AUSTROFUSUS. 137 



S, VARicosA, Kiener. PI. 54, fig, 353. 



Light brown, the revolving stria' darker. Length, 2 inches. 



Jlnb. unknoinn. 



This species was first fignred by Cliemnitz, but his figures as 

 well as Kiener's are from worn specimens. My illustration is 

 from Reeve, and represents a very peculiar shell, the generic 

 position of which is doubtful. 



Unidentified Species of Siphonalia. 



S. LIQATA, COMMODA, NODULOSA, MUNDA, FILOSA, CORRUGATA, 



GRisEA, coLUS, ACUMINATA, PYRAMis, A. Adauis, all from 



Japan. None of them figured. 

 S. ARATA, Gould. Hab. unknown. 



S. ^sTOSA, Gould. Kagosima^ Japan. 



S. Traversi, Hutton. Chatham Isle, New Zealand. 



S. CALCARius, Punker. PI. 55, fig. 375. 



White, cretaceous. Length, 21 mill. 



Jaj)an. 

 Described as a Murex : generic position doubtful. 



S. GYRATA, Hinds (Vol. II, 151, t. 33, f. 3(52). 



This shell may be a j^oung S?^/io/ia/ia, although described as a 

 Trophon, and included by me in the monograpli of that genus. 



S. Clarkei, turrita, castanea, pulchra, Woods. Tasmania. 



Mr. W. F. Petterd* makes Trophon Brazieri^ Woods ^ S. 

 castanea., and considers Siph. pulchra^ Woods, a young Pleuro- 

 toma philomenae^ with undeveloped lip. 



8ubgeuu» Austrofusus, Kobelt. 



Shell ovate fusiform, wliorls rounded, not angulated at the 

 upper part. 



S. alternata, Phil. PI. 56, figs. 378, 379. 

 Yellowish white, the ridges deep chocolate. 



Length, 2-3 '25 inches, 



W. Coast of Central America; Peru. 

 S. Fontainei, d'Orb., is from the Peruvian Coast, and appears 

 to be a synonym (fig. 379). 



* Zool. Proc, 1880. 

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