300 \OLUTA. 



A very distinct and remarkable species, of which I believe 

 only one specimen is known, 



84. AusTRALivE^ Cox (f, 151). — V. testa elongato-turbi- 

 nata, tenuiuscula, rufo-aurantia, conspicue nigro-fusco fulgu- 

 rata ; spira conica, mediocriter elevata, apice papillari ; 

 anfractus plano-declives, ultimus supra medium obtuse angu- 

 latus, infra angulum fere rectus; apertura elongata, fauce 

 intense rufo-aurantia, columella rectiuscula, valide quinque- 

 plicata. 



A handsomely marked species known to me only by the 

 figure in the Proceedings of the Zool. Soc. which I have 

 copied. The type appears to be a young shell, and, hand- 

 some as it is, a fully developed specimen would be still 

 handsomer. 



85. Hargeavesii, Ayigas (f. 154). — V. testa oblongo-ovata, 

 rufo-fusca, maculis albis plerumque triangularibus undique 

 ornata ; spira elatiuscula, ad apicem obtusissima ; anfractus 5 

 convexi ; apertura parviuscula, pallide flavo-carnea, columella 

 3-4-plicata. 



A very handsome, brilliantly coloured species, of which 

 only a single specimen is known, and the habitat unknown. 



86. MINIMA, Soirerhy (f. 152). — V. minuta, fusiformi, 

 solida, laevigata, alba, maculis et flammulis castaneis bifascia- 

 tim dispositis ornata ; spira elevata, apice obtuso, papillari ; 

 anfractus 5^ convexiusculi ; apertura auguste ovata, colu- 

 mella quadriplicata. Long. 9, lat. 3| mill. 



Hab. Port Jackson Head, 25 fath. (Brazier). 



This is Angas' Microvoluta AustraUs. It is a very inter- 

 esting little shell, and may be considered as a distinct genus, 

 or as a sub-genus, but including it in Valuta I am obliged 

 to change the specific name. 



87. Kaupii, Buiiker (f. 167). — V. testa ovato-oblonga, 

 crassiuscula, leevis, gilva, albida, maculis ferrugineis irregu- 

 laribus ex parte tessellatis variegata ; spira breviuscula, 

 conica, ad apicem obtusa ; anfractus 6, convexiusculi, infra 

 SLituram distinctam irregulariter papillarem subexcavati, 

 ultimus maxim us, subangulatus ; apertura magna, labrum 

 paulo incrassatum, postice subalatum ; columella perparum 

 sinuata plicis quatuor crassis instructa. Long. 56, lat. 28 

 mill. 



Hab. New Zealand. 



