26 STOMATELLA. 



spots or zigzag lines ; sculptured by numerous close microscopic spiral 

 striae, several smaller alternating with larger ones, and somewhat 

 decussated by impressed growth lines. The spire is very short with 

 minute whitish nucleus ; whorls 3 ?, convex, the last very large. 

 Aperture ovate, angled above, polished, and bright inside, and of a 

 blue color. Columella arched ; a slight chink is at the place of the 

 umbilicus. 



Alt. 7?, breadth 5^ ; aperture, length 5i, breadth 5 mill. Meas- 

 ured as directed for Gena on p. 37.) 



New Caledonia ; Viti Is. ; Barnard Id. No. Ill, N. E. Australia. 



S.stellata SOUVERBIE, Journ. de Conchyl. 1863, p. 169, t. 5, f. 10. 

 8. ornata BRAZIER, Proc. Linn. Soc. N. S. W. ii, p. 47 (1877). 



The color is very dark (" nigrescente plumbea") in this species,, 

 sparcely dotted with white ; but the dots are as often replaced by 

 spots, or V-shaped markings. On these the lip is edged with a row 

 of white dots. Color-varieties in the collection before me are figured 

 on pi. 2, figs. 35-37. It is this variability that causes me to consider 

 Mr. Brazier's S. ornata a variety of stellata. Its sculpture is the 

 same as the type fine spirals with several still finer ones inter- 

 posed, decussated by growth-stride ; color, " undulated brown, white 

 and pink flames, sometimes in the form of lengthened spots." Local- 

 ity, Barnard Is., N. E. Australia. 



From the Viti Islands I have a smoother form, with the minuter 

 spiral striae obsolete. The color is sepia or umber-brown or pink, 

 with numerous spots and V-shaped marks of white. It may be called 

 variety ornati*sima. (pi. 2, figs. 35-37.) 



S. CRASSA Montrouzier. PI. 55, figs. 22, 23. 



Shell ovate-oblong, thick, back convex, with radiating, impressed 

 striae of growth decussated by spiral subelevated striae ; dull ashen- 

 blackish, scarcely shining ; spire lateral, prominent ; whorls 4, con- 

 vex, separated by impressed sutures, the last one forming the greater 

 part of the shell. Aperture ample, rounded-ovate, bluish-white and 

 shining inside ; right margin acute, left subarcuate, appressed at the 

 columella and united with the right lip. Length 10J, width 6 mill. ; 

 alt. 4J mill. ; aperture 7 mill, long, 5 broad. Measurements of an- 

 other specimen, length 8 1, breadth 5, alt. 4 mill.; aperture 6 by 4 

 mill. (Montr. & Souv.) 



Island of Art, New Caledonian Archipelago. 



