of the oviilcB are common. 



CypR/EA (Linn.). 



C. arabica (Lam.) with van histrio (Gmelin). 



C. ocellata (Lam.). 



C. Laniarckii (Gray) allied to miliaris (Gmelin). 



C. pallida (Gray). 



C. lentiginosa (Gray). 



C. moneta (Linn.). 



C. annidus (Linn.). 



Erato (Risso). 



E.pelbicida (Reeve). 



C. arabica and pallida are the commonest under rocks 

 and stones, but are rarely found except at very low tides. 

 Ocellata and Laniarckii much less common, and latter 

 seems to frequent muddy places or seaveedy rocks and 

 stones. Lentiginosa is rather rare. Moneta and anmdiis are 

 seldom found. 



