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in sand between tides, and to a depth of a few fathoms below low-water 
mark, 
212. OLIVELLA BÆTICA, Carpenter. 
Rept. Brit. Assoc., 1863, p. 661 (August, 1864). 
Very common in shallow water on sandy bottoms. Queen Charlotte 
Islands, Queen Charlotte Sound and other localities (Dawson) ; Depar- 
ture Bay, abundant (G. W. Taylor) ; Victoria, rare (Newcombe); Clay- 
oquot Sound (Newcombe) ; Comox (Macoun). 
VOLUTELLA, Swainson. 
213. VOLUTELLA PYRIFORMIS, Carpenter. 
Rept. Brit. Assoc., 1863, p. 661 (August, 1864); and Journ. de Conch., vol. xii., 
p. 148 (April, 1865). 
A common shell usually found under stones, or under seaweed on 
rocks, near low water mark, but sometimes dredged from deeper water. 
It occurs from Victoria to the Queen Charlotte Islands. During life 
the animal is of a bright yellow colour. 
MITROMORPHA, A. Adams. 
214. MITROMORPHA FILOSA, Carpenter. 
? Daphnella filosa, Cpr., Rept. Brit. Assoc., 1863, p. 658 (August, 1864). 
Mitromorpha filosa, Cpr., Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., series 3, vol. xv., p. 182 
(March, 1865). 
Described from Sta. Barbara and not very rare at several other 
points on the Californian coast. The only British Columbian specimens 
I have heard of were three, dredged by Dr. Dawson at the mouth of 
Cumshewa Harbour in 20 fathoms of water. 
215. MirromMorpPHA EFFUSA, Carpenter. 
? Daphnella effusa, Cpr., Rept. Brit. Assoc., 1863, p. 658 (August, 1864); and Ann, 
Mag. Nat. Hist., series 3, vol. xv., p. 29 (January, 1865). 
Described from “one broken specimen, Neeah Bay, Swan,” a rather 
slender title I am afraid, to a place on our list. 
BUCCINUM, Linne. 
216. BuccINUM POLARE, Gray. 
Buccinum polaris, Gray, Zool. Voy. Blossom, p. 128 (1839), var. ? percrassun, Dall. 
Buccinum percrassum though now thought, by some conchologists, to 
be a distinct species was described as a variety of S. polare and it was 
Sec. IV., 1898. 5, 
