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Murex (Ocinelrci) sealaris, Kobelt (uou Brocclii), Jalirb. d. dcutsch. malak. 

 GeseUsch., Vol. IV, p. 2i8, No. 227, 1877. 



Murex (^Phyllonotus) Angasi^ Tryou (nou Crosse), Manual of Conchology, 

 Vol. II, p. 109, 1880. 



Murex (^Phjllonotus) octorjonus, Bednall (iioii Quoy and Gaimavd), Transac- 

 tions and Proceedings and Keports of the Eoyal Society of Soutli 

 Australia, Vol. VIII, p. 64, 1884, 1885 (issued May, 1886). 



Habitat. — Moreton Bay, Queensland. (Mr. F. Strange.) St. Vincent's 

 Gulf, vSouth Australia, "dredged along witli horny zoophytes and nullipores 

 at a depth of seven or eight fathoms " (Augas, Tate, Bednall). Darnley 

 Island, Torres Straits, 30 fathoms, sandy bottom. (J. Brazier.) Barran 

 Island, Bass Strait. (Mr. "W. Legrand, 1873.) Giles Point, near Coobowie, 

 St. Vincent's Gulf, off the rocks below low water mark. (Mr. E. II. 

 Matthews, 1891.) Trowbridge Island, St. Vincent's Gulf, off the beach, 

 also dredged in life from 4 to 10 fathoms ; fair specimens from Hardwicke 

 Bay, Spencer's Gulf. (Mr. E. H. Matthews, 1892.) East Coast of 

 Tasmania. (Mr. W. Legrand.) North Coast of Tasmania from Port Sorell 

 to a few miles west of the River Leven, specimens generally very mucli 

 beach worn. (Miss Mary Lodder, August, 1892.) 



PTEBONOTTIS, Swainson, 1810. 



Murex Bednalli, Brazier. 



Murex (Pferoiwtus) Bednalli, Brazier, Proc. Linn. Soc, New South AV'ales, 

 Vol. II, p. G, 1877; Angas, Proc. Zool. Soc, London, p. 418, pi. 45, fig, 

 2, 1880; Brazier, Proc. Linn. Soc, New South Wales, Vol. V, p. 630, 

 1880 ; Tryon, Manual of Conchology, Vol. II, Addenda, p. 262, 1880. 



Murex (Cerasfoma) lediialU, Poirier, Bevision des Murex du Museum, 

 Nouvelles Archives du Museum D'JIistoire Naturelle, Deuxieme Serie, 

 Tome V, p. 98, No. 185, 1882. 



Rahltat.—Vovt Darwin, Northern Territory. (T. W. Bednall.) 



Murex triformis, Ecevc. 



Murex acantliopterus, Xaw, Sowerby, Conchological Illustrations, fig. 51, 1840. 



Murex triformis, Eeeve, Proc. Zool. Soc, London, p. 87, 1845 ; Eeeve, Conch 

 Icon., Vol. Ill, pi. 13, fig. 53, 1845 ; Kuster, Couch. Cab., 2nd edition, 

 p. 85, pi. 30, fig. 4. 



Murex {Ptcronotus) triformis, Augas, Proc. Zool. Soc, London, p. l.')7, 1865 ; 

 Schmeltz, jr., Museum Godefi'roy Catalog V, p. 131, No. 6,291, 1874 ; 

 Kobelt, Jahrb. d. dcutsch malak. Gesellsch., p. 161, No. 138, 1877 ; 



