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Daphnella delicata Reeve.— An exceedingly graceful species, 

 attenuate, finely chased, and spotted with chestnut. Two 

 specimens only. 



D. pluricarinata Reeve. — An exquisite little shell, the 

 apical whorls (3) dark-brown, and shewing plainly in con- 

 tact with the straw colour of the remaining whorls. The 

 decussation on the apical whorls is remarkable. Also a 

 Philippine Island shell. 



D. terina M. & S., p. 296, 1896. 



D. thespesia M. & S., p. 297, 1896. 



D. varicosa Souverbie— One specimen only, which seems to 

 meet M. Souverbie's description. We have not seen a 

 type. 



[D. dulcinea M. & S., 1895.— Of this species we obtained 

 three or four fresh specimens in the present consignment ; 

 we now withdraw it from Daphnella, where we provision- 

 ally placed it (J. of Conch., vol. viii., p. 95), and consider 

 it a Mangtlia, allied to M. agna\. 



Fam 1 i.v CANCELLAKIID.E. 



Cancellaria (Trigonostoma) contabulata Sowerby.— A 



fair number, identical with Ceylonese examples. 

 Family OIIVID.K. 

 Oliva (Strephona) polita Marratt.— Two examples, almost 



exactly agreeing with typical West Indian O. polita. Mr. J. 



M. Williams, to whom we referred these shells, says he can 



find hardly any difference. 

 O. textilina Lam. var. albina.— One very fine and beautiful 



example, of an ivory polished whiteness. 

 O. (Strephona) todosina Duclos.— Identical with Fijian 



specimens, but all somewhat worn. With a lens, however. 



traces of the marking are very perceptible. 

 Olivella nympha Adams & Angas.— Also found in Australia, 



and we believe Bombay specimens recently to hand are a 



mere variety of Adams and Angas' species. 



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