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STANDELLA ELONGATA (Plate VIII.).—Fig. 12 (late 
Hemimactra notata) is a solid, greyish-white shell, four inches 
long. It is covered with an epidermis of pale chestnut, sometimes 
with darker chestnut bands, dots and splashes. The interior of 
the shell is yellowish. 
RESANIA LANCEOLATA (Plate VIII.).—Fig. 13 (lately 
known as Vanganella taylori) is a smooth, white shell, covered 
with a thin, pale chestnut epidermis, the interior being white. 
It is upwards of four and a-half inches in length. It inhabits 
sandy ocean beaches in both Islands of New Zealand. 
ZENATIA ACINACES (Plate VIII.).—Fig. 14 is a greyish- 
yellow shell, four inches long, and covered with a brown epidermis. 
The interior is bluish-green, pearly, and iridescent. This shell 
also inhabits the sandy ocean beaches of both Islands. 
PSAMMOBIA STANGERI (Plate VIII.).—Fig. 15 is a 
purplish-white shell, sometimes rayed with darker purple. The 
interior is pinkish-purple. Its length is 2} inches, and the shell 
is found in both Islands on sandy ocean beaches. The natives cal] 
it Wahawaha. 
PSAMMOBIA LINEOLATA (Plate VIII.).—Fig. 17 is a 
purplish-pink shell, with darker concentric bands. Its interior is 
reddish-purple. This shell, which is found in both Islands on 
open ocean beaches, attains a length of 23 inches. The Maori name 
is Kuwharu, or Takarape. 
SOLENOTELLINA NITIDA (Plate VIII.).—Fig. 16 (late 
Hiatula nitida) is a thin, almost transparent, purplish-white shell, 
covered with a smooth, polished, horny epidermis. The interior 
is much the same colour as the exterior. Its length is about two 
inches. It is found in both Islands on sandy banks in harbours, 
and on sandy ocean beaches, but those found in harbours have 
sometimes little or no colour. The Maori name is Pi-Pipi. 
SOLENOTELLINA SPENCERI (Plate VIII.).—Fig. 18 is 
a thin, almost transparent, milky-white shell. The interior is 
white. It is very like the Tellina alba (Fig. 21) in colour and 
general appearance, but much narrower, and the posterior end 
