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Adelaide." I could not match it : it is more conical than anjr 

 S. baroni, Reeve, I had or have since obtained. It is very- 

 thin, but is evidently not a worn shell, and is very glistening 

 internally. It must be an extreme variant if it be .S'. baroni. 

 May it be an albino of one of the forms of *S'. (llemenensis, 

 Quoy? 



S. zonata, Tenison Woods. 



»S'. (huticulata. Quoy tV: Gaimard, var. tcn^manira, Ton. Woods, 

 Proc. Rov. See. Tasmania, 1877, p. .54;,>'. zoi\nfa , Ten. Woods, op. 

 cit., 1878, p. 99, and p. 47: Pritchard & Gatliff, Proc. Rov. Soc. 

 Vict.. 1903, vol. XV. (U.S.), part 3, p. 221. 



It was listed by Tate and May in their Census for Tas- 

 mania, as *S'. tristensis, Sowerby, in Proc. Linn. Soc. New South 

 Wales, 1901, vol. xxvi., pt. 3, p. 419, by misidentification. 



It is found at MacDonnell Bay on the rocks above low 

 water, and at Beachport, mostly much eroded. But perfect 

 specimens may attain full size of 22*5 mm. by 19'5 by 9, and 

 may show a perfect protoconch of a deep brown colour, 

 hooked backwards, and spirally curved, with the nucleus of a 

 deep amber tint deviated to the left, on which side alone its 

 two whorls, quite distinct, smooth, round, and slightly elate,, 

 are visible. 



5. stowae, Verco. 



*S'. stoivce, Verco, Trans. Rov. Soc. South Aiistr., 1906. vol. 

 XXX.. p. 223, pi. viii., figs. 3 to 8. 



Ti/pe loc. — Pondolowie Bay, Spencer Gulf. The habitat 

 has not been extended beyond JEncounter Bay. 



Family GADINIID^, Gray. 



Genus Gadinia, Gray, 1824. 



Q. angas'i, Dall. 



Gadinia conica, Angas, Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond., 1867, p. 115, 

 No. 27, pi. xiii., fig. 27. Type locality, "Port Jackson Heads 

 (Coll., Angas)"; also p. 220, No. 221, ''Coodgee Bay." 



Gadinia angasi, Dall, Amer. Jour. Conch., 1870, vol. vi., 

 p. 11: Pritchard & Gatliff, Proc. Bov. Soc. Vict., vol. xv. (n.s.), 

 part 3, p. 222, 'Tort.sea. Port PhiUip; Western Port." 



Taken on the ocean beach at Port MacDonnell, Beach- 

 port, and Robe, not rare, and in good condition (Verco) ; Head 

 of Great Australian Bight (Tate) : Rosetta Head, Encounter 

 Bay (Tate). 



Family MODIOLARCID^, Gray. 

 Genus Modiolarca, Gray. 

 M. tasmanica, Beddome. 



Modiolarca tasmanica, Beddome, Proc. Roy. Soc. Tasmania, 

 1881. p. 168: Cloudv Bav. South Bruni Island, and off Brown's 

 River: Tate & Mav/Proc*^. Linn. Soc. X.S. Wales, vol. xxvi., 1901, 

 p. 439, Text, fig. 12. 



