STAIFORDIA. 



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It was an abundant species in the Dafla Hills, varying much in 

 colour and size, often being of a pale ochraceous-grey tint. On 

 Toruputu Peak it occurred also with the same characteristic 

 sculpture, but thinner in structure. 



" Animal. Fore part of foot and head, as well as the tentacles, 

 dark slate ; extremity of foot pointed (no gland visible, fig. 90, B), 

 pale grey, edged light fleshy ; sole of foot dark orange ; mantle 

 very slightly reflected in front, with no tongue-shaped process. 



"Length 2-0" ; tentacles 0-5" ; shell, major diam. 0-9.5".'" 



Staffordia daflaensis. 



A. Animal from right side, showing the right dorsal lobe. X 3"4. 



A '. Animal from left side, the left dorsal lobe and part of the branchial wall 



removed, showing the male organ and position of its )-etractor muscle 



attachment. X 3"4. 

 E. Head and extremity of foot, from drawings from life. 



C. Extremity of foot, from spirit- specimen. X o'i. 



D. Jaw, X y, and teeth of radula, X 270. 



E. Generative organs, X 3-5. cor.ffhi., coronal gland ; d, dart. 

 E'. Do. X 3'5. First specimen dissected.] 



