407 MELVILL AND STANDEN : SHELLS FROAT I.IFU. 



Nassa (Niotha) splendidula Dunker. — A highly coloured 

 shell, fulvous-chestnut. Also recorded by its author from 

 the Philippine group. 



N. (Telasco) ecstilba M. & S., p. 274, 1896. 



N. (Telasco) Shacklefordi M. k S., p. 274, 1896. 



N. (Hebra) echinata A. Adams. — Typical, but rather worn. 

 Another Philippine species. 



Family COI.UMRELUD.E. 



Columbella (Mitrella) moleculina Duclos. — A very 

 beautifully marked Mitrella, being quite smooth, ochra- 

 ceous, with round white spaces, and darker filleted spiral 

 interrupted bands between. 



C. (Mitrella) sigaloessa M. & S, p. 276, 1796. 



Columbella (Conidea) Peasi Martens=C. varia Pease non 

 Low. — Mr. Stephen Pace kindly named our examples of 

 this variable species. The headquarters are the Sandwich 

 Isles. 



C. (Seminella) Stepheni n.n. — Mr. Edgar A. Smith having 



(Ann. N.H., xvi., p. 5, 1896) described a Columbella from 



Coromandel under the name C. Pacei, we suggest the 



above specific name in place of the one previously given 



(a /ilea p. 275), which will equally commemorate Mr. 



Stephen Pace. 



Family MURICID.E. 



Murex (Ocinebra) brachys M. & S., p. 273, 1896. 



Family TRITONID.*.. 

 Triton ('Epidromus) bracteatus Hinds. — One example only. 



Family CYPR.E1D.E. 

 Ovula (Cyphoma) gibbosa Linne. — Only one specimen. 

 Cypraea contaminata Gray. — Two worn shells we refer to this 



rare little species. 

 C. hirundo Linne. — Several specimens, quite typical. 

 C. (Luponia) Thomasi Crosse. — One very pretty specimen 



which perhaps is too nearly allied to C. cernica Sovvb. or 



