JAPONIC PKOVINCE. 



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Some of the genera of this province are only met with else- 

 where at a considerable distance : — 



Solenella — Chili. Bankivia— Cape. 



Panopeea— Japan. Kraussia — Cape. 



Monoceros — Patagonia. Solemya — Medit. 



Rhynchonel^a— Arctic sea.?. 

 Trophon — Fuegia ; „ 

 Assiminea — India; Brit. 



elegans, H. rubicunda, and Littorina rugosa. Haliotis iris and 

 Littorina squalida are found on the shores of N. Zealand ; and 

 Cyprovida umbilicata in Tasmania. 



Mr. Gray's New Zealand list amounts to 104 marine species, 

 among which are three volutes, including V. magnifica, the 

 largest of its genus; Strombus troglodytes, Ranella ao-gus, the 

 great Triton variegatus ; 6 Cones (all doubtful), Oliva erythros- 

 toma, Cyprcta caput- serpentis, Ancillaria australis, Imperattr 

 heliotropium, Chiton monticularis, &c. 



Venus Stutchburyi and Modiolarca trapezina have been found 

 at Kerguelen's Id. and Patella illuminata at the Auckland Ids. 



X. Japonic Peoyince. 



The Japanese Islands and Corea represent the Japonic pro- 

 vince. Our knowledge of its moUuscan fauna is still scanty, 

 notwithstanding the successful researches of Mr. Adams. Up- 

 wards of 130 species were collected in the harbour of Decima, 

 by Dr. Nuhn, of which 113 were Prosobranchiates. 



Octopus areolatus. 

 Sepia chrysopthalma. 

 Sepiola Japonica. 



Conus Sieboldi. 

 Pleurotoma Coreanica. 

 Terebra serotina. 



„ stylata. 

 Ebuma Japonica. 

 Cassis Japonica. 

 Murex euiypterua. 



„ roritiuus. 



„ plorator. 



„ Burne:i. 



Purpura, 5 sp. 



Fusus. 



Cancellaria nodulifera. 



Mitra. 



Strombus corrugatus. 



Cj-preea fimbriata. 



„ miliaris. 

 Mangelia, 4 sp. 

 Triforis, 5 sp. 

 Natica, 5 sp. 

 Trochus, 15 sp. 

 Radius birostris. 

 Cerithium longicaudatum. 

 Imperator Guilfordise. 

 £ 2 



HaliQtis Japonica. 



„ discus. 



„ gigantea. 

 Bulla Coreanica. 

 Siphonaria Coreanica. 

 Pecten asperulatus. 



„ Japonicus. 

 Spondylus Cumingii. 

 Nucula mirabilis. 



„ Japonica. 

 Cardium Bechei. 

 Crassatella compressa. 

 Diplodonta alata. 



„ Coreanica. 



