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the last whorl uearly smooth, as the ribs are almost obsolete. 

 Tho spire ia also much turrettod, and the outer lip thin and 

 not dentate. The lines of minute dots are also peculiar. 

 Inside the upper zone of spots appears as a series of longi- 

 tudinal lines of a nut brown color. 



CoMiXELLA TASMAXiCA, U.S. C.t. ovato-acutu, solidiuscula, inapice 

 acuta, alba, iiderdiim I'ircscodi et ohscurd fasciata, spira costata et 

 mamiUata ; aafradilnis S, convexis, supcrne subcanaliculatis, lirisque 

 elevrtis cincti.t, stni.s longitndiiialilms siibtilioribus cancellatis ; aper- 

 tura acute ovata ; labio simplici tenuis, expoiso, obsolete lirato ; labia 

 e^icau-sto, canali paullulum curvato. Long. 30. Lat. 17. Long 

 apert. 15. Lat. 8. 



C. shell ovatcly acute, somewhat solid, with acute apex, 

 white, sometimes greenish and obscurely fasciate ; spire 

 costate and mamillate ; whorls 8, convex, subcanaliculate 

 above, encircled with lir® and cancellated with very fine 

 longitudinal striae ; aperture acutely ovate ; outer lip simple, 

 thin obsolete, lirate, inner lip enamelled; canal slightly 

 curved. Long Bay. Not uncommon. Rev. H.D.Atkinson, 

 W. Legrand. This charactei-istic Cominella is distinguished 

 from C. costatum by being double the size ; its distinct raised 

 lirae, the absence of any costse on the last whorl and tlie color. 



Cerithiopsis atkinsoni, var. A very distinct variety of 

 Mr. Angas's C. crocca (P.Z.S. 1871 p. 16). It is larger and 

 naiTow, of sordid yellow color, instead of orange, and the ribs 

 are not equal, the lower being small. It has however, the 

 fine longitudinal striae between the libs. Dredged by the Rev. 

 H. D. Atkinson in Long Bay, 10 fathoms sand. 



Coxus TASiiAXicus. n.s. c.t. parva, subpyriformi-turbinata, 

 coronata, tenui, sub-inflata, hevi, nitente, antice striis distantibus 

 validis cincta ; castanea, tribus lineis fnlvo alboque maculatis obliqiie 

 zonata ; ad suturas conspicue albo-fuluo maculata ; anfractibus 6, 

 tra)isversim rugose striatis, labro tenui. 



C. shell small, subpyriformly turbinate, coronate, thin, sub- 

 inflated, smooth, shining, with anterior valid distant striae; 

 chestnut, zoned with three white and fulvous spotted lines; con- 

 spicuously spotted with white and fulvous at the sutures, 

 whorls 6, transversely rugosely striate, outer lip thin. 



Very rare. Coll. W. Legrand. Quite distinct from any 

 other Australian form by its color and small coronate habit. 



MiTKA TASM.\>acA. n.3. M.t, ovata, ntrimque attenuata, badia, 

 lineis luteo-albis bi-tri-fasciata ; spira siibelevata, acuminata ; anfrac- 

 tibus 7, planulatls ; longitudinaliter crebre costata, costis parvis, 

 subobsoletis ; liris transversalibus subtillissime cinctis ; apertura 

 angiista ; columella quadriplicata. Long. 13. Lat. 5. Long aper- 

 ture 6^. 



M. shell ovate, attenuate at both ends, brown, with two or 



