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flavidis ornata ; anfr. 5 fills circ. 5, minoribus interpositis, cinctis ; basi 

 rosaceo saspe flavido tessellato, concentrice striato, regione unabilicali 

 calloso plerumque imperforato : apertura rotunclato-ovata ; labro tenui 

 versus columellam ampliato ; fauce nacrea, sulcata. Diarn. 6 millim. 

 Inhabits False Bay. W. S. 



One specimen is beautifully tessellated on the ridges with brown, 

 roseate, blue, golden-yellow, white, and cream color. 



Gibbula lepida. T. parva, globoso-lenticularis, levis, murina> 

 vitta peripherali et vitta suturali nigris albo tessellatis picta ; anfr. 5 ; 

 sutura vix impressa ; basi convexo, striis concentricis et maculis albidis 

 ornato ; regione mnbilicali excavato, callo induto : apertura parva, 

 obliqua ; columella- acuta, antice dentata ; labro acuto ; fauce mar- 

 garitacea, sulcata. Diam. 5 ; axis, 4 millim. Inhabits New Ireland. 

 W. S. 



Somewhat like G. spilota. 



Gibbttla fulgens. T. parva, globoso-conica, subtenuis, sub 

 epidermide tenui fuscescente vivide iridescens; anfr. 5, costis 4-5 

 fusco et rosaceo articulatis cinctis ; sutura obvia, ; basi convexo, costu- 

 lis bene dispositis sculpto, arete perforato; columella arcuata, ex- 

 pansa, erecta ; fauce deaurata vivide iridescente. Operculum corneum 

 multispirale. Diam. 7 millim. 



Collonia lenticula. T. minuta, solida, alba, globoso-lenticu- 

 laris, ubique striis confertis tenuissimis cincta ; anfr. 4 depresso-con- 

 vexis cito crescentibus ; basi convexo, imperforato, callo copioso 

 munito: apertura parva, circularis. Diam. 4; axis, 2 millim. In- 

 habits China Coral Seas. W. S. 



Collonia quantilla. T. minuta, solida, depresso-orbicularis, 

 rosacea sulcis pallidioribus circ. 4 cincta ; anfr. 4 vix convexis, peri- 

 pheria obtusa ; basi convexo, palli chore, arete perforato : apertura 

 circularis ; labro crasso ; columella robusta declivi. Diam. 3 ; axis, 2 -f 

 millim. Inhabits Simon's Bay. W. S. 



Turbo amussitatus. T. globoso-conica, crassa, rufa; anfr. 6 

 ventricosis, costis inequalibus irregularibus 6-8 et intermedials exili- 

 bus 4-5 cinctis, costis oblique striatis ; basi concinne reticulato, per- 

 forato tandem callo occluso: apertura subcircularis ; columella ex- 

 pansa duplici ; fauce margaritaeea. Operculum osseum, paucispirale. 

 Axes, 1 2 millim. Inhabits ? 



Turbo nocturnus. T. parvula, globoso-conica, solida, rufo- 

 fuscescente et rosaceo alternatim strigata ; apice albo ; anfr. 5 con- 

 vexis, sulcis equalibus aratis; sutura impressa; basi convexo, im- 

 perforato, concentrice striato : apertura subcircularis ; columella 

 expansa, argentata, granulata, extus erecta. Operculum osseum, 



