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Marginella fusiformis, Hinds, Proc. Zool. Soc, 1844. 

 Nanquas Pk., East of Bird Is. (S.E. Coast), 49 fathoms. This 

 species is reported by Hinds from the Straits of Malacca, and 

 by Deshayes from the Island of Bourbon. 



MiTRA CYLINDRACEA, Reeve, Conch. Icon. (Mitra), sp. 97. A 

 smg-le specimen found 4^ miles N. 85° W. off Cape St. Blaize, in 

 27 fathoms. Mitra functostriata, A. Adams, appears to me to 

 be the same species. I believe it to be distinct from M. 

 variabilis, Reeve. 



Mitra D^DALA, Reeve. Conch. Icon. (Mitra), species 281, 



Scottsburgh Lighthouse (Natal) bearing N.W. by N. ; distant 

 8 miles ; depth, 92 fathoms. Dead shells. 



MUREX FALLAX, Smith. Journal of Conchology, 1901, Vol. 



X., p. 113, pl. I, fig. 9- 



A good specimen of this fine species taken 8 miles South of 

 Port Shepstone (Natal), in 36 fathoms. 



MuREX AXICORNIS, Lamarck. Var? 



Shell of a light buff colour with brown blotches ; broader in 

 form than the typical M. axicornis, with the frondose spines less 

 curved. When more specimens come to hand, this may prove a 

 distinct species. One adult specimen. — Umhloti River Mouth 

 (Natal) bearing N. by W. i W. ; distant 8^ miles ; depth, 1 10 

 fathoms. 



Trophon Carduus, Broderip (Murex), Proc. Zool. Soc, 

 1832. A good specimen of this species was taken at Natal (Port 

 Shepstone bearing N.W. by W. ; distant, il miles ) depth, 250 

 fathoms. This species was dredged by Mr. Cuming at Pasemayo, 

 coast of Peru, at 25 fathoms; so that although very rarely met 

 with, it is evidently very widely distributed. 



Fasciolaria rutila, Watson (Plate III., fig. 2, young shell 

 and radula), Linn. Soc. Journal, Vol. xiv., p. 335. 



A fine perfect specimen of this interesting species was taken 

 off Umhloti River Mouth, 40 fathoms. The young shell figured 

 was tal<en with Lion's Head bearing N. 63° E. ; distant 34 

 miles ; depth, 1 54 fathoms. It has a very large protoconch, 

 whereas that of the full-sized specimen is quite small. The 

 radula is that of a true Fasciolaria, and a cursory examination 

 of the animal shows that it is rightly placed in that genus, 

 although the shell has much the look of a Sipho. 



Latirus ABNORMIS, Sowerby, Journal of Conchology, Vol. 

 vii., p. 6, 1894. — L. imbricatus, Sow., Marine Investigat'ons of 



