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“Famity HIPPONYCID 2. 
Hipponyx antiquatus Linné=H. mitrula Gmel.—Many, 
mostly waterworn. 
H. australis Linné.—Not uncommon; one example i” situ 
on a specimen of Zurébo petholatus. 
H. barbata Sowerby.—Several. 
FAMILY CAPULIDZ. | 
Capulus intortus Meusch.—Several. 
C. militaris Linné —Several. 
Calyptrza hipponiciformis Reeve.—Several, mostly worn. 
C. tortrix Reeve.—Several pretty specimens. 
FAMILY WVATICID. 
Natica chinensis Lam.—Common, and in good condition. 
N. Gaidei Souverbie=N. lineozona Jouss.—Plentiful. A 
very clearly marked and beautiful little shell. 
N. Gualteriana Phil.—An imperfect specimen or two. 
N. marochiensis Gmelin.—Many specimens of this widely- 
distributed species, showing some amount of variation. 
N. picta Recluz.—Worn, but with the characteristic markings. 
N. Robillardi Sowerby.—Allied to M gambie Recluz, and 
hitherto only known from Mauritius. Several fine speci- 
mens. Weare indebted to Messrs. Edgar A. Smith and 
E. R. Sykes for aid in determination of this species. 
N. violacea Sowerby.—Common, 
N. (Ruma) simize Chemnitz.—Common. 
N. (Ruma) succinoides Reeve=N. melanostoma Gmel. 
—Abundant. 
N. (Mamma) aurantia Lam.—Several ; the finest hitherto 
recorded, in the collections of John Hardy and R. Cairns. 
N. (Mamma) mamilla Linné—Common. 
N. (Mamma) orientalis Gmelin.—Common. 
Famity SCALARIJDZ. 
Scalaria (Scala) pyramidalis Sowerby.—One specimen. 
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